Makita XCV11Z 18V LXT Lithium-Ion Brushless Cordless 2 Gallon HEPA Filter Portable Wet/Dry Dust Extractor/Vacuum, Tool Only

I bought this Makita XCV11 vacuum as a compliment to my dust collector and wet/dry vac. Both the dust collector and wet/dry vac are dedicated to stationary tools so I needed a way of keeping dust from hand held tools such as my router, track saw, and sander under control. While I primarily use the XCV11 in my work shop, I have also used the XCV11 for auto detailing, general home vacuuming, and for water. I was able connect the XCV11 vacuum hose to the tools by means of various adapters. For example, my Makita track saw fitted the vacuum hose with a cheap rubber 1 1/4" to 1 1/4" Fernco coupler from the big box store and my random orbit sander required a custom adapter found here on Amazon. However, with the tools connected directly to the XCV11 expandable hose, the tool would pull the vac along as I moved. For a while, I simply accepted this shortcoming until I was sanding a dresser and realized that the job would have been much easier if I had a normal wet/dry vac hose extension. I found an old wet/dry vac hose lying around and with some Fernco couplers and a vac adapter that I already had, I was able to attach my old hose to the XCV11 hose. There is some loss of suction due to the extended hose, but even on low power, the XCV11 is still effective in capturing the dust produced by my tools. In the case with my sander, it clears dust which would otherwise clog up the sanding discs. I find the Makita XCV11 to be capable of doing all the jobs that I have asked of it. Thus, it lives up to my expectations. Although I have other manufacturer's batteries and those brands have similar vacs at a lower price point, I chose the Makita over the competition mainly because of the brushless motor which I see as a huge advantage which is worth the higher cost.

I'm a laborer for a Contracting company. I create all kinds of dust and debris while I'm working. Like piles and piles of sawdust, drywall dust, Metal dust, dirt, insulation scraps, etc. I'm constantly borrowing my boss's Milwaukee portable vac so I wanted my own. I've had this one for about a week and it's doing a great job. I cut a drop hole for a stainless steel sink and the sawdust went everywhere. The wide cone attachment got the whole cab clean in seconds. I had to demo some toilets and this vacuum sucked up all the residual water so I didn't get soaked. Multitool on some baseboard to fit a vent cover, no issue. I like that the hose just neatly sits on the front. I like that there's a low setting in case I've only got a battery with 2-1 bars left. I like the fold out handle that's just another example of how Makita pays so much more attention to ergonomics in tandem with efficient design. I'd say it's not as powerful as the Milwaukee in terms of raw suction power but I don't feel like it's far off. It feels tough. It feels power efficient. It feels like a pro grade tool and I do recommend.

Good vacuum. Not the most powerful, but adequate. Super portable and cordless, which is what I was looking for. Build quality seems good. Wish it came with a shoulder strap. I am already on the Makita LXT platform, so this works for me. Like others, I really wanted to be able to use this with other 1 1/4" attachments, like a brush, but this unit has some proprietary hose/attachment size. Also wanted to be able to hook it up to my Makita track saw. I purchased these adapters: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08K2GMKT2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. The First photo shows the package, which contains 2 adapters, like the long one. I cut off the narrower section, right below the shoulder, leaving a tapered piece that fits perfectly into the end of the vac hose and the 1 1/4" brush fits right into that. For the track saw, I have an old tool hose that fits the saw with one end and this same adapter works on the other, plugging the tool hose right into the end of the vac hose. I will cut the other adapter down and leave them semi-permanently attached to the brush and tool hose, since this will be my jobsite setup and will be most convenient for also using the on board attachments. All things considered, this was a good purchase for me. edit 3/8/21: This just got even better. I decided to try to improve upon my old tool hose by trying out this one: Cen-Tec Systems 94192 (https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NZZZ5ZL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) It's a great hose for tool dust extraction and the vac end is a perfect slip fit into the Makita vaccum, just enough friction to not fall out, actually enough to drag the vacuum by. If it loosens over time, I will figure out some way to add the 2 studs that the makita hose has so it will twist lock into the vac. The small tool adapter for the hose fits my makita track saw and is Festool compatible. My setup is now good 2 go!

Love this vacuum as it’s small, portable and does the job. Most of work has been in the attic with some in a car. Suction is enough for those awkward places and the filter is easy to clear during jobs Value for money as purchased a resale item (with no batteries)

