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Best Shop Vac? Ridgid vs Shop Vac, DeWalt, Stanley, Hart, Craftsman

Aug 2020 · 16 min · 8 products tested

His winner

Craftsman

It has terrific air speed, very good suction, and a very good warranty.

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Results, round by round

Noise level

Lower is better, in dB7 of 8 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1DeWalt75.6dBAmazon
  2. 2Stanley79.6dBAmazon
  3. 3Hart81.5dBStore
  4. 4Craftsman81.5dBAmazon
  5. 5Ridgid82.4dBAmazon
  6. 6Shop Vac83.5dBStore
  7. 7Bauer87.5dBStore

Weight

Lower is better, in lb7 of 8 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1Stanley16lbAmazon
  2. 2Bauer19.2lbStore
  3. 3Hart20.2lbStore
  4. 4Craftsman23.2lbAmazon
  5. 5Ridgid24.6lbAmazon
  6. 6Shop Vac28.4lbStore
  7. 7DeWalt32.2lbAmazon

Air speed

Higher is better, in mph7 of 8 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1Craftsman13.1mphAmazon
  2. 2Ridgid12.1mphAmazon
  3. 3Shop Vac10.5mphStore
  4. 4Hart10.45mphStore
  5. 5DeWalt10.4mphAmazon
  6. 6Bauer10.1mphStore
  7. 7Stanley7mphAmazon

Suction lift

Higher is better, in lb7 of 8 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1DeWalt10.4lbAmazon
  2. 2Bauer10.2lbStore
  3. 3Shop Vac7.8lbStore
  4. 4Craftsman6.4lbAmazon
  5. 5Ridgid5.8lbAmazon
  6. 6Stanley4.8lbAmazon
  7. 7Hart4.4lbStore

Wet capacity

Higher is better, in gallons7 of 8 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1Craftsman13.9gallonsAmazon
  2. 2Ridgid12.5gallonsAmazon
  3. 3Hart12.2gallonsStore
  4. 4DeWalt11.6gallonsAmazon
  5. 5Shop Vac10.8gallonsStore
  6. 6Bauer9.5gallonsStore
  7. 7Stanley9.4gallonsAmazon

Sand lifting time

Lower is better, in s7 of 8 products have agreed numbers, so no leader is marked
  1. 1DeWalt28sAmazon
  2. 2Bauer31sStore
  3. 3Craftsman39sAmazon
  4. 4Stanley40sAmazon
  5. 5Ridgid43sAmazon
  6. 6Shop Vac63sStore
  7. 7Hart78sStore

Everything he tested

Results were read from the video's captions by two AI models, and only the numbers both agree on and that he says out loud are shown. Some results appear only on screen in the video. Check the video before you buy.