Two Month Review of the Ryobi 18V One+ Handheld Vacuum Model PCL700. I also show the method I use to basically clean/clear out the "waste" container and filter.
Just to let you know putting a larger battery capacity doesn’t improve the suction just gives you more time, well that’s how it works here in Australia anyway
@@MasterYoist I'll respectfully disagree with the commenter above. Higher capacity batteries can absolutely output more power due to the way they are constructed. The question is if a tool can take advantage of the extra power. For a high power draw tool like a vacuum, the extra juice a 4aH battery can supply can absolutely make a difference.
You’re not wrong in ways but still somewhat wrong about that. It’s going to hold maximum amperage for a lot longer and in turn have better suction. The amperage decreases as the battery charge does, resulting in less power.
That’s also why the newer Milwaukee high output batteries, and the new Forge batteries are so special. They’re able to hold maximum amperage as the battery life decreases, and in their case with those batteries, it 100% results in more power as well as consistency/longer.
thanks for the great video. seems like a strong vacuum for my car. ive been searching for portable vacuum. too many garbage products in the market. cheers .
It's a really good vacuum. We use it every day. I fitted an extension tube f rut on an old shop vac for it and it now reaches the floor without our needing to bend. Thank you for watching and commenting. Take care.
Great tip! I made this video a while back it had not thought of that at the time. However, that's my main method of cleaning that out on a daily basis now. Thank you for mentioning it because Others May benefit from your comment. Take care.
I like to use an air can to clean the dirt out of the filter but I should try it with the P738 High Volume Power Inflator or the P755 Workshop Blower now and then.
I'm not sure how it would compare because I haven't used the other one. However, I've used this one for about 2 years now and it hasn't had any problems at all. Just got to make sure to keep the filters clean and it has good vacuuming power. The only drawback I find on this is that the tube is short. So if I wanted to do anything other than say furniture or my truck or my car I would have to lean down for that. Luckily we have another vacuum just for that purpose. Thank you for watching and commenting. Take care.
Thank you for watching and the question. I should have mentioned it but I just didn't think to do so. There are two small metal tabs on the vacuum and two more where the head of the vacuum slides into place. When you slide the head into place that automatically has power. Again, thanks for watching and a question. Take care.
@@MasterYoist Thanks, I wanted to make certain that it's not powered by the suction through impellers etc. an inferior method imo. Good to hear it has its own separate electric motor!
Since you mention the short barrel as being a slight impediment, do you happen to know if it accepts any standard hose connections? (Looks like it may possibly be a 1-7/8”, and Ryobi has attachments & hoses, such as a 7’, which I am wondering if it would accept. As I already have 2 shop vacs & a shark navigator I have acquired a ton of adapters and attachments, so I think I’m gonna pull the trigger on this as it is on sale rn on direct tools outlet for $30 (tool only) Thx for the review.
Thank you for watching and your question and comment. This does not fit any of the adapters or connectors that I have for my other vacs. However, I can take my heat gun and soften up the end of a similar size PVC pipe and then adjust the size of the PVC pipe to make it fit. Thanks again.
The number rating on the battery is not a power rating, rather its size/capacity rating. 4.0 ah battery just has more capacity than the 1.5 ah one. Amp and amp hour are two different things.
Thanks for the comment. I knew that already. I didn't realize that I said it in correctly in the video. Thank you for pointing that out in case somebody else watches the video and I caused any confusion. Take care and have a great day.
Not actually fully true. You actually get "more' power with a higher AH battery. The reason is the number of cells and how they are arranged. So if you say have a 2Ah and a 5Ah battery. The tool is asking for 18V from both batteries, so that remains constant. Where the number of cells comes into play is in the amps (current). Let’s say cordless drill needs 360 watts of power to drill the next hole. At 18V, the batteries each need to deliver 20 amps of current to make it happen (18V x 20A = 360W). Each cell in the series has to contribute the full current since it isn’t additive between series connections. The 5 cells in the 2.0Ah pack each need to deliver 20 amps. In the 5Ah battery, there are two sets of cells, and the parallel connection between them does make the current additive. So each set only asks its cells to give 10 amps each. It’s much easier for 10 cells each working half as hard to keep the power level up. The tougher the task, the harder it is for 5 cells to maintain the same power level as 10 cells. Thats why if you want a higher power level and it to maintain that more consistently, the bigger the battery the better. Voltage is constant, so the more wattage the task needs, the more amps will need to be pulled. The more number of cells, the less amps each set needs to give to maintain that wattage.
@@guardianali Yep, this is true with the non "HP+" lineup of batteries. The HP+ or whatever they're called (the ones with silver trim" have better cells and maintain voltage better. The higher capacity batteries within that lineup still perform better though. Confusing, but basically a 2ah HP+ is better than a 6ah normal but a 4ah HP+ is better than a 2ah HP+. The difference in the HP+ isn't as significant as the difference in the normal ones though.
Thank you for this review. I've been looking for a new handheld vac for a couple of weeks now.
Glad I could help! This is a good little vacuum. We use it almost everyday. Thank you for watching and for your comment. Take care.
Thank you for showing me how to empty it! I was stuck on that and this reallt helped
You are so welcome! I'm glad I could help.
Just to let you know putting a larger battery capacity doesn’t improve the suction just gives you more time, well that’s how it works here in Australia anyway
It shouldn't. But, I can easily tell a difference. Thanks.
@@MasterYoist I'll respectfully disagree with the commenter above. Higher capacity batteries can absolutely output more power due to the way they are constructed. The question is if a tool can take advantage of the extra power. For a high power draw tool like a vacuum, the extra juice a 4aH battery can supply can absolutely make a difference.
