Hoover L2310 GUV 10 Amp 5-Gallon Garage Utility Vacuum
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Hoover L2310 GUV 10 Amp 5-Gallon Garage Utility Vacuum
Customer Review: Great for what it's good at, not so much anything else.
Summary: 4 Stars
I'll keep this short, so people don't feel like they have to read a book to get an opinion.
The GUV works great at smaller cleaning jobs. It can clean a car very quick, it can pickup messes in a hurry. But, it lacks the power of a true shop vacuum system.
The GUV just isn't as strong at picking up. But, unless you need a serious blower or something, you should be fine.
Customer Review: Great to have around
Summary: 5 Stars
This vac is a great tool to have around. Our garage is close to the kitchen, so with the 30' hose, we can use it to vac the kitchen as well as the pet areas.
This one is worth the money!
Customer Review: Great tool for garage or shop
Summary: 5 Stars
I have this thing hooked up to my mitre saw and it does a great job. Would be great in a garage for the car, etc.Customer Review: Great vac for the garage!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this vac. It's very sturdy and fits nice with my storage cabinets and work bench. I have it mounted towards the front of the garage and can clean out our cars in the driveway without any problems as well as reach every corner of the over-sized single car garage. Suction is plenty sufficient for standard shop cleaning...I never expected to pick up boulders or 2X4 lumber. I'm glad I picked this over the other options. And it got here SUPER fast as well!Customer Review: Handy Utility Vac
Summary: 5 Stars
I have used this Hoover "garage utility vacuum" for many years in multiple houses. We have moved often. I always moved the vacuum and was one of the first items installed, although you can use it not mounted to a wall (semi-mobile). In fact, I have a wheeled base made from a plant container mover that I can use to roll the GUV around. As others have related, it works well, with sufficient suction for any job I needed, and is relatively quiet. It is WAY quieter than any Shop-Vac I have used. I currently have one in my garage and another in my basement. Both are so handy to just unroll the hose, turn on, clean up, and then shut off and re-roll the hose. I have it close to my workshop areas (benches and power saws) so don't even have to unroll the complete hose most of the time.
There are a few special things I've discovered. (1)The main one is that the permanent filter MUST be cleaned periodically to re-gain maximum suction. It is a round fabric material inside the main canister that raises up towards the motor when the suction starts. It filters the fine dust while the larger & heavier items fall down into the lower tank. To clean the filter, remove the lower tank. While off, put a garbage bag around the opening at the bottom of the main tank. Hold the bag tight around the tank with one hand and reach up inside the garbage bag and tank so your hand reaches the fabric filter. Then move your hand all around the filter using your fingers as if vigorously scratching someone's back. This loosens the caked-on fine dust and dirt. The dirt will fall down inside the garbage bag. Remove the garbage bag and empty the lower tank into it. Install the lower tank and you're ready for maximum suction once again. Needing to clean the filter is no different than any, and all, other vacuum I've used, as all have had filters that got clogged. For instance, the wall-mount Shop-Vac Hang Up Pro 5-Gallon clogged MUCH faster than the GUV. It also was too loud for me. My old Craftsman roll-around utility vac filter clogged very fast too. The GUV maintains sufficient suction much longer and the filter is easier to clean than any of the pleated filters. (2) You can make emptying the tank easier by installing a bag inside the tank before re-mounting it. Just let the bag edges stick out around the rubber seal. The dirt will already be in the bag and tank stays much cleaner. I don't do that because I prefer to clean the filter with a new garbage bag as described above in #1 and then empty the tank into that bag. (3) The hose may eventually work itself loose during use so I always give it a push in when I turn it on. (4) The top gets pretty hot so I don't put anything on top to help cool it, and eliminate possibility of heat damage to anything put on the top. (5) The GUV is DRY use only; no wet pick-up.
The only problem I've experienced is the small on/off switch went bad on one GUV early in its life. I had identical rocker switches in my work shop so merely replaced it. I suspect it would be an item kept in stock at any B&D parts supplier.