DEWALT 5 Gal Stealthsonic Shop Vacuum – Ultra-Quiet Wet & Dry with Kit

Most shop vacs are loud enough that you would not run one indoors after the kids are asleep. The DEWALT Stealthsonic is built around that problem. It is a 5-gallon wet/dry vacuum with a 4 peak HP motor that runs at under 65 dB, roughly the level of normal conversation, so it is usable inside a house, an apartment workshop or a shared garage.

Size and reach

The tank is stainless steel, which stands up to frequent use and wipes clean after a wet pickup. The whole unit weighs about 16.9 lb, so it is easy to carry up stairs or out to the car. A 10 ft cord and a 7 ft hose let you cover a good area before you have to move to another outlet.

Everything in the kit

• 6 disposable filter bags
• Foam filter and Clean Connect filter
• Floor brush, crevice nozzle and utility nozzle
• Two extension wands and a 1-7/8" hose
• Accessory storage bag and instruction manual

The filter bags capture fine dry dust so it does not cake the main filter, while the foam filter is the one to use when picking up liquids. Swapping between them is how you get the most out of a wet/dry vac.

Use it to clean up sawdust and workshop debris, vacuum a car interior, pick up spills from a leaking water heater or clear out a workshop floor. The crevice nozzle gets between seats and along baseboards, and the floor brush handles wide areas. Everything packs back into the storage bag so the attachments stay together between jobs.