Karcher WD 5/P Multi-Purpose 6.6 Gallon Wet-Dry Vacuum Cleaner with Attachments – Semi-Automatic Filter Cleaning, Space-Saving Design

Interesting little multi-purpose vac. Hose is smaller in diameter than I expected, it is about the size of a normal home vacuum cleaner rather than the larger diameter shop vac hoses I am used to. Has plenty of suction and the variable speed control works well. The tool activation is quite limited as others have pointed out, because of the fact that only 15 amps can be drawn from a normal power outlet and some of this must be used to power the vacuum leaving very little to run the actual tool. I found that the vac draws 10 amps on full power and 6 when turned all the way down. So you could power about a 5-9 amp tool off the vacuum's power outlet depending on what speed you are running the vacuum at. In my mind, a better design would have been to place a male power pigtail on the vac that a separate extension cord could be attached to. This way the vacuum could be plugged into one outlet, and the power tool could be plugged into a different outlet while still controlling the vac. The other issue this would resolve is the power cord, which is super heavy duty (and kinda short) because it has to handle the full 15 amps rather than just the 10 drawn by the vacuum. If they used a separate cord to power the tool, the vacuum's power cord could be more conveniently sized. Anyways.... it is a good vacuum for doing very dirty house cleanup jobs and moderately dirty shop jobs. It isn't a real jobsite vac like a Rigid but it isn't meant to be. It's more civilized. It does have a cool tight refined-sounding howl to it, and is a bit quieter than other shop vacs I have used. At first I thought the 5-wheels were gimicky but the extra wheel really does seem to make it more stable when tugging on the hose to make the vac follow you. I really like that the big handle stays attached to the bucket when the motor is removed so you have a good way to carry the bucket when emptying it. The self-clean filter feature works well enough to blow big solid mats of cat hair backward off the filter and into the bucket. All in all its a neat vac that works great for rough-in cleaning of the house, while also being able to take on dirtier jobs when necessary. The bags are cool too as they are fabric rather than paper. Eventually I want to do as others have done and install zippers in them to make them easier to re-use. They cost about $4 per bag (they are sold in a 4-pack). All in all, its a good vac as long as you understand the limitations of the tool activation feature. And you cant vacuum up large debris because of the small hose size. It's a niche product but it fills its niche really nicely in my opinion.

Nicely made and works well. (first one I bought had a split in the body and Amazon replaced it quickly) I bought this with the optional (pretty much necessary) extras. I have a Dyson that does most cleaning well.. but on a whim I bought a ridiculous area rug that has a 2 to 3 inch pile and nothing happens when I try to clean it using the Dyson. The Karcher worked very well. Hopefully I will not need the water function.. although I am sure it would do the job. I Like the filter cleaning mechanism. Well engineered Germany ! The price of the vacuum bags not so much.. on a Dyson it's free after all. One point England.

So I purchased this vacuum when it went on sale and got a really good deal. I use it for some of my sanders and my Festool Domino. The suction is great and the added power outlet to power smaller tools is great as well. The added filter really traps the finer particles. The only drawback is it uses a propritary hose connection for the end of the hose that plugs into the vac itself. This makes it difficult to use a Festool or Bosch hose. However, if you purchase a 2 1/4 to 1 1/4 reducer, you can connect the Karcher hose to the Bosch hose then connect to your tool. The reducer is only like 6 bucks so if you already have the hose, you're in business.

Kacher is an amazing brand and you get exactly what you pay for. That thing will suck the carpet right off the floor. Easy to wheel around on carpet and any surface. Good for general use and sucking fur and bunny food off carpet. Super easy to clean. Doesn't fall over like other models when you try to wheel them around.

We needed a new shop vac and my husband found this at a local ace hardware for $275. I went straight to Amazon and they were much cheaper here so after doing some research about them we decided it was a good one. I bought it for him for Father's day and when we got it we noticed one of the extension tubes was broken. I contacted the company and they asked for pictures and said they would send out another one. It's been four weeks and still haven't received anything. The vacuum works great but it's hard to reach some places without the extra tube. We have multiple outdoor rugs and our garage floor that we vacuum often so we have to get on our hands and knees to get it cleaned.It has now been two months and still no reply from the company, and on top of all that we were cleaning the vacuum and notice more damage when we removed the filter. At this point we don't know if we are even getting the full benefit from the vacuum. If we could return we would, do yourself a favor and buy a different brand as the customer service for Karcher is terrible.