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Ryobi is pushing hard into the cleaning space. Whether your needs are inside your home, garage, shop, or jobsite, there’s a Ryobi vacuum to give you a helping hand.
We enjoyed Ryobi’s P770 18V cordless wet-dry vac when it launched a while back. Today, there’s a much more capable model using the 40V platform. The RY40WD01 gets a major boost to 80 CFM with 50 inches of water lift and increases its capacity to 10 gallons.
It takes on a more traditional shop vacuum look compared to the original, with onboard storage for all its accessories and a drain plug at the base. 360° casters keep the vac rolling easily over hard floors. Expect up to 45 minutes of runtime with a 4.0Ah battery or an hour with a 6.0Ah pack.
Now that’s it’s on the 40V system, this vac is compatible with Ryobi’s high-performance lawn care tools, making it an excellent crossover option for your garage or shop.
Price: $199 bare, kit price is TBA (includes a 4.0Ah battery and charger)
Ryobi’s PWV201B is a 4.75-gallon stainless steel wet/dry vacuum that’s high on our list. It’s a highly portable mid-capacity unit that’s just as happy connected to your circular saw’s dust port as it is cleaning up sawdust from the floor when the job is done.
With 42 CFM of suction, its four 360° casters roll easily on the floor for cleaning larger areas and the accessories store neatly on board.
Ryobi did a nice job dialing in the design and performance of the PCL704. Featuring a sleeker look, its 40 CFM and 37 inches of water lift are double the suction of the PCL7131. Plus, the vac’s dual filter system keeps the performance up as the canister fills.
The vac also comes with a few accessories to make it a more versatile tool. There’s a dust brush and crevice nozzle along with a 1 7/16-inch adapter to attach them. While the capacity of any handheld vac is limited, the canister’s 2.8-cup volume is plenty to make quick work of small messes.
Price: $49.97 bare, kit price TBA (includes 2.0Ah battery and charger)
This model is basically the same exterior design as the model above, but with a slightly higher dry capacity (3.3 cups) with the major bonus that it’s a wet/dry vac. The PCL02 drops to a lower 23 CFM while improving its water lift to 40 inches, prioritizing those wet messes. Overall, it’s the strongest handheld wet/dry vacuum currently available.
Price: $59.00 bare tool, kit price TBA (includes 2.0Ah battery and charger)
If you thought adding a brushless motor was the best thing you could do to a cordless stick vacuum, the Ryobi PBLSV717 has a surprise for you: dual rollers. The front roller has a plush design to it that’s more effective at cleaning up hard floors. Considering that’s the primary way we use our stick vacs, we welcome the addition. The rear roller is a standard brush, grabbing hair and pulling debris up from carpets more effectively.
This is the first Ryobi vacuum to get the One+ 18V HP Brushless designation, meaning it uses advanced electronics and batteries to get higher performance from its brushless motor. In this case, it gets you suction that can hit 75 inches of water lift—a big accomplishment for a cordless vac!
Whether you get this or one of the other Ryobi stick vac, they solve a major pain for us by standing up on their own.
Price: $299 kit with 4.0Ah High Performance battery and charger
If you don’t feel a need for two rollers, you can get what is effectively the same vacuum as above with just a single brush roller instead.
Price: $249 kit with 4.0Ah High Performance battery and charger
For a more budget-friendly Ryobi stick vacuum, consider the PCL720. While its water lift is a more tame 25 inches, it’s a nice improvement from the previous model with 20% better power with 30% less weight.
Price: $199 with 4.0Ah battery and charger
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THE new RY40WD01 10 gallon wet dry vac claims 80cfm at almost $200.00, while the older 6 gallon model had the same specs at 18v , but half the price, and the Ridgid has 80cfm, 47 in water lift at 109.00 and 18v. Step it up Ryobi.
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