VacuMaid GV50PRO Wall Mounted Garage and Car Vacuum with 50 ft. Hose and Tools.
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- Includes 50' hose, hanger, caddy, wands, dusting brush, and floor/upholstery tools
- Galvannealed steel and powder-coated for corrosion-resistant lifetime use. 7 gallon dirt capacity.
- Big 5.7" Ametek Lamb motor, up to 75% more life than comparative brands.
- Sealed HEPA-style bag - No messy cans to empty or filters to clean
- This system mounts quickly & easily to the wall eliminating tipping over
Brand: VacuMaid
Special Feature: Bag, HEPA
Filter Type: Cartridge
Included Components: Brush, Crevice Tool, HEPA Filter, Nozzle
Is Cordless?: No
Brand: VacuMaid
Special Feature: Bag, HEPA
Filter Type: Cartridge
Included Components: Brush, Crevice Tool, HEPA Filter, Nozzle
Is Cordless?: No
Capacity: 7 Gallons
Wattage: 550 watts
Hose Length: 50 Feet
Form Factor: Wall-Mount
Color: Slate Gray
Model Name: Garage Vacuum
Product Dimensions: 13"L x 13"W x 24"H
Noise Level: 68 dB
Amperage: 15 Amps
Manufacturer: Lindsay Manufacturing, Inc.
Number of Items: 1
Controller Type: Push Button
Motor Horsepower: 0.74 Horsepower
Portable: No
Number of Power Levels: 1
Indoor/Outdoor Usage: Outdoor
Finish Type: Powder Coated
UPC: 736211369185
Part Number: GV50PRO
Item Weight: 30 pounds
Item model number: GV50PRO
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
Finish: Powder Coated
Material: galvannealed steel
Item Package Quantity: 1
Special Features: Bag, HEPA
Usage: Floor
Batteries Included?: No
Batteries Required?: No
Warranty Description: 5 years.
Date First Available: May 25, 2012
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The incredible bang for the buck and the prevalence of high reviews here on Amazon are why I bought this. Here are my observations on the pros, cons, and how I fitted mine out for central vacuum service. TOPIC: OVERALL DESIGN Pros This is a longer section and worthwhile - overall design is probably the most important aspect of anything that needs to be engineered or built. And this unit is well designed overall. When making design choices, you must often figure out what trade-offs are necessary to reach your goals. A lower price is always possible - but as customers we scrutinize every minor choice a company makes and we really stick it to them when they get it wrong, don't we? This vac gets high marks for having a simple, effective design that contributes to its excellent performance, low cost, and all-around satisfaction with customers. What I like the most about this unit is that they have chosen an excellent motor and core suction unit and spent their budget on that. Then they backed that up with a simple, but good quality case with an excellent coating/finish on it. I was especially impressed at the quality of tools and attachments. The extension wand is a high quality unit that is strong and has a high quality chrome or polished finish that holds up over time. On super-high end central vac systems for your home - which you'll pay at LEAST $3000 for, you generally get aircraft-grade aluminum pipe and fittings. These are light weight and strong and look beautiful. To save on costs this unit comes with steel or similar metal units. By far it's stronger than aluminum and works beautifully, but they do weight a bit more. Cons The "industry standard" for household vacuums seems to be a hose that is 1.5 inches outside diameter and 1.25 inside diameter. While this would be adequate for a house vac with a 6 to 10 foot hose, when the motor must pull air through the monstrous 50 feet of hose that came with my unit, the suction and airflow suffer. Imagine drinking a smoothie thru a straw - it might be a little difficult but works OK. Now imagine using that same straw, but its 4 or 5 feet long. You'd have to work a LOT harder to drink that smoothie even though the straw is the same diameter. The same effect is happening here - the super long length of hose is adversely affecting performance. The lid of the unit simply "rests" on top of the dust container. It has a rubber seal that holds the lid down tight when the unit is running - the suction is more than enough to do the job. But I found that in MY garage, I was constantly knocking the lid off just moving other things around in the same area as the vac. Cars are very expensive, and a good portion of their value can be lost by damaging the bodywork of the car. Since people pay so much attention to this, dropping the lid of your garage vac onto the hood of your car could cost you far more than you save in buying this unit. So if you have a nice car parked adjacent to this vac and they haven't secured the lid by design, use caution! When I originally posted this review a guy named Mike from VacuMaid commented on my post about the vacuum not being rated or endorsed for use as home vac. But he also said they were looking into