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- Mar 24, 2005
- Location
- Stanley, NC
Locking hose works fine on mine. Nothing fancy, just a tab that catches when you push the hose on. Squeeze the backside of the tab to release. Will probably get brittle and break in 15-20 years.
Need a new shop vac
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skyhighZJ
Gov retirement < needs to live
- Joined
- May 31, 2012
- Location
- Aberdeen, NC.
Yeah same goes for me. Little tab. Honestly the friction of male to female connections with a little grit in there are stronger than the push tab.
Another Ridgid vote here. I still have my first one, thing is 22, maybe 23 years old. Takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'. Normal vacuuming, backing up my drywall sander for popcorn removals, wet-vac duties. A few years ago I even used it multiple times to drain water out of the footings for my house addition (lots of snow and rain after the dig but before the pour) and left it out in the weather multiple times. Still works!
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Kamel
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Aug 7, 2011
- Location
- Gladys, VA
What they said above. I just thought when I read the description of locking hose, it would be something more robust. Used it again yesterday. It is a hawse!!
mbalbritton
#@$%!
- Joined
- Mar 22, 2005
- Location
- Greensboro, NC
I'm just surprised that that theres now 2 pages of talk around shop vacs. Goes to show that everyone on the internet has an opinion. 
Can't say I have ever had a complaint out of my Lowes/Kobalt.
Can't say I have ever had a complaint out of my Lowes/Kobalt.
- Joined
- Mar 24, 2005
- Location
- Stanley, NC
That's cuz you've never had a Ridgid, duh!I'm just surprised that that theres now 2 pages of talk around shop vacs. Goes to show that everyone on the internet has an opinion.
Can't say I have ever had a complaint out of my Lowes/Kobalt.