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Model: 16 Gallon 5.0 Peak HP NXT Wet/Dry Shop Vacuum with Filter, Locking Hose and Accessories
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Bought this about a year ago, same price. Good deal for how powerful it is. Sucks everything you throw at it and use it in the shop with woodworking tools, table saw, with a Dust Deputy cyclone. It's large and loud but can't be beat for the price. If you're looking for something quieter, the Dewalt Stealthsonic is incredibly quiet.
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Ridgid makes high quality wet/dry vacs. I'm not sure what broke in yours, but I have put thousands of gallons of water and done countless hours of demo in addition to stove cleanouts through my 12 gallon 5HP over the past 20 years and it continues to work well. Very simple design, if something fails with regular use ridgid will repair or replace it under warranty.
The filter is supposed to just "click in " with pressure and held by that rubber attachment (from what I understand). Mine disattached during use, I tried to push it back in as the manual says but it just wouldn't stay. I ended up getting a Dewalt which has screw-in mechanism for the filter instead of that rubber press-in design.
Edit: I stand corrected. I watched a video and realized you have to press *around the center for the rubber to lock in. Didn't know and didn't realize that from reading the manual. I asked the local HD about it and they just gave me a refund.
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Well I did not mess with anything, just turned it on to use and the filter came off. I tried to reinstall it back on exactly as the manual says, and it did not hold. You all say it's a great unit, but my experience was "what a horrible vacuum". So maybe I got a dud.
Edit: I stand corrected. I watched a video and realized you have to press *around the center for the rubber to lock in. Didn't know and didn't realize that from reading the manual.
Last edited by BoastfulName6856 October 22, 2024 at 07:40 PM.
If you can't figure out the filter you shouldn't be using the vacuum. For your safety, maybe stay away from anything that plugs in.
Dude. It's one design out of many out there, many superior to this one I'd say. I found this brand's design weird and didn't figure it out, their manual just said "push". Okay, with that attitude you can use your beloved vacuum and I'll just use my other brand. Sucks to be you for that ridgid mentality.
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I have the larger version of the rigid NXT shop vacuum and an older version (pre-nxt) of the one being sold here. I just want to say the NXT vacuums are horrible. The old design was far superior. The issue lies with the filter and water float. The old version used an actual round ball as a water float while the NXT models use an upside down cup. The NXT version is VERY prone to debris binding up the water float. The next issue is the filter. The old version used a nylon lever thingamijiggy that held the filter on while the NXT vacuums have a spear head the pokes through a hole at the bottom (top?) of the filter to hold it in place. Like many people, I clean the heck out of my filters to get as much life as possible. With the NXT filters, the spear head holder eventually wears out the rubber endcap hole on the filter. The new vacuums are made cheap and this is what I would expect as the normal price.... Paying $100 bucks or whatever some seemed to have paid reading the comments makes me wonder. I just don't understand how HD/Rigid can release a cheaper made version of their vacuums and charge more. I don't even want to bring up how my older pre-NXT 5 HP Rigid was $25 (Yeah, it was 10 or so years ago). Even with the combined 17% inflation we all have experienced these last 3 years, it still doesn't add up to the current MSRP.
Last edited by firelikeiya October 22, 2024 at 09:40 PM.
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Sometimes being a procrastinator works out. Usually, I might miss the deal. This time I didn't order yesterday when the list price was $59.98 and sale price $59.88, but no veterans discount. However, this morning the list price was $119.00, the sale price was still $59.88, but the 10% discount applied. The final price was $53.89 with another 5% cashback using PayPal/Chase Freedom.
Sometimes being a procrastinator works out. Usually, I might miss the deal. This time I didn't order yesterday when the list price was $59.98 and sale price $59.88, but no veterans discount. However, this morning the list price was $119.00, the sale price was still $59.88, but the 10% discount applied. The final price was $53.89 with another 5% cashback using PayPal/Chase Freedom.
Thank you. I went back and ordered another and cancelled the original
I let someone borrow my 16 gallon ridgid vac after their house was flooder for helene and it was pretty much destroyed by all the dirt and sand and couldn't be cleaned, but it got the job done. This is a good replacement for me since i still have all the car detailing hoses and attachments. Thanks, OP!
I had one of this. It is basically indestructible. I clean it by spray water (yes water) everywhere including the motor (of course not when plug in). Still work like charm.
The filter is supposed to just "click in " with pressure and held by that rubber attachment (from what I understand). Mine disattached during use, I tried to push it back in as the manual says but it just wouldn't stay. I ended up getting a Dewalt which has screw-in mechanism for the filter instead of that rubber press-in design.
Edit: I stand corrected. I watched a video and realized you have to press *around the center for the rubber to lock in. Didn't know and didn't realize that from reading the manual. I asked the local HD about it and they just gave me a refund.
Thanks for clarifying, both of my ridgid vacs are a little older, and have a plastic nut you install to hold the filter.
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Edit: I stand corrected. I watched a video and realized you have to press *around the center for the rubber to lock in. Didn't know and didn't realize that from reading the manual. I asked the local HD about it and they just gave me a refund.
I've had mine for years with minimal issues.
Edit: I stand corrected. I watched a video and realized you have to press *around the center for the rubber to lock in. Didn't know and didn't realize that from reading the manual.
unfortunately I'm more of a 4 to 8 gallon type of shop vac guy.
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Replace filters and you are good.
I also have the Rigid car detail kit unopened because I am a slickdeal hoarder.
Thanks OP!
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Edit: I stand corrected. I watched a video and realized you have to press *around the center for the rubber to lock in. Didn't know and didn't realize that from reading the manual. I asked the local HD about it and they just gave me a refund.
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