a better way to affix the lid. The latest design my incorporate a "fix" for this minor drawback. The bottom cover is held on with three screws, but unlike the suction-side upper lid it contains no seal. So it will leak small amounts of exhaust air- but this won’t affect the performance. It will, however, make the unit slightly louder and over time, I am sure black deposits will form where the air leaks thru – unsightly but that’s all. I solved this with a strip of gray duct tape. I've placed additional comments in other sections about this aspect of the design - it affects sound levels and such accordingly. Not a big deal but worth a mention. The last thing I'll mention under the "design" topic is bagged vs bagless. My first choice here was a true "bagless" setup - no bags to buy. I was concerned about cost and availability of such bags over time. But I got more comfortable with two things: 1) While it doesn't look like it, 7 to 8 gallons is a HUGE capacity. I've had the unit about a year and this is the ONLY vacuum used around our house. I've gone thru 2 bags and am on my 3rd. The unit came with 1 or 2 bags IIRC, and I almost immediately bought another 3 pack just to be safe. Now I've learned that the bags this unit uses are fairly common/standard across many vacuums and there is little to no risk of them not being available long-term. Plus, bagged vacs are a simple, compact design and are what makes this unit both compact AND powerful. Any cyclonic or similar separator would have to be much larger to move the same quantity and suction this one does. In the end, I determined that for me, a powerful and yet compact size was more important. And given that - if I don't suck up stupid volumes of stuff with my vac (don't vacuum your yard free of leaves for instance!) then you'll be fine. Bags can last 3 to 9 months or longer, depending on how you use it and for what. TOPIC: PERFORMANCE The GV50 vacuum specs ranks top notch among 120V units. Only a 240V vacuum ($$$) will perform better than this unit IMHO. 135+ inches of water (suction) and 125+ CFM of airflow put this unit among the very best vacuums out there, regardless of type or style - or cost. NOTE: I believe my specs were correct as of when I purchased this - the suction now shows 138 in of water, so perhaps there have been small changes in design or specs over time, but it seems pretty consistent in terms of the company not changing what you get or lowering their standards. As mentioned above, the supplied hose is a tad small on inside diameter for a 50 foot length. You will get much better performance from a 1.5 or even a 2 inch hose. Smaller hoses are lighter and easier to handle, so that may have influenced their design choice here. See the DIY section for ideas on hose alternatives, even if you aren't using this as a central vac you can steal some idea from there to expand the usability and performance of this inexpensive but high performing base unit. To keep a topic like this simple - this product is a big "suction only" style unit so performance is all about two things: CFM and Suction. CFM is the total volume of air the unit can move. Suction is measured various ways, but usually inches of water is a common standard. For some jobs you need lots of CFM and not as much suction - that would be things like sawdust removal in a wood shop. Other jobs need less CFM and more suction - think about trying to extra deeply embedded dirt in an old floor mat in your car - picking up sand and heavy debris needs better suction and enough CFM to do the job, but it's very different than capturing very light dust floating around your wood shop. That's great about this unit is the "intersection" of CFM of airflow and the power of the suction. Some vacs delivery lots of CFM and fall a little short on the suction/inches of water. Others have massive suction power but just don't move enough air to do the job well. One other aspect to performance that isn't mentioned here is agitation/vibration. In a typical household vacuum you may have something called a "power nozzle" or "beater bar" or a rotating brush of some kind build into the floor and carpet head tool. Lots of times this contains an electric motor and rotating brush that "beats" the carpet or other surface being cleaned. Similar to hanging a rug up and beating it to remove debris, a suction-only unit like this one lacks any such device. To add capability and performance to your unit, you can buy an airflow-powered nozzle that contains a rotating brush. This vacuum has both strong suction AND high airflow, making it the perfect vacuum for use of an air-powered brush roller unit. The smaller, hand-held units work best IMO because they need less airflow and can really do a great job of tasks like removing hair and fur (for those that transport your dogs around in your car for instance) from carpets and rugs that are