Features:

  • Heavy-duty: powerful 6.5 peak HP provides extra power for large projects in the Garage, shop and on the jobsite
  • Built-in blower port: Rear blowing port on this wet dry Vac allows for quick cleaning of leaves and grass clippings in your Garage and outdoors
  • Oversized drain: built-in oversized drain on the wet/dry Vac allows for convenient emptying of liquids
  • Dual-flex technology: 2-1/2-in diameter shop vacuum hose features dual-flex technology for 180-degree mobility at each end to resist kinking
  • Accessories included: 2-1/2-in x 7-ft POS-I-LOCK dual-flex hose, 2 extension wands, utility nozzle, car nozzle, wet nozzle, Qwik Lock filter and dust collection bag
Awesome

Good power and easy to manage. It has all the attachments necessary with good horsepower.

Easy to assemble/Easy to use.

There are a few parts to connect with a Phillips screw driver and that's it --four screws. Screw on the handle, two small latches that hold the hose and snap on the wheels and it's ready to rock and roll! Always liked Craftsman. I'd buy this as a gift for someone but necessity requires I have one, too. Oh, it includes a dust bag for dry vacuuming; wet vacuuming leave the bag out.

Works fine

I like the tool and hose holders this vacuum has. I also like the handle, which makes it easy to carry this vacuum. However, I wish the ends of the handle were a little longer as they aren't quite long enough to handle the power cord, which they appear to be designed to store.

It is the best I've ever used in Shop Vacs.

Five Star .......Wish they had the option to purchase the replacement filters along with the main purchase.

Well made and strong enough to get the job done

Strong and large enough to do what needs to be done!

Much quieter than expected

I bought this to help with dust collection for a table saw/router table rolling bench I am building. I was planning to put a cyclone dust separator in front of this and build some sort of sound baffle, but having used this I decided that was unnecessary. Here's why: 1) this unit is much quieter than my old DeWalt 2.5 gal shop vac. It is by no means whisper quiet, but I can talk over it and the noise has little higher frequency content so it is very tolerable for using while sawing or routing. Continuous use might be another issue, but fine for my application. 2) This unit uses collection bags inside the vac. This has 2 benefits: contains the finer dust and easier to dispose of worth the $5 per bag. I my add a front end cyclone if I find I fill the bags up too fast. But still great to have the bags catch the fine dust that carries through the cyclone. This vacuum has plenty of suction power to clean up the shop. The on board tool storage is just OK. It rolls easily with no tipping. All in all very pleased.

Great Utility Vacuum

This baby came in last week and it is fantastic. Used it on the cars and it sucked dog hair out that had been there for months unable to be cleaned by other vacuums. Love it and highly recommend it. Top notch product. Particularly like that the hose, cord and attachments stay securely to the device. Excellent.

Great Shop Vacuum

I bought this for my husband & it was a great deal! I compared to many & even the ones found at Home Depot & Lowes. I only wished I had seen the one for 20gals for $30 more before I made this purchase. Other than that the wheels roll nicely, all the attachments have a home, the suction is great & I'm very pleased!

Solid

16 Gallon 6.5HP: Pro: Great suction, does not flip when pulled by the hose. Hose has nice one-hand clip to attach to tank. Has floater that shuts the motor off when the wet tank is full. On vac tool storage options are actually usable. Con: came without foam filter (just regular filter and 1 disposable bag). "No flipping" comes with the price: it is a bit wide. Conclusion: I am glad that I had decided not to repair my old ShopVac and instead bought this unit. It is better than my old one (16 Gal 6HP Shop VaC) was at the day one.

Works great and compatible with old one.

We bought this one to replace our old Craftsman wet/dry vac (finally died after 15 years). The size is a little smaller than our old one (same HP) but all the attachments are the same size so the extra tool we bought can still be used.

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