[Roland S]

There are 3000 Watt Vacs and 3000 Watt Vacs!  Just like there are 21" FSC's and 21" FSC's.  At the end of the day I believe you get what you pay for!  The stated capacities, cfm etc, often don't match actual performance.  A bit like comparing a 3.0 Diesel Range Rover against a 3.0 Diesel BMW!

Kev Martin
Marblelife Ltd
Tiling Logistics Ltd

i didn't use their hose i bought some 50mm hose of ebay as it was cheaper and that is fine. i haven't got any dents and i abuse mine, i have broken 2 front wheels though, although both times was sliding it in to the back of my van full of wet crap and i should have emptied it.

i couldn't see a 3kw vac on your site, got a link?



i've got an eastern trading one that had been doing about 15 gutters a week for just over a year and its still going as strong today as it was when i bought it. so no compaints with what i've got i just fancied a bit more power in reserve whenever the need arose.

One thing for certain is you are very lucky.  I bought two of them from ETC for an emergency job where we needed 9 Vacs and they didn't last a week sucking up grinding slurry.  They are not even in the same ballpark as a Soteco 3000 watt machine and they don't match our 3000 watt machines either unless they now get them from a different supplier.

Kev Martin
Marblelife Ltd
Tiling Logistics Ltd

maybe they changed the supplier or as you say i was lucky. i wash everything at the end of each day including the filter which is obviously important. what happened did the motors burm out?

No the motors were fine although not as powerful as our Vacs!  The main problem was the quality of the hoses and general build quality.  Hoses leaked (Changed) they leaked again then they split (Changed) They split again.  The front wheels fell off then a back wheel.  You only had to look at them and dents appeared then I gave up.  They are now waste bins in our training room and I threw the motors and hoses in the skip.

Kev Martin
Marblelife Ltd
Tiling Logistics Ltd

[Kev Martin]

I meant what grade/make

Darran

Haven't got a clue they arrive with the Vacs and if I want extra or different lengthys I just order it from my German Supplier but I have no idea what make it is only that it lasts yonks

Kev Martin
Marblelife Ltd
Tiling Logistics Ltd