If your Rigid Vac Is Older Than 1 Year

[crokett]

and you want a new filter, you will have to also get a filter plate. I bought a new filter for my 6+yr old vac. It would not fit, though it was listed for it. I called Rigid and they redesigned the filters last year. The filters are taller and the end is open. You have to buy a filter plate so the new filter will work.

[dbhost]

Call Rdigid back and fuss about false advertising. They listed that the filter fit your model right? That SHOULD mean it fits your model without any modification...

[crokett]

I'm not going to worry too much about it. I have more important things to do than call and complain about something like that.

[poolhound]

I think the redesign must have been more than a year ago as my ridgid SVac is at least 2 years old and I bought a new filter only a few months back and it fit fine.

[stormdog74]

What does the plate cost?

[JoeyGee]

I'm not going to worry too much about it. I have more important things to do than call and complain about something like that.

...Like sitting on a message board and complaining about it instead?

[crokett]

Who's complaining? I was trying to be helpful. If I were complaining it would be in Off Topic with one or two of these.

I don't know what it costs, haven't been back to HD to get one. I'm guessing not more than a few bucks.

[mmack66]

I think the redesign must have been more than a year ago as my ridgid SVac is at least 2 years old and I bought a new filter only a few months back and it fit fine.

Same here.

[AndyC]

I bought a Rigid vac for $ 35 on closeout from HD about 4 years ago. I went back for a filter about 3 months later and that new filter didn't fit. That was 2004 or so. I bet that's when the design change happened.