Sometimes people use repair shop vacuums to clean parts of the shop that are not really all that dirty, and sometimes they have to clean up some real serious messes. When people shop for heavy duty vacuums for their repair shops, though, they should be able to do oil cleanup, gas cleanup, water cleanup and dry cleanups. Repair shop vacuums should also have good airflow pressure and filtration.

 

Another thing to look at when shopping for heavy duty vacuums is storage capacity, because it is a big drag to have to empty the machine constantly. But the size of the repair shop vacuums also should not be too big, because there is usually a limited amount of space in a shop. The unit must be big and strong enough to complete the oil and gas cleanup, but not too big to overcrowd the shop.

  

Industrial vacuums are generally made of heavy gauge steel, stainless steel, or aluminum. The majority of repair shop vacuums also have by-pass or two stage motors. The units are built with the impeller sealed and isolated from the motor, and a cooling fan included to draw clean air into the motor to prevent debris from getting into the motor. This extends the life of industrial vacuums units and makes heavy duty gas and oil cleanup possible. The storage container is larger on industrial vacuums than on normal vacuum cleaners, as well.

 

Not all repair shop vacuums are terribly large, though. There are also smaller industrial vacuums that have different types of applications. When a machine shop wants to purchase heavy duty vacuums, they must take measurements of their shop and consider what they can spare for their cleaning units. There are machine shop vacuums on the market that are very portable, but for proper oils cleanup and gas cleanup, at least 30 gallons of storage should be available.