Amazon Basics Wet Dry Shop Vacuum Cleaner, 4 Gallon, 3 HP Stainless Steel, Grey/Black

Strong suction and great value
Excellent shop vac for the price—strong suction for garage messes and small projects, and the 6-gallon size is manageable to carry/store. Setup was simple and it’s been reliable for both dry debris and small wet cleanups. Great basic workhorse.

Good little vac, but cheap plastic parts.
Would be 5 stars except that the plastic cord wrap that is supposed to be attached to the bottom of the canister was broken off on arrival. It was not worth the headache to return it for that, and I needed to use it asap. It does seem to work well, and the multiple attachments and angled hose is very convenient. It is on the small side, but that is exactly what I expecting & wanted. It’s light weight and easy to maneuver into small areas which is exactly why I ordered it.

Don’t worry. it’s not 4 HP!
I almost did NOT buy this vacuum because in the spec’s it was rated at 4 HP. One HP is 746 Watts. So 4 HP is a tad shy of 3000 Watts. That would pull about 25 Amps of current from a household circuit. That was way more than I wanted to pull in my shop where I have other lights, machines and computers on the same circuit. I made an educated guess/bet that someone somewhere made a mistake in listing this as 4 HP. So I bought it anyway because everything else about it looked good.When it arrived, I set it up and put it on my Kill A Watt meter, and lo, much to my relief it pulls only 790 Watts (see photo). So I can use this in my shop when other things are on as well.Does it work? Oh yes. It is great. It has considerably more suction than the little plastic vac I bought at the big orange chain store (which I did kind of like for its small size and general utility, but which never seemed to last more than a year or two of moderate use before the bearings would wear out). The hose on this machine is larger diameter (which means less resistance to the airflow along the way) and nicely flexible and even rotates in the fitting on the vacuum body so that it is easy to change the orientation of the working end. It also blows air out the exhaust very well when you want to plug the hose into that end and use it as a leaf blower or car drier. I was skeptical about whether I would enjoy having casters on it, but they don’t take up a lot of extra room and it is kind of nice that this will follow you around easily as you vacuum a shop or you car. It comes with a useful assortment of tool end fittings. Overall: perfect moderate size (not too big or too small), economical price, excellent suction and blowing power, sturdy enough build, good hose and tool attachments, and luckily it doesn’t draw so much power that you’ll be blowing circuit breakers!

Excellent
Works great and so easy to assemble

This is a great vacuum, I have purchased many vacuums over the years, usually name brand, and some that were incredibly expensive and I have never been satisfied. This is amazing! I have guinea pigs and rabbits and this is great for vacuuming up hay and poop, plus I use it around the house. It’s lightweight and powerful. The only downside is the cord is shorter than I would prefer, so I have to use an extension cord with it.

Bought this for my wood shop. It sucks better than my wife, some may say and she’s a pro. Very strong, you will not be dissatisfied. The filter is a bonus upon a bonus15/10 recommend.