I’ve been meaning to post a review of my Ridgid WD1451 vacuum for some time and a Dust Deputy question got me motivated.
From what I can tell, the WD1451 is Ridgid’s quietest vacuum. How quiet is it? I called it “game changing” QUIET. You have to hear it to appreciate just how quiet it really is. What I don’t understand is why Ridgid doesn’t market it more and offer other models with the technology.
A while back I did research into which shop vacs are the quietest. The premium vacuums by Fein and Festool are excellent vacuums and they are reputed to be very quiet. They appear to be excellent vacuums but you pay a hefty premium price for them. Or, you can get the WD1451 which has all the performance of a typical 6.0hp shop vac, but very little of the noise. That’s the beauty of the WD1451, it’s works as well as any shop vacuum you’re used to, except it’s so quiet you can literally have a conversation with someone while you are using the vacuum. Try that with any other shop vac!
Lastly, there is a Ridgid WD1450 vacuum. It is the exact same model but it does not incude several accessories that come with the WD1451. The extra accessory kit that is included in the WD1451 would easily cost $50-100 dollars. The accessories are items that most of us will use. Oh yeah! When I got my vacuum, the WD1451 was less expensive than the WD1450. Promotional pricing, but my local store didn’t carry this model so they shipped it to my door for free.
If you need a shop vac, look into the WD1451. It is tried and true technology. It has almost 2,400 reviews and is basically a 5-star product. HD will let you try it at home. I personally wouldn’t vacuum with it and then return it used, but I did listen to it at home and compare the performance to the four shop vacs I already have. I certainly did not need another shop vac at my house, but this thing is so quiet that it was a no brainer to keep it.
If you’re not impressed by the WD1451, I think HD will allow a return after a crazy length of time. Maybe 90 days.
From what I can tell, the WD1451 is Ridgid’s quietest vacuum. How quiet is it? I called it “game changing” QUIET. You have to hear it to appreciate just how quiet it really is. What I don’t understand is why Ridgid doesn’t market it more and offer other models with the technology.
A while back I did research into which shop vacs are the quietest. The premium vacuums by Fein and Festool are excellent vacuums and they are reputed to be very quiet. They appear to be excellent vacuums but you pay a hefty premium price for them. Or, you can get the WD1451 which has all the performance of a typical 6.0hp shop vac, but very little of the noise. That’s the beauty of the WD1451, it’s works as well as any shop vacuum you’re used to, except it’s so quiet you can literally have a conversation with someone while you are using the vacuum. Try that with any other shop vac!
Lastly, there is a Ridgid WD1450 vacuum. It is the exact same model but it does not incude several accessories that come with the WD1451. The extra accessory kit that is included in the WD1451 would easily cost $50-100 dollars. The accessories are items that most of us will use. Oh yeah! When I got my vacuum, the WD1451 was less expensive than the WD1450. Promotional pricing, but my local store didn’t carry this model so they shipped it to my door for free.
If you need a shop vac, look into the WD1451. It is tried and true technology. It has almost 2,400 reviews and is basically a 5-star product. HD will let you try it at home. I personally wouldn’t vacuum with it and then return it used, but I did listen to it at home and compare the performance to the four shop vacs I already have. I certainly did not need another shop vac at my house, but this thing is so quiet that it was a no brainer to keep it.
If you’re not impressed by the WD1451, I think HD will allow a return after a crazy length of time. Maybe 90 days.