Which Cordless (battery Powered) Wet/dry Shop Vacs Brand Wins?

fast but not enough to beat the Ridgid

the hose design caused sand to clog inside it (the only brand with this issue); retested three times, best time just over 41 seconds, worst (slowest) of all 7 brands

(38.6), second worst of all 7 brands, described as lacking the air speed or suction needed

better than the DeWalt but still struggled, third worst

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started at 70 small / 17 large, dropped to 41 small / 7 large, the best result of all 7 brands at that point in the sequence

started at 55 small / 7 large, dropped to 17 small / 8 large particles, by far the best dust removal of all 7 brands at that point in the sequence

started at 149 small / 22 large, dropped to 20 small / 8 large particles, a great result, similar to the Bosch and Makita

started at 56 small / 17 large, dropped to 21 small / 9 large particles, nearly as good as the DeWalt and Bosch

started at 155 small / 12 large, particle count actually increased to 315 small particles after a minute (large particles dropped from 12 to 7); the only brand whose small-particle count got worse rather than better

started at 74 small / 8 large, small particle count rose to 266 after a minute, a worsening result though not as severe as the Hart's

nozzle described as having at least six times the surface area of the Ridgid's to cover; lost to the Ridgid ('definitely a win for Ridgid')

struggled badly despite having the second best air flow and pretty good suction, attributed to a poor nozzle design

nozzle looks nearly the same as the Hart and Ryobi; could not keep up with the Ridgid

nozzle looks nearly the same as the DeWalt's; the Ridgid was 'way too much' for it

used as the baseline comparison against the Ryobi (nearly identical nozzles, described as an apples-to-apples comparison); the Ryobi did a better job

did better than the Hart in their apples-to-apples nozzle comparison, but lost decisively to the Ridgid

remaining, second best of all 7 brands

remaining; narrator notes great air speed but not as much suction as some other brands

remaining, tied with the Hart for worst (highest) of all 7 brands

remaining, barely edged out the DeWalt (44g), second worst

remaining, tied with the DeWalt for worst of all 7 brands

remaining

better than the Ryobi and Hart but still well behind the Ridgid

described as really struggling

slowest of all 7 brands; note that filters were removed for the liquid test on every brand except the Makita, which is designed to have its filter in place when vacuuming liquids

(recap value; narrator describes the Hart vs Ryobi race as 'very close' with the Ryobi winning at 4.3 seconds)

won a close race against the Hart, but lost decisively to the Ridgid (2.73 seconds)

airflow 45 CFM, suction rated at 32in of water column

maximum suction 36in of static water lift claimed, 51 CFM maximum flow rate claimed

brushless motor rated 57 CFM and 27in of water lift suction claimed, using an 18V lithium ion battery (different voltage class than the 20V batteries used by most other brands in this test)

claimed

transparent canister to see remaining capacity

can be used as a corded or cordless vacuum; includes a HEPA filter

HEPA filter; battery level indicator; includes a foam and a cloth cover

second best (longest) of all 7 brands

(stated as 'just over 22 minutes', recap gives 22.1 minutes)

(recap: 23.3 minutes)

best (longest) of all 7 brands, more than twice as long as the Ridgid

brushless

lithium 4 amp hour battery, charger