8 Tips for Cleaning and Maintaining Your Shop Vac

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Make Shop Vac Maintenance a Routine

Although burning out your shop vac doesn’t directly cause downtime, it’s inconvenient, affects general safety on the site, and can impact customer satisfaction. Engraining a few simple maintenance steps for your shop vac into your daily routine will keep it humming reliably.

About the Author and Expert:

Clint Buckner is a carpenter with John Kraemer and Sons Inc. based in Edina, Minnesota, where he has worked for more than 6 years. He has 20 years experience in the trades, beginning as a finish and trim carpentry subcontractor and now performing more general carpentry.

Craig Gustafson is a writer and editor based on the East Side of St. Paul, Minnesota. He spent several formative years working on a construction crew and enjoys home-improvement projects of many types. His family has recently purchased a small property in Northern Wisconsin with a shell standing on it, which they look forward to finishing themselves.

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