RIDGID - 14 Gallon 6.0 Peak HP NXT Shop Vac Wet Dry Vacuum with Fine Dust Filter, Hose, Accessories and Car Cleaning Kit (HD1401)

Ridgid 14 Gal. 6.0 Peak HP NXT Shop Vacuum Wet Dry Vac with Fine Dust Filter, Hose, Accessories and Car Cleaning Kit HD1401. It's on a Black Friday sale right now at Home Depot, $109. The thing is a monster and will take anything you throw at it. I'm not sure why, but while contractors use a variety of tool brands, every single one of them seems to use a Ridgid shop vac. They are tough, have lots of accessories, and readily available at Home Depot.

The Rigid ones are great. I have the 16 gallon one and it’s mean as hell. [(this one)](https://www.homedepot.com/pep/RIDGID-14-Gal-6-0-Peak-HP-NXT-Shop-Vacuum-Wet-Dry-Vac-with-Fine-Dust-Filter-Hose-Accessories-and-Car-Cleaning-Kit-HD1401-HD1401/308343494) I occasionally use it on the whole house and prefer it over a normal vacuum for things like vacuuming the couch. It’s more powerful and you can get a bajillion different crevice tool attachments for it on Amazon for really cheap. I also got a 20 foot hose, which is really handy. I agree with the comments above. Get a HEPA filter for it and also get bags. Use the bags and filter at the same time so the filter lasts longer.

I got it specifically for its size and portability. For big jobs, I use the big, corded Ridgid vac.

In my experience if you’re going corded, Rigid are probably the best shop vacs I’ve seen. I have a couple of the corded/cordless combo Dewalt vacs that are really handy for small stuff on the move but if you want a bit more power go Rigid

I have the Ridgid and its good

Gen 5 outsize but beware their customer service is horrible, one of the worst ive experienced to date. Its been outsourced to india and they use weaponized incompetence in order to make your life as hard as possible during any warranty issue. Ive been 1.5 months without a vacuum now because theyve approved replacement but the warehouse team cant seem to figure out ship it out and the supervisor CS person doesnt have a direct line to them.   7 hours wasted on the phone so far... My hourly rate is higher than price of the vaccum so id be better off just buying one but im gonna keep pestsring them till i get my warranty replacement out of principle. Im currently using a Ridgid shop vac as a hold me over. Coincidentally it works super well and is much cheaper while have superp customer service lol Dyson CS has gone so far down hill I remember having an issue 7 years ago and they still had US based cs. The phone call lasted 10 minutes and I got my replacement part in 3 days .... How far theyve fallen. If they were publicaly traded Id be shorting their stocks at this point.

Either one will need to be emptied and cleaned after each use, otherwise they'll stink. In terms of not leaving wet trails in your wake, you need to use a squeegee tool. The good ones use 1.25"-1.5" connectors, you'd need an adapter to use one with a consumer shop vac. Personally I would skip the Ego and buy a cheap Ridgid wet/dry vac for this sort of job.

DeWalt and RIDGID make better shop vacs out of the bunch. Makita is more professional.

Please consider a DeWalt Stealthsonic version for the reduced noise while running. Ridgid hasn't kept up with the latest shop vacuum accessories, but they are starting to offer some, and their vacuums take up considerable garage floor space. I no longer recommend them. General cleaning is their purpose. I vacuum out dryer lint, clean corners, and clean up wet messes.

I still have my Ridgid shop vac from the late 90’s. Can’t kill that thing.