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Milwaukee M12 1.6 Gal. Cordless Wet/Dry Vacuum Kit w/ 6.0 Ah Battery & Charger Expired

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Home Depot has Milwaukee M12 FUEL 12-Volt 1.6 Gal. Lithium-Ion Cordless Wet/Dry Vacuum Kit w/ 6.0 Ah Battery & Charger (0960-21H) for $149. Choose free store pickup where stock permits.

Thanks to community member PurpleNarwhal9512 for finding this deal.

Note, availability for store pickup may vary by location.

Includes:
  • Milwaukee M12 FUEL Cordless Wet/Dry Vacuum
  • Milwaukee M12 XC6.0 Battery
  • Milwaukee M12 Charger
  • HEPA Filter
  • Flexible Hose
  • Wall Mount
  • Utility Nozzle
  • Crevice Tool
Features:
  • 45 CFM
  • 42" Water Lift: Powerful suction for wet and dry applications
  • Hanging mount for easy storage
  • Sound Power Level: 87 dB(A)
  • Capacity: 1.6 Gallons
  • Built-in Blower Port
  • High / Low switch
  • On-board accessory and hose storage
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Home Depot has put those kits (M12 Fuel vacuum + included M12 6.0Ah XC battery and charger) on the seasonal aisles for around a month or so and has now reduced the price by $30. store pickup where available, personally I don't see a ship to home option. this is a good deal, considering that the bare tool is $129, you are basically getting a 6.0Ah battery and a charger for $20

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Milwa.../315448370
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I'm using it with the 4.0 and the 6.0 and it's great. It's lightweight which is the most important thing and much much quieter than anything else that I've used. Heck, it's quieter than the typical handheld home cordless vacuums. So it's great for little cleanups, e.g. cutting drywall for outlet and clean up quickly, drill concrete patio and cleanup quickly, cut baseboard in the house and cleanup quickly, you see where I'm going with this. Having said that, I managed to do a quick sweep of 500sqft floor + stairs and still had plenty of 4.0 battery left. If someone is looking to substitute their corded dry/wet vac, they're fooling themselves, either in 12V or 18/20V platforms. But the convenience won't be beat in any way.
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Same size hose. 51cfm for bosch. 50cfm for milwaukee.

4.0ah at 18v is same run time (technically energy) as 6.0ah at 12v.

So really does come down to other things like form factor or if you want to invest in a particular battery platform.
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The 12V Milwaukee has more cfm than the 20V Dewalt.

50cfm vs. 33cfm

Dewalt doesn't list suction but same size hose.
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kherbinoskie
06-17-2021 at 10:13 PM.
06-17-2021 at 10:13 PM.
Quote from RonPaulFan :
The 12V Milwaukee has more cfm than the 20V Dewalt.

50cfm vs. 33cfm

Dewalt doesn't list suction but same size hose.
The Dewalt was designed for portability and endurance. Hence it also have a power chord option. Other portable vacuum will only run at 10 mins mark while the Dewalt can run for 45 mins with 5ah. Put a 12ah and you should be good for couple of hours.

This is what you bring when you have a portable tool and you want a long lasting portable vacuum that will last for more than an hour on battery. Say you have a portable router/or portable battery operated miter saw that you bring where no power is, This Dewalt vacuum will continually be on sucking every fine dust for couple of hours.

No other portable vacuum can match its battery life but of course, the downside is also lower suction power. They do have their purposes but I wish there's 2 speed... one for endurance and one for suction power... You can't have both at the same time for portable vacuum.
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xtrabad
06-17-2021 at 10:38 PM.
06-17-2021 at 10:38 PM.
More proof that Milwaukee fanboys will upvote any deal on this site if it's for a tool that is red and has the word Milwaukee on it. I have used cordless vacs from Dewalt 20v, Milwaukee M12, Bosch 18v and Ryobi 18v. Out of that group, the Bosch was far and away better than the others. I haven't tried the Rigid 18v cordless vac yet, but supposedly that one is the best.
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06-18-2021 at 03:27 AM.

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06-18-2021 at 03:27 AM.
Quote from sabrosolopez :
Owned this for 2yrs. Not much suction power, and probably the worst milwaukee tool in my 30+ repertoire. Even the Stanley $15 shop vac is much better than this

This came out like 6 months ago.
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06-18-2021 at 05:34 AM.
06-18-2021 at 05:34 AM.
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This came out like 6 months ago.

