BEST 6.5 HP Wet / Dry Shop Vac Competition! - Craftsman vs Ridgid vs Vacmaster Vs Workshop

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00:00 BEST 6.5 HP Wet / Dry Shop Vac Competition! - Craftsman vs Ridgid vs Vacmaster Vs Workshop
00:17 Overview
00:50 Horsepower
01:14 Power
01:34 Water
02:03 Debris
02:41 Car Detailing
03:04 Design
03:44 Noise
03:55 Filtration
04:09 Picks

Music: Autumn Waves by Rex Banner

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Thank you for running these kinds of test. Empirical numbers on airflow (suction), decibels, and filtration are exactly what I was looking for.

ryansnyder
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Ive had my Rigid 6.5hp shop vac for around 6 years and its still running strong. It has been used to clean up 2 houses while they were getting built, and its used multiple times a week to detail cars. Absolutely no issues with it and I would definitely buy one again.

Pabla
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"They all have a few things in common..."

Like lying about being 6.5HP LOL

fastindy
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Ive had the same ridgid shop vac since i was a teenager. Still works great. The only things I've had to replace is the hose that wore out from dragging it around and filters. We've all probably forgot one time or another to pull the filter out before vacuuming water and trashed them.

chefdan
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please do more shop vac tests. I'd like to know how the 6.5hp dewalt stealthsonic compares to the craftsman

Pawan
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Great comparison! Would love to see a "cordless wet/dry shop vac" comparison next :)

AuthenTech
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When I wanted a vacuum to use a gutter cleaner kit, I opted for a 38 l 6 hp ridgid model. It has the 5 cm diameter hose and it's is not as bulky as a 6, 5 hp. These things take a lot of space to store.

guillaumepare
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The Craftsman and the Rigid has the same supplier. Both by the Emerson Tool Company, which is why the numbers are so similar. The craftsman being slightly better also is similar to project farms review too.

StuffTested
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Love seeing you step outside of the “normal” vacs you usually compare. This was some good content. That being said, professionals know that when it’s time to buy a shop vac, Ridgid is the one to go to. It may not be absolute class leading performance, but nothing is more reliable, consistent, and the profession support is second to none. Keep up the great work!

roguegeek
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Im so glad you did this, I hope you do this again but with more brands. Would have loved to see ShopVac and Bauer for example. Another suggestion would be to do this with mid size wet/dry vacs.

AquariumTech
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I recently got a 16 gallon 6.5 HP Craftsman to run my small dust collection system in my shop. I use a cyclone dust separator and it was a massive improvement over my shop vac brand that was rated at 4hp. I only replaced it because it was old and finally died but if I had known how much better it was going to perform I would've just bought it when I made the system. Unbelievable results and turned my $150 dust collection set up (not including shop vac) into something that I would've gladly paid $1, 000 for in terms of performance.

ChattanoogaDan
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O I've been begging for vacuum wars to do more shop vac s and I guess I got answered 😌

vick
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I feel like detailers more commonly use the crevice tool, they get more suction due to the smaller opening.

AuroraTigress
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Their horsepower rating is meaningless. So, thank you for posting the water lift (suction) and CFM numbers. I use a shop type vacuum every day for what I do occupationally. I am self employed, so I have owned almost every one of these at one time or another. Personal, y, I don’t find that any of these box store brand vacuums are worth the frustration, unless you use one of these literally “once in awhile”. If durability, reliability, an actual well designed unit with a quality hose and quality attachments you have to spend considerably more money than what these go for. I’m talking about wet/ dry vacuums with HEPA filtration and a motor with a much longer life expectancy. If you’re vacuuming up a lot of water or you aren’t being careful about trying to keep your vac motor protected from the things that will invariably shorten it’s life you’ll be lucky if it lasts as long as it’s warranty. It’s easy fir those cheap hoses to get punctured and before you know it you’ve lost a great amount of suction. Ridged sells a very nice set of attachments with a quality hose and it’s about as expensive as the vacuum itself. That alone tells you how many corners these manufacturers are cutting to remain in a certain price point that these Chinese manufactured vacs are at. If you’re looking for a true quality, well built, well thought out designed, HEPA filtered wet dry vac you’ve got to look at brands like Karcher Windsor or Powr-flite. My Karcher 6 gallon HEPA is smaller than all of these has a metal wand, quality hose and tools and will last me four years or longer with daily heavy usage. The filters are not cheap, but it beats throwing those disposable shop vacs from the big box stores away every six months and starting over. Good video, though as always I enjoy them! I agree with the guy who said you should do a video on the smaller size ones, as well.

KMS
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You need to include the Bauer shop vacs from Harbor Freight. They are very competitive for the price. I bought one for my mother because she was helping me on a large project and we needed two vacuums. Lets just say, if I didn't already own a Ridgid shop vac, I would be buying a Bauer.

madmatt
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Would be nice to see a testing but with the vaccum that have the detachable blower like
Ridigid 6.5 detachable blower/craftsman 6.5 detachable blower and so, also wonder if there's a difference with the detachable blower vs this regular ones

franciscoayon
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Insanely helpful video!! Thank you for taking the time to compare!!

erickheyl
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Im in no way shape or form shopping for a shopvac. But here I am. Watching every min. Lol

MacTheMischief
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I watched this to get help with choosing an upgrade to my 10 yr old craftsman 6.5. I have similar testers and my vac gets almost the same readings you did. I'll just stay with the old girl thats been good to me so far. Great job with this vid.

Nachoodad
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I have a 20yo large craftsman, Except for the $10 power switch replacement it works great, the blower is almost as powerful as a top of the line EGO! That is no joke! Also 2.5". I use it with 20' of extensions to vacuum a second story gutter. Works great.

alb