A wet / dry vac from DeWalt

DeWalt rolled out a 20V MAX ½ Gallon Wet / Dry Hand Vacuum.

It is described as the only vacuum in its class with both wet and dry cleaning capabilities. The filter traps 99.97% of dust as small as 0.3 microns (10x smaller than drywall dust), the company says. It also minimizes ‘blow by’ of dust in the vacuum exhaust air.

This new vacuum features a “largest-in-class” tank capacity at 1/2 gallons, allowing the user to vacuum more volume-per-tank than with a competitive unit. Powered by the DeWalt 20V MAX battery system, the new DCV517 will see performance improvements over the DC515.

A membrane coating minimizes dust penetration through the filter and allows the cartridge to be rinsed after use.