Vacuums?

Residential
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Besides track brushes, what’s the best brand vacuum you’ve found for cleaning out window tracks? Wet/dry? Shop vac style? I’m thinking portability is key but need to hear your opinions.

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The Pro Team backpack vac is big but has great suction.

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I found a little 1.5 gallon that straps over my should brands new on craigslist for 15 bucks use it every residential I grey. Still works awesome. I brush the clumps out and then hit the tracks witha Spray bottle set to wide open and vacuum the squirts out as they hit the track.

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There a few good great threads in the archives on this, you get info there.

Just type in vacuum in the search bar.

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Can you walk me through it?

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Milwaukee M12 cordless vac works well

It’s a dust-buster handheld vacuum that uses the same rechargeable batteries as the rest of their 12v tools. Since I already owned a couple of those tools and batteries and a charger, the little vac was a no-brainer.

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Sure, here yah go😂

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Then what?

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This one’s fantastic:

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Thanks @Streakerfree!! :joy:

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That’s good info. Thanks for sharing!

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So, ok, click…on…it…:smirk::v:

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Click on what? What was this thread about again?

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Herd a lot of good things about this brand. Thinking about pulling the trigger

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Wat do you look for in a handheld vacuum - Importance 1-5, 5 being least important:

  • Battery run time? For average job actual run time probably won’t exceed 15
    minutes? 2-3
  • If power cord then length of cord? 8 feet as most outlets are nearby; 1.
  • Suction power? Needs to do a good quick job; 1.
  • Small crevice tool to help with cleaning tracks? An absolute must have; 1.
  • Bag-less collection? Collect, dump, repeat; 1.
  • All of the above? I would say must-have-features.
  • More? Did I miss anything?
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If it runs on batteries, can you use it while plugged in?

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I looked at the Ridgid also. Seems like a natural contender up against the Dewalt 20v mentioned by WVWindowWashing. Decisions…decisions.

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Ya… I was thinking Dewalt , then saw someone on the forum talking about the Ridgid. Along with other reviews , an yes we definitely have a contender
Yup Decisions decisions !!!

The Dyson is a player Also. I have a cordless Dyson for my home. Thing is great !!

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