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Old 03-27-2008, 11:09 AM
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Hey guys,

I picked up this vacuum on sale for less than half this price. It's a GREAT overall car cleaning vacuum. It comes with a car cleaning accessory kit which is a long hose, upholstery brush, and other things I can use to try and concourse carpets.

My question is does this vacuum have what it takes to clean and suckup liquid from carpets and upholstery? For leather it's not such a problem because there is a blower attachment (not that I'd be using it) and I have a ton of microfibre.

Any idea as to if this is good enough?
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Old 03-27-2008, 11:39 AM
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It really depends on the specs of the vac...

I survived quite awhile without an extractor and managed just fine.. BUT once you upgrade to an extractor you will ask yourself how you survived without it and what took you so long to get one
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Old 03-27-2008, 11:48 AM
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I have a Ridgid wet/dry vac and it has 3.5HP, plenty of power!!!

You can get a 5HP model for about $40-$50...
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It really depends on the specs of the vac...

I survived quite awhile without an extractor and managed just fine.. BUT once you upgrade to an extractor you will ask yourself how you survived without it and what took you so long to get one
What Jason said.....
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Old 03-30-2008, 10:58 AM
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I have a Ridgid wet/dry vac and it has 3.5HP, plenty of power!!!

You can get a 5HP model for about $40-$50...
I have a 5HP Ridgid vac.
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Old 03-30-2008, 11:58 AM
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Yup, I agree with all that the members here are saying. A wet/dry vac will jut fine but when you upgrade to an extractor you'll love the change .
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Old 03-30-2008, 12:53 PM
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Im thinking about taking the plunge for a Mytee Lite 2, the scrubbing by hand and dry vac isnt gonna work for me much longer.
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Old 03-30-2008, 12:55 PM
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Im thinking about taking the plunge for a Mytee Lite 2, the scrubbing by hand and dry vac isnt gonna work for me much longer.
You'll love the Mytee well worth spending the money
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Old 03-30-2008, 08:51 PM
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You'll love the Mytee well worth spending the money
Im trying to find a good deal on one, and the mytee lite 2 is a fairly small unit correct?
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Old 03-30-2008, 09:06 PM
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Im trying to find a good deal on one, and the mytee lite 2 is a fairly small unit correct?
Well yes but it all depends on what you mean by small. If you compare the Mytee Lite 2 (aka HP-60) with the HP-100 yes it's smaller but to be honest the HP-60 is not as small as a house hold vacuum....so if your thinking it's as small as a shop vac or a regular house hold vacuum well it's not that small.

I honestly wouldn't say that my Mytee is small, but if you compare it to the other Mytee models yes it is on the small size....I'm just not sure what your comparing it too that's all...hope this helps
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