great at capturing these sort of things. They are actually designed for this - so it shouldn't come as a surprise that it's hard to remove debris from them. Just remember that's not a design fault - it's a feature. Note: Do NOT suction liquids of any kind into this vac though - it's not designed for that and any moisture isn't good and will definitely cause you trouble. If you need to suck up liquids I would highly recommend lugging out your shop vac for that job and save this one for the dry stuff...I wouldn't even attempt using a liquid separator ahead of this vacuum as I have seen some people do. Stick to the dry stuff only or pony up for a good quality wet/dry vac if you need to. TOPIC: PRICE You will be very hard-pressed to match this units combination of excellent quality and low price. You get a very good base vacuum unit with an excellent motor, top notch performance, and a solid set of accessories. You should note that I think there are some important differences between the various models - I went with the "50" because it appears to have the top tier Amtek-Lamb motor and suction unit. TOPIC: NOISE Perceptions are wide on how quiet to expect this unit to be since they are based on subjective measurements. I downloaded a simple "sound meter" app to my smartphone and with all the modifications I made - mostly adding tape to seal of EVEYR air leak, adding an exhaust tube (see pictures), and the long 2 inch PVC-based inlet pipe, I measured 68 to 72dB depending on where you measure. This was casual measurement done more or less standing around the unit at a distance of 1 to 3 meters. With that said - there are some simple things you can do to make the unit quieter - see my central vac conversion notes below. But overall this unit is MUCH quieter than most shop vacs and is as quiet as your home vacuum, perhaps more so. A simple extension tube on the exhaust port or any one of the "shop vac mufflers" sold online will probably eliminate any issues you have. While you might have to buy something to adapt the outlet to whatever shop-vac style "muffler" you find or buy it'll still be cheap by comparison - most of the "premium" super/ultra quiet vacuums come with super/ultra premium price tags too. Home Depot and similar stores sell these vacuum mufflers in store so you can try them out easily enough or use one to find the perfect PVC adapter to retrofit your project if you want. One thing I have not tried, and which is not part of my "central vac conversion" topic below is using a sound-absorbing material like DynaMat or similar. These are basically very heavy, very dense rolls of materials often added to the insides of car doors (the real inside, not the interior of the car LOL!), roofs, and trunks to insulate the car from road noise and reduce rattles caused by car stereos and such. You could apply this material - usually a "peel and stick" affair - to either the inside or outside of the canister for additional sound deadening. This is pretty much down to how far you want to take things and how fussy you are about sound levels. The good news is that this very simple design would be easy to enhance to reach whatever level you like. Since my goal was the quietest operation possible, not looks, I sealed EVERY SINGLE air leak I could on both the inlet and exhaust side using heavy tape, silicone caulking, epoxy, and so on. Patching every last leak did make a large overall difference. Each leak was small, but when all added up the vac was much quieter when I paid close attention to closing every leaking seal or seam. I did the same on the hose and all attachment points – making whatever modifications needed to eliminate every leak. To find a leak, turn the unit on and block off any suction opening (on the hose or the core unit itself or however you have it set up at the time), and any leaks will be obvious and easy to hear. With no air rushing through the pipes or hose, it makes the leaks much more obvious sounding and because it increases the suction somewhat, the leaks are worse, making them stand out a little more. Anyway - just keep going until all air noises are gone and you’ll have a nice and quiet, high quality setup. I used Gorilla tape, but Duck/Duct tape would work fine too. For the lower cover and inlets and outlets either some foam rubber or butyl seals (find these in the weather-stipping section of your hardware store) or just good old silicone caulk (for anything you don't plan to open again) would work great. TOPIC: QUALITY This vac is a very simple, tried-and-true design. It's not under-designed mind you - just simple and elegant which is what you want. That means it is easy to repair, easy to modify, and easy to manufacture - leading to the low price and good, reliable performance. The wand and attachments are excellent even for an expensive vac, and stellar given this unit's price. The wand is steel