Quote Originally Posted by Freedom
I think so many people are missing one huge point here: do NOT vacuum up dirt / soil. The vac just shoots it out the exhaust into the air!

That's why I bought a SHOP VAC!!! Too many issues with cats, plants, bags of whatever is messy that they can get in to and is a pain to clean up.

Gotta say I also love my Hoover Floormate. It works on wet spills fantastically! Used it yesterday to wash the kitchen floor, and today to suck up the water that leaked all over the kitchen floor from the dishwasher.