Thirty liters against filter cleaning
Bigger drum or better filter handling on a workshop vacuum?
Both have a tool socket, which is the feature that turns a vacuum into dust extraction. After that they solve different halves of the same problem.
| Compared on | SXVC30XTDE | WD 5 P V-25/5/22 |
|---|---|---|
| Container | 30 l | 25 l |
| Power | 1,600 W | 1,100 W |
| Filtration | Cartridge plus paper bag | Flat pleated filter plus fleece bag |
| Filter cleaning | Manual | Push-button |
| Power take-off | Automatic start/stop | Yes |
| Wet pick-up | Yes | Yes, no filter swap |
| Listed on amazon.com | Yes | Yes |
A tick marks the better answer on that line only. Counting ticks does not decide the page — the two verdicts below do, because these machines answer different questions.
Buy the Stanley for volume and the two-stage filtration — the bag takes the bulk, the cartridge takes what escapes.
Buy the Kärcher for the filter cleaning button and the no-swap wet pick-up. On dusty work, a filter you can clear without opening the machine is worth more than five liters.
Filter handling, on almost any real job. A vacuum stops working because its filter has loaded, not because its drum is full — and a button that clears the pleats without opening anything is the difference between one continuous session and three interruptions.
Yes, and both should for dry work. The bag takes the bulk so the filter only handles what escapes. Vacuuming plaster bagless is the fastest way to ruin a pleated element on either machine.
30 l · 1,600 W · dual filtration · auto start-stop socket
Two filter stages and an automatic tool socket, in a drum built to be knocked about.
Best for: A workshop with power tools, where the two-stage filtration matters more than the drum size
25 l · 1,100 W · flat pleated filter with cleaning function · socket
Twenty-five liters and a filter you clean by pressing a button instead of by hand.
Best for: Regular workshop use with power tools, and wet clean-ups big enough that a 17-liter drum would mean emptying twice
≈ $450