rather than aluminum - which means it weighs more, but given it is built as a garage vac, the steel will be stronger and hold up better under heavy duty use. The extension and locking mechanism work smoothly and feel high quality - the extension wand is probably my favorite feature and I was really surprised by how nice it is. The attachments use what looks to be high quality natural bristle brushes and the plastic and rubber looks, feels, and performs like a high quality unit. You CAN buy higher end accessories than this. For example - one of my family members paid more than $700 for a hose and high end set of central vac accessories alone - JUST FOR THE HOSE AND ACCESSORIES mind you, not the unit itself - yikes! More than twice the cost of this entire setup. The hose on this unit is very industry standard - it is good quality but not as nice as the rest of the system. Again, at this price point it is about the best around. I did notice a minor issue with my hose making a high-pitched and very annoying high pitched whistling sound but it turns out this happens only when the hose is tightly coiled - I tested the unit with the hose still wrapped up from shipping. Once I unrolled it the sound went away. And like many vacs this one has that silly (to me at least) suction control valve built into the handle. I kept bumping it open when using the unit - a few feet of high quality duck tape solved that problem. I never find myself wanting LESS suction - do you? Maybe on my unit the valve was loose? But either way it's not well placed and not high enough quality to prevent issues. That's a MINOR problem though and easily solved, permanently haha! I found the paint job on my unit really good, but...not quite the life-changing experience other reviewers have noted. Then again I bought the base silver / gray unit and not one of the premium colors. I did that because the base color was in stock and shipped quickly. But if I were willing to wait I probably would have gone with one of the premium colors – for an extra $20 it seems well worth it and just gives a bit of flair or cool factor to the unit. But I covered mine with tape and glue and silicone so you just might want to go with the cheapest one if you plan to chop away on it like I did. And I should mention the filter bags as they are GREAT. The HEPA one is multi-layer - plush and thick - which is a good thing. It's not one of those cheap paper filter bags (but you CAN buy them as replacements if you want). The HEPA bag feels about 1/4 inch thick and come across as extremely high quality. I wouldn't worry at ALL about the quality of filtration of this unit. I would have preferred to buy a bagless or cyclonic style vacuum that doesn't require bags, but the price point of this vacuum was compelling. The bags last a really long time before they fill up, too. I think it would be smart to have at least one replacement bag on hand. When you install the last bag you have, you order a few more so you are never caught off guard. TOPIC: CUSTOMER SERVICE One of the things I noticed when unboxing this unit was a note that says before you post a less than stellar review on Amazon, please call us to give us a chance to make it right for you - I LIKE THAT. This company goes the extra mile and is eager to please their customers. It's evident they care about both the quality of their product and their public image. Good stuff IMO. I like to see an informed and engaged company that is monitoring reviews and improving their product and service as a result. I haven't had any issues requiring service though, so I can't provide feedback on how well that went. TOPIC - DIY Conversion to a CENTRAL VAC system Now on to the fun part - my home-made central vac conversion! The plan was to use off-the-self, simple, inexpensive parts and to get similar or better performance than a top-notch professionally installed central vacuum system. A few compromises would have to be made. First - I knew that some visual aspects of this system wouldn't be as clean as a professional system. For example - I wasn't sure I could finish off the wall opening or port for the hose as cleanly and nicely as a professional system with purpose-built components. The other items I was prepared to compromise on were things like the number of outlets I would have. My house is around 3800 sq ft and is two stories. The usual plan would be to locate at least 5 or 6 outlets in key locations that allowed a nominal sized hose to reach everything. But since the house wasn't built with this in mind I decided to use just ONE port to make the install easier and simplify the whole operation. My garage is an attached affair and sits at one corner of the 1st floor. If I could get a pipe thru the wall at the corner of the garage most central to the whole house, I could use a longer hose and reach everything. While not preferable, I thought