The wet vac is a vacuum that can get water or substance off of hard type floors such as hardwood or concrete. You can find wet vacs at any type of general merchandise store such as Wal-Mart or Home Depot.
Removing the filter from your wet / Dry vac makes it a wet vac. Only vacuum water with a wet/dry rated vac. If you use a regular vac you might ruin the vac or electrocute yourself.
I've been looking for this also. Did you find one?
I have found that you can purchase wet vac's at most department and home improvement stores. They are available at Home Depot, Lowes and Canadian Tire to name a few. The prices of the wet vacs vary depending on the quality you are looking for, but they can be found for about $100 and up.
The best by consumer reports would have to be a Shop-Vac or a Craftsman wet/dry vaccums. They are tough and durable, and with the Craftsman you have a lifetime warranty.
The best site that you can purchase new wet vacuum is on eBay, or you can go to the nearest store like best buy or bestbuy.com or you can purchase it too in Sears.com
Remove it with a wet/dry vac.
No, you should not remove the filter from a wet vac when sucking up water. The filter helps prevent debris from entering the vacuum motor. Make sure to use a wet vac that is specifically designed for sucking up water to avoid damaging the machine.
The brand new shop vac 6 is made by the company Shop-Vac. vacuums. The 6 actually stands for 6 gallons which is what the vacuum holds. They are the makers of the original wet dry vac.
Yes, a shop vac can pick up water as long as it is designed to handle wet/dry materials.
A shop vac is designed to handle both wet and dry messes, while a pump vac is specifically for pumping water. A shop vac would be more suitable for cleaning up water spills in a workshop as it can handle a variety of messes, including water, whereas a pump vac is more specialized for water removal.
If you go to YouTube and search for "proper wet vac care", there will be many results that will help you learn to care for your wet vacuum! If you do not find what you are looking for, visit your local hardware store, I'm sure they would love to help you!
The Sanitaire Vac website sells a selection vacuum cleaners. The Sanitaire is a range of industrial vacuum cleaners built by the famous Electrolux company.