Eldorado2k
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I’ve been testing this out for the past 3 weeks and I’ve decided it’s something that some people might find beneficial, so I’m going to share my experience along with a few pics.
What is it? It’s called a Pool Skimmer Sock.
What’s it do? Off label use. Works as a pre filter for my Ridgid wet/dry vacs filter.
You can find them online for very cheap. I bought a 30 pack for $14.99. I bought the Aiglam brand ones and FYI, right now I see them priced @$12.99
My Ridgid is a 14 gallon vacuum so it uses the taller filters that you see in the pics. I know alot of people use the 4 gallon Ridgid vac that uses different size filters and I do not know the dimensions of those filters so I don’t know if these socks will fit those, you’ll have to research that yourself.
Make sure you check the dimensions of the socks before you buy, as I’ve noticed some sellers offer cheaper price listings but the socks are also smaller and some people report that those smaller socks don’t fit the filter properly, so check the dimensions before you buy.
These are the dimensions for the full size socks that fit my vacs filters. 8x4.5” and they stretch to fit. [The smaller ones are like 6.5” in length and won’t fit properly]
So how well does this work? Well I can say it works ok/ pretty well and I think some people would say it works pretty darn great and I can understand why… Check out what it looks like opening my vacuum after 3 weeks of good use.
Normally I’d have to go through my process of putting the filter into a kitchen trash bag and beating the dirt out of it for a while, followed by rinsing it with the garden hose and letting it dry in the sun.
But the convenience of this method is all I had to do is quickly remove the sock into the trash bin and give the filter a couple of quick bangs inside the bin and it’s serviceable once again without the effort of having to clean it.
Is it perfect? Far from perfect. Is it serviceable? Yes it is.
Just put a new pool sock on and we’re ready to rock & roll.
Pros:
-It’s inexpensive
-Doesn’t affect the suction at all
-Cuts the filter cleanup time down to a fraction of what it usually takes
-The socks are washable and reusable if you decide to be El Cheapo about it
Cons: And this may mess with your OCD…
-How much will it bother you if you don’t get your filter as clean as possible in between emptyings of the canister?
It all depends on whether that even matters to you aka OCD. Filter type also plays a factor because i.e. my filter is a CleanStream hepa filter and they say you’re not supposed to use compressed air to clean it so I don’t have the option to use my blower on it whereas you can use air if you have the Rifgid blue filter along with other filters.
That’s the only con I see so far, but as you can see it’s sort of a minor con.
Hopefully some people reading this will find this useful for their vacuums. Thanks for reading.
What is it? It’s called a Pool Skimmer Sock.
What’s it do? Off label use. Works as a pre filter for my Ridgid wet/dry vacs filter.
You can find them online for very cheap. I bought a 30 pack for $14.99. I bought the Aiglam brand ones and FYI, right now I see them priced @$12.99
My Ridgid is a 14 gallon vacuum so it uses the taller filters that you see in the pics. I know alot of people use the 4 gallon Ridgid vac that uses different size filters and I do not know the dimensions of those filters so I don’t know if these socks will fit those, you’ll have to research that yourself.
Make sure you check the dimensions of the socks before you buy, as I’ve noticed some sellers offer cheaper price listings but the socks are also smaller and some people report that those smaller socks don’t fit the filter properly, so check the dimensions before you buy.
These are the dimensions for the full size socks that fit my vacs filters. 8x4.5” and they stretch to fit. [The smaller ones are like 6.5” in length and won’t fit properly]
So how well does this work? Well I can say it works ok/ pretty well and I think some people would say it works pretty darn great and I can understand why… Check out what it looks like opening my vacuum after 3 weeks of good use.
Normally I’d have to go through my process of putting the filter into a kitchen trash bag and beating the dirt out of it for a while, followed by rinsing it with the garden hose and letting it dry in the sun.
But the convenience of this method is all I had to do is quickly remove the sock into the trash bin and give the filter a couple of quick bangs inside the bin and it’s serviceable once again without the effort of having to clean it.
Is it perfect? Far from perfect. Is it serviceable? Yes it is.
Just put a new pool sock on and we’re ready to rock & roll.
Pros:
-It’s inexpensive
-Doesn’t affect the suction at all
-Cuts the filter cleanup time down to a fraction of what it usually takes
-The socks are washable and reusable if you decide to be El Cheapo about it
Cons: And this may mess with your OCD…
-How much will it bother you if you don’t get your filter as clean as possible in between emptyings of the canister?
It all depends on whether that even matters to you aka OCD. Filter type also plays a factor because i.e. my filter is a CleanStream hepa filter and they say you’re not supposed to use compressed air to clean it so I don’t have the option to use my blower on it whereas you can use air if you have the Rifgid blue filter along with other filters.
That’s the only con I see so far, but as you can see it’s sort of a minor con.
Hopefully some people reading this will find this useful for their vacuums. Thanks for reading.
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