that by using larger pipe and fittings and hose, I could compensate for the longer hose. With the excellent specs of this unit, I should still get good performance. The overall design of this unit is simple. The unit is essentially a metal tube divided into three sections. The upper cavity holds the filter bag and inlet port. Middle cavity contains the motor assembly. The bottom cavity is the exhaust area and the motor protrudes into this area. In fact, there may not even be a middle section or cavity – it’s hard to tell without measuring. Some quick measurements showed that the supplied hose was 1.5 inches outside and 1.25 inches inside diameter. Looking over the case, there are two ports - an inlet on the side at the top and the outlet also on the side on the lower part. The inlet port is a small plastic piece inserted thru a hole in the case with a spring-loaded, flip open cap. The first thing that had to go were the inlet and outlet ports. By removing the lid and carefully prying at the back of this port I was able to remove it mostly intact. I wanted to preserve the parts as much as possible, just in case. Once I got the inlet port removed I noticed that the diameter of the pre-cut opening in the metal case was a good match for the outside diameter of a 2 inch PVC Schedule 40 pipe. My thought was to use standard white PVC - it's easy to cut, comes with all kinds of fittings, and was inexpensive for the most part. The bottom cover is held on by three sheet metal screws. After removing the bottom cover, I could see it was a simple open cavity. The lower exhaust port also came off relatively easy. It too was glued in place but came off with a small chisel used as a pry tool. Be careful not to pry against and damage the sheet metal of the outside canister when removing these parts. It would be nice if Vacumaid designed these ports with a threaded coupling and simple rubber or similar gasket to seal them up. This would make repairs and changing them easier. Once the factory parts were out, I had two holes. The upper one was perfect – it was large enough to accept a standard 2 inch PVC 45 degree “street elbow”. A street elbow has one female style end that accepts a standard 2 inch pipe. The other end is smooth and the same outside diameter as the rest of a standard 2 inch PVC pipe. I found that this elbow could be inserted directly in the canister’s intake opening without any modifications. To hold it in place, I bought a 2 inch rubber flexible coupling and cut off one end – this gave me a nice rubber gasket with a stainless steel band clamp. I held the elbow’s flanged end tightly against the canister and tightened the rubber coupling I cut around the inside, securing the elbow in place. And it turns out that the supplied filter bag will actually fit nicely over the smooth part of the street elbow. Using a 45 or even a 90 degree elbow retains the swirl or similar effect that promotes good bag filling. Look at the part you are removing – it has a little curved section that prevents incoming air from directly blowing into the bag – it blasts it sideways slightly. You need to replicate this when enlarging the intake port. So the intake port was simple – I removed the factory flapper cover and slid a simple PVC street elbow thru the opening and secured it with a band clamp and rubber gasket. Installed the bag, drilled three holes in the lid to secure it, wrapped the edge of the lid in tape to seal every last air leak...and DONE! The exhaust port needed a 2 inch PVC fitting as well, but it was more involved that just slipping a pipe in. For some reason, the exhaust port’s hole that is cut into the canister’s sheet metal is actually smaller than the intake. So the trick I used for the intake wouldn’t be as easy. No problem – I traced the size needed using a sharpie marker and with some tin snips I did my best to cut out a larger hole. It was a bit rough and sharp when done, so I took a rounded file to it to smooth things out. You could to the same with a grinding or rotary stone in your drill or any number of other options. The goal is simple – make the hole large enough for a standard 2 inch PVC pipe to slip thru. Why modify the exhaust? First – I wanted to route the exhaust of my vac thru the exterior wall of my garage so that ALL the air was exhausted to the outside. Second - doing this dramatically reduced the noise of the unit. Even if you just add 3-4 feet of exhaust pipe, if you put a 90 degree “sweep” style elbow in there and add 3-4 feet of straight pipe, the overall sound will be cut in half. Yep – half as loud with just a simple exhaust tube. Once the exhaust sheet metal was enlarged, I put a simple 2 inch coupling thru the metal – I used one that was threaded on one side and a simple glue socket on the other. Then I used a trap nut with the stop cut out to thread down and lock the coupling in place. I’m not