The UK's bestDust Extractors2022 Review

My personal favourite tool brand, Makita, have been making top-notch tools since 1915. They’ve also produced one of the best shop vacs, the VC2012L 20 litre dust extractor. It’s powerful, easy to maintain, and has a power take-off function as well.

Firstly, the build quality is what you’d expect from Makita. It’s a sturdy dust extractor that sits on a pair of large wheels at the back and swivelling casters on the front. It makes it easy to move around and can bump over floor debris without any issues.

The extremely long 3.5 m hose is ideal and means you can drill over your head and still reach up with the extractor. The 1,000 Watt motor is powerful and produces up to 60 litres/second of suction power at the business end. It’s also rated to deal with wet and dry mess, without needing to change the filter.

You get a floor nozzle and crevice nozzle included with the set, as well as three adaptors for fitting it to a wide range of equipment. It’s here that the power take-off (PTO) feature comes into its own. You can plug your power tool into the extractor, and it automatically turns it on when you’re cutting or sanding. Brilliant!

Undoubtably one of the most trusted tool brands around, Bosch make some serious kit. Making up part of Bosch’s “Blue” line of professional-level tools, the GAS 18V-10 L cordless dust extractor is nothing less than spectacular! It’s lightweight, has clever design features and packs a punch for a cordless extractor.

Weighing in at less than 5 kg and with a capacity of 10 litres, this is the sort of dust extractor that’s perfect for taking on the job site with you. There’s a handle on top for easy carrying, and I love the fact that you can store all the accessories on board. There are no extra bits that don’t have a home and get lost in seconds.

The suction capability of this bagless dust extractor is impressive for a battery-powered tool. It can produce up to 24 litres/second, which isn’t going to rival a corded extractor but makes up for it with convenience. Bosch have included three separate extendable tubes, a crevice nozzle, and a floor nozzle to deal with dirt wherever you find it.

It’s a seriously robust and quality-feeling dust extraction kit. You could plug it into most tools using the non-proprietary shaped nozzle or attach the accessories and tidy up once you’re finished. I think this is one of the best dust extractor kits for the job site you can get.

Famous for their excellent power-sharing ONE+ technology, Japanese tool titans Ryobi know how to make one of the best cordless dust extractors on the market today. The R18PV-0 Cordless Project Vac is powered by the same 18V batteries that can run a Ryobi drill or even a lawnmower.

It’s a compact, square tool that is lightweight and easy to carry thanks to the large top handle. There’s onboard storage for a crevice tool and utility nozzle, and the flexible hose stows neatly away on top of the unit. It’s extremely lightweight for a dust extractor and can easily be carried with one hand to where it’s needed.

The hose length of 1.8 m is great. It’s long enough to reach a power tool on a bench as a mitre saw, but you can leave the extractor on the floor. It’s also transparent, so you can locate any blockages quickly and easily.

Opening the 11-litre bagless dust box is easy thanks to two tension latches. There’s a heavy-duty gasket on the inside which helps to improve suction and makes this a useful wet and dry vacuum system. The filter inside the collection box is washable and replaceable, and there’s an automatic cut-off float in case you overfill the extractor.

This is a serious bit of kit that’s ideal if you’ve already bought into Ryobi’s ONE+ battery system.

The good people at Wolverhampton’s Lumberjack make all sorts of useful woodworking tools. Their BDE1200 bucket shape dust extractor is a heavy-duty and powerful shop vac. It’s ideal for DIYers as well as professional woodworkers. It’s got a massive motor and a high volume extendable hose.

It’s designed to sit comfortably under a workbench or in the corner of your shed without taking up too much space. The big 50 litre capacity steel collection bin is big enough for most jobs without having to empty it every ten minutes and comes with a big filter cartridge.

The powerful 1,200 Watt motor pairs up with the large 100 mm diameter dust extraction hose to create a formidable vacuum system for your power tools. There’s a terrific amount of suction created, up to 51 litres/second, that should get rid of all the dust you can create!

Weighing in at a mere 10.5 kg, it’s not too heavy to move around when you need to, but there aren’t any wheels to make it easier. One thing I really like is the five different diameter adapters that come with it. It means you can fit this dust extractor to almost any power tool or accessory available.

One of the better-known names in British woodworking tools, Record Power have a fine reputation for making solid tools and accessories. They’ve also got more than a century of experience, so they should know how to make one of the best dust extractors in the business. I’m glad to say the DX1000 doesn’t disappoint.

First off, this is a powerful machine. There’s a 1,200 Watt motor under the bonnet that pulls up to 53 litres/second through the wide gauge 100 mm flexible hose. It’s the perfect dust extractor set up for a home workshop. You can easily stow it under a workbench but it’s still light enough to carry around at just 11 kg in weight.

You get 2 m of flexible hose that clamps onto the dust extractor with a jubilee clip, and another one for attaching to the dust port on a power tool. There aren’t any vacuum cleaner accessories included, but this is designed to keep the dust out of your shop, not to clean it up afterwards.

High end German tool brand Festool are famous for their woodworking tools and have been making some of the best ones for close to a century. The CT 15 E Mobile Dust Extractor is one of the best performing jobsite extractors with power throw off. It’ll impress your woodworking friends as well.

This is a feature-packed dust extractor that can be rolled to precisely where you need it. The fixed rear wheels can bump over debris on the floor, and the front casters make it easy to drag around in “normal” vacuuming mode. Thanks to a super long 3.5 m flexible hose, you can reach just about anywhere without lifting the unit.

It comes with a pair of accessories, an upholstery nozzle and a crevice nozzle for those hard-to-hit spots. Seeing as the 15-litre capacity dust collection box is wet and dry dust compatible, you can use it to pick up all sorts of material on the job site.

The real standout feature of this dust extractor is the power take-off capability. If you plug in a power tool like a jigsaw or chop saw, the extractor automatically turns on with the tool. That way you can save your ears and a bit of electricity at the same time.