You’re not wrong in ways but still somewhat wrong about that. It’s going to hold maximum amperage for a lot longer and in turn have better suction. The amperage decreases as the battery charge does, resulting in less power.
That’s also why the newer Milwaukee high output batteries, and the new Forge batteries are so special. They’re able to hold maximum amperage as the battery life decreases, and in their case with those batteries, it 100% results in more power as well as consistency/longer.
thanks for the great video. seems like a strong vacuum for my car. ive been searching for portable vacuum. too many garbage products in the market. cheers .
It's a really good vacuum. We use it every day. I fitted an extension tube f rut on an old shop vac for it and it now reaches the floor without our needing to bend. Thank you for watching and commenting. Take care.
Take yellow filter and gently tap tap tap on table to vibrate fine dust out of it. Tappa tappa tap. Thanks for showing.
Great tip! I made this video a while back it had not thought of that at the time. However, that's my main method of cleaning that out on a daily basis now. Thank you for mentioning it because Others May benefit from your comment. Take care.
Thanks for this review! I'm going to get one!
I'm glad I could help. Thank you for watching. Take care.
I just bought this vac yesterday and the only thing i think it needs is a hose a small one
Very good point. Thanks for commenting.
I like to use an air can to clean the dirt out of the filter but I should try it with the P738 High Volume Power Inflator or the P755 Workshop Blower now and then.
Most of the time I use those canned air dusters. Sometimes I use the leaf blower that I have. Both work well. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Helpful video, thanks for sharing. Hi, Aspen!!
Thank you. Aspen would probably say hello back to you but he's busy getting into Mischief right now.
How’s the longevity and durability of this? Any comparison to the Ridgid vacuum of a similar size?
I'm not sure how it would compare because I haven't used the other one. However, I've used this one for about 2 years now and it hasn't had any problems at all. Just got to make sure to keep the filters clean and it has good vacuuming power. The only drawback I find on this is that the tube is short. So if I wanted to do anything other than say furniture or my truck or my car I would have to lean down for that. Luckily we have another vacuum just for that purpose. Thank you for watching and commenting. Take care.
How is the beater head is powered? …you don’t show or explain that.
Thank you for watching and the question. I should have mentioned it but I just didn't think to do so. There are two small metal tabs on the vacuum and two more where the head of the vacuum slides into place. When you slide the head into place that automatically has power. Again, thanks for watching and a question. Take care.
@@MasterYoist Thanks, I wanted to make certain that it's not powered by the suction through impellers etc. an inferior method imo. Good to hear it has its own separate electric motor!
@@kzoovin I definitely got mine for the beater head. The suction on this tool is impressive.
@@anthonylau3065 the brushless version is has even stronger suction, at a little higher cost.
Since you mention the short barrel as being a slight impediment, do you happen to know if it accepts any standard hose connections? (Looks like it may possibly be a 1-7/8”, and Ryobi has attachments & hoses, such as a 7’, which I am wondering if it would accept.
As I already have 2 shop vacs & a shark navigator I have acquired a ton of adapters and attachments, so I think I’m gonna pull the trigger on this as it is on sale rn on direct tools outlet for $30 (tool only)
Thx for the review.
Thank you for watching and your question and comment. This does not fit any of the adapters or connectors that I have for my other vacs. However, I can take my heat gun and soften up the end of a similar size PVC pipe and then adjust the size of the PVC pipe to make it fit. Thanks again.
@@MasterYoist thanks for the quick reply & great advice.
You are very welcome.
The number rating on the battery is not a power rating, rather its size/capacity rating. 4.0 ah battery just has more capacity than the 1.5 ah one. Amp and amp hour are two different things.
Thanks for the comment. I knew that already. I didn't realize that I said it in correctly in the video. Thank you for pointing that out in case somebody else watches the video and I caused any confusion. Take care and have a great day.
Not actually fully true. You actually get "more' power with a higher AH battery.
The reason is the number of cells and how they are arranged. So if you say have a 2Ah and a 5Ah battery.
The tool is asking for 18V from both batteries, so that remains constant. Where the number of cells comes into play is in the amps (current). Let’s say cordless drill needs 360 watts of power to drill the next hole. At 18V, the batteries each need to deliver 20 amps of current to make it happen (18V x 20A = 360W).
Each cell in the series has to contribute the full current since it isn’t additive between series connections. The 5 cells in the 2.0Ah pack each need to deliver 20 amps. In the 5Ah battery, there are two sets of cells, and the parallel connection between them does make the current additive. So each set only asks its cells to give 10 amps each.
It’s much easier for 10 cells each working half as hard to keep the power level up. The tougher the task, the harder it is for 5 cells to maintain the same power level as 10 cells.
Thats why if you want a higher power level and it to maintain that more consistently, the bigger the battery the better. Voltage is constant, so the more wattage the task needs, the more amps will need to be pulled. The more number of cells, the less amps each set needs to give to maintain that wattage.
@@guardianali I was just going to comment the same thing. I have several 2ah 4ah and 6ah packs and the 4 and 6ah produce more suction power.
@@guardianali Yep, this is true with the non "HP+" lineup of batteries. The HP+ or whatever they're called (the ones with silver trim" have better cells and maintain voltage better. The higher capacity batteries within that lineup still perform better though. Confusing, but basically a 2ah HP+ is better than a 6ah normal but a 4ah HP+ is better than a 2ah HP+. The difference in the HP+ isn't as significant as the difference in the normal ones though.