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Best dust extractor

Updated: 2026-10-21

You want one machine for a named job, and the amazon.co.uk stars in this set run from 5.0 on four reviews to 4.4 on 1,801. That gap is why a best dust extractor list has to say who should skip each row, not who scored highest. A four-review 5.0 is not the same evidence as a season of workshop comments, and an M-class label is not the same thing as a low price. Prices below are the stored amazon.co.uk figures. The Products Compared editorial team did not lab-test these extractors. A qualifying purchase can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you. The full shelf table is on the [dust extractor comparison](/hub/workshop/dust-extractor).

You want one machine for a named job, and the amazon.co.uk stars in this set run from 5.0 on four reviews to 4.4 on 1,801.

Our top picks

Vacmaster Vacmaster Power 30 PTO

Best overall

Vacmaster Vacmaster Power 30 PTO
7.4/10about £87.99
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Trend Trend T32

Rank 2

Trend Trend T32
8.2/10about £114.95
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Trend Trend T33AL 110 V

Alternative

Trend Trend T33AL 110 V
5.9/10about £226.95
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On this page
  1. 1.Best depends on the dust, not the star row
  2. 2.For wood dust on a house socket
  3. 3.For spills, chips and a low price
  4. 4.For a 110 V site

Best depends on the dust, not the star row

Name the dust and the socket before you name a winner. HSE CIS69 points wood dust and most construction dust at an M or H class unit with a low-flow indicator, and it keeps L-class for dusts such as gypsum. A HEPA line, or the words dust extractor, does not make that label. In this folder three Trend models print M-class, the Bosch prints L-class, and the Evolution, KATSU and Vacmaster print no class. How the class rule is applied, step by step, is on the dust extractor buying guide.

For wood dust on a house socket

For wood dust on a 230 V or 240 V socket, the Trend T32 is the top pick in this set, with a clear limit. UK reviews praise the suction for a home workshop, and they also describe flimsy clips, bags, and a motor that stopped after about three years of light use. The listing does not state a power take-off. If your saw has to start the vacuum, this is the wrong Trend. The Trend T35A is the step up for auto-start and the 7 m hose printed on Amazon, at about £334.48. Use the Amazon specification for this ASIN. Skip the unclassed vacs for this job, and skip the Bosch as well. The M class or shop vac page is the split if you are still weighing the cheaper drums.
Vacmaster Vacmaster Power 30 PTO

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Vacmaster Vacmaster Power 30 PTO
7.4/10about £87.99
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For spills, chips and a low price

If you want water, rubble, leaves and ordinary workshop chips, and you accept that no dust class is printed, the Vacmaster Power 30 is the best value in this set. It is 240 V with a printed 1,490 W take-off, at about £87.99. The first 50 UK reviews describe glass, gravel, leaves and sawdust. Listed noise is 87 dB. You are buying a widely reviewed wet-and-dry cleaner, not an M-class extractor. The KATSU 171182 HEPA line to 0.5 microns is not a class.

For a 110 V site

The only 110 V machine here is the Trend T33AL at about £226.95. It will not run from a house socket. HSE's site guidance is the reason this voltage exists. It is not a reason to prefer it in a garage. Six of the 11 reviews are about the front wheels breaking off, including on a machine a month old. If the wheels have to survive a site every day, this sample is a warning, not a footnote. Limits, masks and the point where a competent person takes over are on the wood dust extractor page.

Common questions

Is the cheapest a false economy?
The Evolution at about £78.00 is good value for chips and spills if you accept no dust class, a hose that often needs an adaptor, and a listing that contradicts itself on voltage and litres. It is a false economy when the dust is wood or other dust HSE points at M or H. The first M-class price in this folder is the T32 at about £114.95, not the about £78 row.
Why is a 5.0 score not automatically the top pick?
The Bosch and the KATSU both show 5.0 from four reviews. Four comments cannot describe a season of bags, wheels or clogged filters. The Vacmaster's 4.4 from 1,801 and the T32's 4.1 from 142 tell you more about what fails. A top pick here is the right class for the job, with a sample large enough to read.
Is the Bosch better because it is Bosch?
The GAS12-25LS is a known brand, L-class, about £192.98, with a push-button filter clean and only four reviews. Brand does not change the class. You pay more than the M-class T32 and you get the label HSE keeps for dusts such as gypsum. Choose it for that dust, not because the name is familiar.
Who should buy the 110 V Trend?
Buy the T33AL only if you already have a 110 V site supply and the extractor will not be dragged across rough ground all day. It is M-class at about £226.95. The UK reviews centre on broken front wheels and a couple of failed switches, at 3.3 from 11 reviews. A shed on a 13 A socket should leave it.
Is the Vacmaster a dust extractor or a wet-dry vac?
The listing is a 240 V wet and dry cleaner with a blower, a drain plug and a 1,490 W tool socket, at about £87.99. People do collect sawdust with it. The page does not state L, M or H. Call it a workshop vac with a large review base. Do not call it an M-class dust extractor.
What should a site user skip?
Skip every 240 V machine if the only supply is 110 V, and skip the T33AL if you need wheels that survive being moved, because that is the complaint in the reviews. Skip the Evolution and the Vacmaster when the site dust is wood or silica and the paperwork asks for M or H. A house user should skip the T33AL for the opposite reason: the plug.

Related pages

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Wood dust extractor: UK limits, class M and a mask

Sources

Public UK sources and the amazon.co.uk listings compared on this page. Updated October 2026.

  1. HSE: Wood dust (retrieved October 2026)
  2. HSE: CIS69 Controlling construction dust with on-tool extraction (retrieved October 2026)
  3. HSE: Cutting and sanding wood (retrieved October 2026)
  4. HSE: WD7 Wood dust (retrieved October 2026)
  5. COSHH regulation 9 (retrieved October 2026)
  6. HSE: Electrical systems in buildings (retrieved October 2026)
  7. Bosch Professional GB: Dust extractors (retrieved October 2026)
  8. Trend UK: T35A 1400 W M-class dust extractor (retrieved October 2026)