sure but I think 1 ½ inches is standard for central vacuums. Since I wasn’t sure how this would perform, and since it wasn’t going to be an issue, I gave the GV50 a fighting chance with a full 2 inch setup. Once I had standard PVC sockets sticking out of the inlet and exhaust ports, the rest was just an exercise in running 2 inch PVC pipe. With the garage vac mounted on an exterior wall in my garage, the exhaust piping was only a few feet long and it’s job is to route the exhaust outside, cutting the sound level a LOT. I also just like the general design of not blowing the exhaust back into your home or garage. Not because the supplied HEPA bag isn't good enough. Call it OCD on my part but diverting the vac's exhaust outside just satisfied me at some level. What if the bag gets a rip or tear? I'll be blowing UN-filtered (gasp!) air on my shiny cars (I'm a "gearhead" so....). On the outside, I just removed half a brick in the exterior wall (we have a brick house obviously - your siding may vary), ran the pipe thru and using another 45 degree fitting, angled the exhaust down slightly to provide a good visual appearance and keep out rain. A can of “Great Stuff” expanding foam sealant filled in all the cavities in the wall and held everything in place and sealed the opening from air leaks. To conceal the white PVC pipe, I bought some textured spray paint that created a stone-like color and finish to match my brick. You can find a can of this kind of stuff at most home improvement stores for a few bucks... On the inside of the house - I ran the pipe thru an exterior wall. I didn’t do this, but you could install a standard wired central vacuum outlet and go from there. But I didn’t get that fancy. I ran the pipe thru the wall and finished the end off with a PVC coupling that I selected because with a little shaping, the coupling accepted both the smaller input side of the GV’s smaller hose, as well as the much larger standard 2 ¼ inch shop vac-style connector. Now I could use either hose style with my interior central vac port. See the pics for more details - but it was a VERY simple deal. Here's a nice touch - think ahead about what parts of your PVC pipe you want to glue up and what you can just leave dry-fit. By making nice, clean cuts on the pipe and sanding or shaping the joints, you can disassemble your PVC at any time. This is handy if you ever get something stuck in the pipe. It turned out to be handy for me because I changed my setup a few times and tried different fittings and adapters before I figured out what I wanted. Not having everything glued up made that process easier for sure. Next was the problem of turning the unit on and off. For $10 I bought a Woods brand remote outlet switch and taped the remote to the GV’s hose handle. The remote looks like a keyfob and just has simple ON and OFF buttons. I got that off Amazon too BTW, just search for Woods remote switch. On the hose front - a 1.5 inch inside diameter hose will make a big difference. Check online for hose in bulk or buy a pool hose at Home Depot - works great! You can buy screw-on style fittings for these fairly standard hoses too. Last, I bought a couple of 30 Foot hose socks to cover the hose. This is a must – it makes the hose quieter (marginally) but more importantly allows the hose to slide easily around things in your hose without damaging them. Because I ended up going with ONE really long hose for my entire house, I needed to roll up about 40 to 50 feet of hose instead of the standard 30 or 35 feet. Again see the pictures - to do this I used a garden hose hanger a little larger than the one that came with the vac, and made it a little wider front to back by adding a small block of plywood to the back. This plus hanging the hose in LONG loops gave me enough to easily hang the whole hose without a lot of fuss. It's a bit more trouble than a short one, but not much. The performance of this setup is superb – actually better than MOST central vacs on the market in fact. Only a few from Honeywell and others surpass the combination of suction and CFM of airflow the GV produces. I will admit it’s a bit “blue collar”! But for less than $500 in materials, including the GV50 itself, I got everything I needed and wanted. I added some PVC fittings, a few 10 foot sections of 2 inch PVC pipe, the remote switch, and hose sock. The pool hose and extra adapters were not required but made sense. That got me almost the same functionality as a family member did who spent $3500+ on their central vac system. Fortunately because of the size and shape of my house I was able to set this up so I could get away with just one inside outlet. But I can imagine that if pressed most people could find a way to route the PVC for a couple more outlets in the mix. I’m sure at the end of the day the nice folks at VacuMaid will certify my warranty null and void (by this edit they already have!). And I am also sure that they can’t endorse the use of this product as a central vac for all sorts of legal and liability reasons. I fully understand that! But is it capable of handling your central vac duties? ABSOLUTELY. The simple design, great power and suction, and low price make this vac an ideal candidate for your “Franken-vac” project. If you have questions, post them up and I'll do my best to answer them.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2015 by Eric Fontaine Eric Fontaine
