The humble shop vac is an indispensable workshop tool, but these jobsite vacuums need specific cleaning and maintenance if you want yours to last.

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A Milwaukee shop vac isn't your ordinary vacuum cleaner. By design, shop vacs are made to tackle tough messes. They do the bigger, dirtier jobs that regular upright vacuums can't handle. They can take ...

Wet/dry vacuums–shop vacs, as we like to call them–are made for the messy jobs that regular vacuum cleaners can’t handle. They can suction up large piles of sawdust and get dirt out of your car’s ...