Yeah sorry, I thought this was the M18
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AoDAzrael
06-18-2021 at 08:13 AM.
06-18-2021 at 08:13 AM.
Quote from kherbinoskie :
The Dewalt was designed for portability and endurance. Hence it also have a power chord option. Other portable vacuum will only run at 10 mins mark while the Dewalt can run for 45 mins with 5ah. Put a 12ah and you should be good for couple of hours.

This is what you bring when you have a portable tool and you want a long lasting portable vacuum that will last for more than an hour on battery. Say you have a portable router/or portable battery operated miter saw that you bring where no power is, This Dewalt vacuum will continually be on sucking every fine dust for couple of hours.

No other portable vacuum can match its battery life but of course, the downside is also lower suction power. They do have their purposes but I wish there's 2 speed... one for endurance and one for suction power... You can't have both at the same time for portable vacuum.
But that's the thing, this M12 Fuel Portable Vac DOES have a Hi/Lo/Off rocker switch. I haven't checked to see how much additional operation time you're supposed to be able to get on Lo power though
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06-18-2021 at 08:16 AM.
06-18-2021 at 08:16 AM.
My Dyson v6 only seems to be holding a charge half the time, I wonder if this would cover it's tasks suitably?! Anyone have a similar comparison?
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06-18-2021 at 08:42 AM.
06-18-2021 at 08:42 AM.
Seems like a good option to have in your garage. I wish there was a deal on the bare tool as I already have a bunch of M12 batteries.
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06-18-2021 at 08:42 AM.
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But that's the thing, this M12 Fuel Portable Vac DOES have a Hi/Lo/Off rocker switch. I haven't checked to see how much additional operation time you're supposed to be able to get on Lo power though
The problem with the Milwaukee m12 1.6G vacuum is not a master of anything. Even at low speed, the battery life is still mediocre. When you put it on high, it tends to over draw the battery causing it to shut down. You'd be lucky if you can use a 2Ah battery and use it straight for 2 minutes on high without overheating. It usually overheats it before it drains it at 3 minute mark. Check out the reviews and you will see that other than the mediocre runtime, you will also see intermittent shutdown due to battery overheating. Overheating your battery regularly it going to shorten the battery life.
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06-18-2021 at 09:36 AM.

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06-18-2021 at 09:36 AM.
Quote from kherbinoskie :
The problem with the Milwaukee m12 1.6G vacuum is not a master of anything. Even at low speed, the battery life is still mediocre. When you put it on high, it tends to over draw the battery causing it to shut down. You'd be lucky if you can use a 2Ah battery and use it straight for 2 minutes on high without overheating. It usually overheats it before it drains it at 3 minute mark. Check out the reviews and you will see that other than the mediocre runtime, you will also see intermittent shutdown due to battery overheating. Overheating your battery regularly it going to shorten the battery life.

Those issues have been fixed in this batch of vacuums.
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Quote from AoDAzrael :
But that's the thing, this M12 Fuel Portable Vac DOES have a Hi/Lo/Off rocker switch. I haven't checked to see how much additional operation time you're supposed to be able to get on Lo power though
15 minutes on high,
25 minutes on the Low setting
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Quote from awdawg :
My Dyson v6 only seems to be holding a charge half the time, I wonder if this would cover it's tasks suitably?! Anyone have a similar comparison?
I guess in a pinch it could, but these cordless shopvacs are not designed to clean houses over a wide area of rooms like a cordless Dyson that uses a wand with a carpet brush or fluffy roller head and other suitable attachments.

On the flipside, the v6 is obviously designed for cleaning homes and not not really made for cleaning work areas that may encounter debris like sawdust, drywall dust, screws, nails, spills, and other stuff that a Shopvac is designed to handle.
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06-18-2021 at 09:58 AM.
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If you think these little shop vacs are design to suck nails and screws, I predict short tool life
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15 minutes on high,
25 minutes on the Low setting
That's good to hear. I was just going to bail on this model after reading the frequent comments that the power dropped quickly. Can you point us to where we can read up on the fix ? If it'll run 15 min on high I'm in. I was just about to get the M18 Packout brushless instead.
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That's good to hear. I was just going to bail on this model after reading the frequent comments that the power dropped quickly. Can you point us to where we can read up on the fix ? If it'll run 15 min on high I'm in. I was just about to get the M18 Packout brushless instead.
@PurpleNarwhal9512 I did find https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eiUU-Ay3-I which seemed to confirm the M12 functions well assuming you use a battery larger than 2AH.
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@PurpleNarwhal9512 I did find https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eiUU-Ay3-I which seemed to confirm the M12 functions well assuming you use a battery larger than 2AH.

I'm finding that to be the rule with most battery tools that aren't lights. Bigger batteries mean better performance.
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