This review is two-fold; first a review of Amazon on this transaction and then on the vacuum itself. First—we ordered this vacuum from Amazon and it arrived promptly but unfortunately was damaged. I wouldn’t normally blame Amazon for damage. However, after speaking to Lindsay Manufacturing and examining the packaging, it was clear that Amazon dropped the ball. The units that Amazon sells come out of their warehouse (they have already been shipped from Lindsay to Amazon) and it was clear that this unit had been damaged already while in transit to Amazon since it (in its original damaged carton) was placed in a larger box at Amazon and then shipped to us. Clearly, this was Amazon’s error. Needless to say, we returned the unit to Amazon and a refund was issued as soon as the package was in the system at UPS. So, Amazon gets high marks for their return policy. As always, they offer no-hassle returns. They just shouldn’t ship things that are clearly damaged. We ordered a replacement directly from Lindsay Manufacturing. The price was the same and shipping was free there as well. Second—The Vacumaid GV50PRO We chose this vacuum because it fit the parameters we had set—wall mounted, bag type instead of bagless canister (emptying canisters creates a dusty mess), and we didn’t need to vacuum up anything wet. We were simply looking for a unit to keep the cars and the new garage clean. The five-year warranty is also a good selling point! First off, the overall quality of the unit is nice. It is well built of heavy gauge metal; the hose and accessories are high quality. There are less expensive wall-mount vacuums on the market but their quality is less. The extension wand that comes with this is chrome plated with a positive locking mechanism for adjustable length. The brushes are very nice quality. A lot of the other wall vacuums just scream “cheap!” Not this one, though. Installing the unit is straight-forward; locate a stud in the wall and drill two holes, mount the bracket with the provided hardware and then slides the vacuum on to the bracket. Mount the hose hanger and you’re good to go (see photo)! As far as performance, we would rate the suction as adequate (you are, after all, vacuuming through fifty feet of hose!) and the noise level is surprisingly low. A few reviewers have expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that the lid for the canister does not have a latch and simply sits there. I assure you that this is not a problem. In all of the time that we have had this vacuum, that lid has yet to jump off or fly away on its own. Don’t let that be a concern. A note about the bags—first of all, if a prospective buyer is concerned about having to constantly replace bags, remember that this vacuum holds five gallons! Unless you are using this on a daily basis and doing a lot of vacuuming, it will be a long time before you fill one of these bags up. We have had this vacuum for roughly eight months; we clean our vehicles and our garage frequently and will probably need to change out the original bag some time next year. Second thing, this vacuum comes with a hepa bag. That is a nice feature but not necessary for our needs, so to save money on replacements, we ordered the pack of three paper bags (# HPB1) that are less money than the hepa bags. There are two things that I would change on this vacuum (if I was Lindsay Mfg., but I’m not!). First, there is a collar on the wand at the end of the hose that rotates and opens up a hole which reduces suction. Frankly, I just don’t get it. Having the option of less suction on a vacuum makes about as much sense as the option of having less fun. Please, someone explain this to me. As other reviewers have stated, duct tape will solve this issue. Second, the crevice tool has numerous slotted openings in the side of it which reduce the suction at the end of the tool. I am sure there is a reason for this, and if I had to guess, I would say that the openings are probably there to keep the end of the suction tool from “adhering” to everything in its path. But a few less opening would be okay. Just as with the rotating collar, duct tape will fix this. All that said, these two minor things are not deal breakers. We love this vacuum, would buy it again in a heartbeat and highly recommend it.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2016 by Bob Hanlon