Need to get wet/dry shop vac mainly for basement leaks. Home Depot, Sears, or Amazon?

[MikeF]

1/8 of an inch is .01041666 of a foot (1/8 divided by 12).

40 sq feet x .0104166 feet = .4166 cubic feet.

Edit: Or think of it this way -- cut the 40 Sq feet into individual 1 foot squares. They're 1/8 of an inch thick. Stack them up and you get a height of 5 inches. 5/12 = .41666.

[bruceko]

I found my error. forgot to divide by 12

[Dennis S]

I went to Home Depot and Sears today. Their line-ups are similar and there is a good incremental selection, but to get the 2.5" hose as grateful11 suggested, I need one of the $90+ ones.

I found out that if Whitey Bulger had stayed in a Home Depot, he would be a free man today. There was no sign of anyone to help me out. All of the vacuums were still in the boxes and all but two were on a high shelf.

Meanwhile, Sears had the actual vacuums out and displayed, arranged in order of price from left to right, and had clearly marked replacement accessories in bins below the vacuums. A woman came to help me withing two minutes, jerked to vacuum I was looking at off the shelf, took it apart, got out the manual and answered all of my questions. The only drawback to Sears is that the return policy is 30 days instead of HD's 90 days. The warranty is one year. My biggest decision is whether to get the leaf blower option for about $20 more ($120 vs $100.)

Lowe's was out-of-the-way so I didn't go today, but their service help is on par with HD usually.

So, Sears it will be.

[AllGold]

I have a Rigid from Home Depot that I don't see on the web site. Mine is a 9 gallon / 3.5HP. It has a 2-1/2" hose but no drain plug in the basin.