Why don't people use shop vacs at home?

You need additional insurance coverage to use a Shop Vac at home.

Home Insurers Ltd. Sec 55(A) Cap iv.

Sorry, just kidding.

Because the do not filter as good as a regular house vac and they are also hard to pull around the house and up the stairs and they are alot noiser. I love the shop vac for cleaning out the cars and the garage though and also they are good if you have a big spill over from water they really come in handy!

Are you kidding? I use mine all the time. Its great. But, to get pet hair out of carpet, I shop vac first, vacuum cleaner second.

Shop Vacs are great for their intended purpose, but that is not for everyday house cleaning. Primarily because they have no filtration to keep dust and dirt from venting back into your house while you're vacuuming. You're simply relocating the dust.

Yes, vacuums are way overpriced and advertised beyond reason.

And wet vacs, with the right filter, are good for many things.

But an upright, with a beater bar, is the best ever for carpets.

We've got three vacuums;a shop vac(Shop-Vac brand), Eureka Boss and a Miele Flamenco(German made and engineered- the best of them all!) The shop vac is mid-size; 3.5HP, 8gal. and it gets used for everything! Water, sawdust, ect.

The Miele is used for its power and silence- a good brand for you to try!

The Eureka is for the cars; small and light- basically an 8lb loaf of bread!

Shop Vac does not have a rotating brush attachment

I have one too, it is only used for big jobs like saw dust, hot water tank leaks, etc...

if I just need to vacuum the carpet, a regular vacuum works best. I can't see lugging that big thing up and down the stairs and around the house when I could just use my little up-right, push it around and be done.

A shop vac doesn't remove all the dust,

so in the long run it is less efficient.

i do like them for wet use.

a lot less expensive than a wet dry vacuum

I agree. I think a shop vac picks up much better and is easier to empty--no bags to fool with!