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Which (Battery-Powered) Shop Vac Brand is Best? Let's find out! Milwaukee, Dewalt, Makita, Ryobi

Which Cordless Shop Vac is Best? Let’s find out! Brands tested: Ridgid, Milwaukee, Bosch, Makita, Dewalt, Ryobi, and Hart. Wet/dry cordless shop vacuums tested for suction, air speed, the ability to pick-up sand and water, and HEPA / air filter air purification capability. All shop vacs tested using 4 amp hour batteries. I purchased all of the shop vacs and products used to test the shop vacs.

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Comments

Seth Harrington says:

It just seems to me that almost every test shows that DeWalt is overpriced and underperforms. It's like the Nike brand of power tools, you just pay for having the name on the side.

Joshua Moore says:

So basically the Ridgid blows everything out of the water on an average scale

thomas gonzales says:

That's why I grabbed a 9.0 for my ridgid

A Smith says:

Why didn't you test Makita lift on the high setting?

jordananders says:

one correction, the HART does have a blower, and probably the ryobi since it is basically the same tool.

Steve Paige says:

For the price Ryobi has my money.

Remy Hamel says:

Thanks for doing a great job to help consumers like us!

I might have missed it but did you try testing the Dewalt with the plug?
I'm wondering because I already have a Dewalt system (batteries and tools) and I think having a plug option might be very useful long term.
I'm quite disapointed in the results of the Dewalt, but MAYBE I would still buy Dewalt (on sale.. not full price) if it also actually performs better with the plug
and has longer duration with less power (but still usuable for a normal homeowner) on battery.

If not, does anyone else has the info?

Evan Raffa says:

Ryobi is the best bang for the buck. Imo. I use all their one+ tools and love them.

Inxterox says:

ничего не понял, но очень интересно

George says:

I use a Kobalt cordless shop vac in my work van and man it is IDENTICAL to the Milwaukee. No complaints just a little heavy for such a tool

JeremyZ says:

This is the third of what I am sure will be many of your videos I will watch having just discovered your channel. Fantastic work so far and I expect that wont change!

I skipped to the end on this one cause I needed to know the winner! Glad it was Ridgid cause I own that very piece of kit! Sometimes one has to make compromises for various reasons. I want one battery and I am completely bought into Ridgid for one primary reason and that is the lifetime warranty. So far I have not seen where this has been a compromise. 🙂

Chris Jackson says:

Manufacturers hate this guy. Real consumers love this guy.

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