Tool Test: Compact Utility Vacs
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Photo: Ted Morrison
Ridgid Pro Pack WD4522
Price: $100
Highlight: Includes two 20-inch extension wands for hard-to- reach areas.
My two cents: "The boxy design allows for convenient storage of all accessories. The extension wands allow you to vacuum standing up."
Tool stats: 15½ pounds, 4½-gallon capacity; 5-horsepower motor generates 187 air-watts* (the measure of a vac's sucking power) and 90 dB. Includes 20-foot cord, filter, 7-foot hose, five attachments, lifetime warranty; ridgid.com
*Measured at the end of the hose; air watts of the other three vacs are measured at the motor