I love this little Makita vacuum. It is small, takes a standard Makita 18v battery, and has two attachments (a broad wand hose attachment and a narrow hose attachment). It is lightweight and compact. It is about the size of two show boxes stacked on top of one another. I give it 5 starts because it does exactly what I want. Which is to pick up debris and go wherever I want it. No, you're not going to vacuum an entire room with this. But you're not looking for that if you are thinking of this tool. I have a bigger shop vac (Fein vacuum) and while I love that vacuum I wanted something that could go anywhere and cordless and not have to fuss. Battery life is good. I haven't yet run it nonstop to point of battery dying. Which is good in that it should tell you in an average day's use for me, a home DIY guy, that I put a fresh battery in it and it hasn't run out yet. And yes I've done some decent use with it. Even if battery did run out I suspect if you're looking at this vacuum it is because you already have other Makita 18v tools. Meaning you likely already have several batteries. Filtration is excellent. It has a sock over a foam cover over a pleated canister filter. It is HEPA rated and while I can't verify that, it seems to be accurate. Again, I'm a DIY guy...how to verify HEPA? Cleaning it is easy, undo the two latches (one each side) and lift top off and empty bottom. No bags. Cleaning the filter is like any shop vac, meaning easy if dusty. I don't know the volume but would guess near a gallon? I've never filled it so that's a good thing. Complaints? Only two and nothing big, so not knocking a star off. One, the hose could be a bit longer. I don't know exactly how long it is but seems about 30". Of course, by keeping it that small it stores on the body of the vacuum very well. And as light and small as the body is the hose length isn't really an issue since you just the body closer. Second, the handle collapses. I read about this another review and didn't think much of it...but it happens. So the handle swings up, pivots/hinged. It has a detent but doesn't lock. The issue is once in a while the handle will collapse and pinch you hand between the handle and the body. Nothing huge, but does hurt for a few seconds. Nothing so bad as to take a star off, but it is real. Anyway, if you have a need for this, or think you do...get it.

Years ago I could muscle my big wet/dry vac up a ladder and onto the 2nd floor of the shop. That was years ago. There's no way I can do that anymore. So I needed something easier to handle. I'm in the Makita 18v system so this was a no brainer. It came in today (early Christmas) and operation is common sense, I had it without even reading the manual. It has all sorts of suction but I don't expect it to do the job of a big "floor" vacuum. I read the horror reports where folks stated it was lacking. Mine sure doesn't lack suction. I haven't used it in the shop yet, just in the home on my keyboard and around the wood stove. I can see this getting lots of use. The fact that a shoulder strap doesn't come with it? Yes maybe it should come with one, but just go into the box of spare rifle slings and get out a cheap one with spring hooks that you'd never put on a rifle. Maybe not the "right" color but it works. It also doesn't come with a wet HEPA filter and one needs to be purchased separately. There's a warning in the manual that suction will be lessened if the dry HEPA filter is used for water. Maybe that's what people complain about low suction? One thing I need to do is get an extension so that I can stand upright and use it for the floor on the 2nd floor of the shop. Hopefully PVC pipe or old vacuum attachments will work. I'll figure something out. edit: since writing this review I've realized a use for it that I never thought of when I purchased it. We have a ceiling fan and in years past we would muscle up the floor vacuum putting it on a shelf on a stepladder. That was awkward at best. The wife would hold it there while I would vacuum the fan blades. This unit will work soooo much better!

Nice little reasonability strong vacuum. Seems compatible with all my attachments. Further builds out my collection of portable Makita products.

I really wanted to love this vacuum and was really looking forward to owning it since I'm on the Makita platform... but it's terrible... especially for the cost! I don't understand how it has so many good reviews here on Amazon and on Youtube, but this thing doesn't have good suction at all on the low setting. If Makita designed this to run on low, you'd think it would at least be able to keep up with the handheld vacuum XLC02. The XLCO2 has a rating of 45 CFM, while this vacuum is rated at 47 CFM (low setting). In practical use, the ratings don't seem to make any difference as the handheld keeps up with this vacuum, no problem. It might be because the handheld has a 1.25" orifice vs the 1.5" of this vacuum. That said, if you plan to use this vacuum on low, then you may as well just use the handheld... it's 2.3-times cheaper, it's quieter, and runs much longer on batteries. I even removed all filters inside this vacuum and it didn't appear to help much. Even taping over the 2 holes on the crevice tool didn't help. I bought this knowing full well that the 1.5" inside diameter hose doesn't fit any of Makita's own tools (bad design Makita!), and I accepted that and had planned to buy adapters as needed. BUT, it also means you have to buy an extension hose as the onboard hose, while it does stretch, is unusable when using any kind of tool that you'd need to move... such as a router, circular saw, etc. Why Makita went with a 1.5" diameter hose is beyond me when most of the tools are 1.25". Did they want to just sell adapters??? Money making scheme??? Poor judgement??? This vacuum is a huge disappointment. Bottom line, it sucks for suction on low. Of course you can run it on high, but then, it'll suck for battery life. Not a good trade off! Noise. It's louder than I'd hoped but then I'm very sensitive to loud noises, so while you can't really go by my opinion on this, hopefully you don't expect it to be super quiet. Loud to me is on low... on high it's even louder! Overall, I give this vacuum 1 star for operation and design. For build quality, it's 5 stars. The build is very nice, clean, and sturdy, and exactly what you'd expect from Makita... but that's the only good thing I can say about it. Not recommended! Returned.

Not massively powerful but sucks most of the sawdust from my machines away well.

Bought for hubby for Christmas. He Aleman happy!

This should be 36 Volt, not 18. It's fine, but not very powerful at all. I use it for small cleanups, dust etc. I have a hard time understanding why this exists and they didnt make it 36volt, would be much more useable.