New Style Ridgid VF6000 Filter with 5 Layer HEPA Material

by Ridgid

Product Features

• New Design No Longer Requires a Separate Mounting Plate.
• HEPA Rated Filter Incorporating Microban Built IN Protection

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000G8LCP8
• Item model number: VF6000
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,287 in Home & Garden (See Top 100 in Home & Garden)
  • #5 in Industrial & Scientific > Janitorial & Sanitation Supplies > Floor Care > Vacuums > Indoor Vacuum Accessories > Vacuum Filters

Product Description

New Style Ridgid VF6000 filter with 5 layer HEPA material fits all 6-20 gallon Ridgid Wet/Dry Vacs - 99.97% efficient down to .3 microns. A separate mounting plate is no longer needed.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps the dirt in place, February 15, 2007

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Mikael H. Ohman "DIY nut" (Edmonds, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Style Ridgid VF6000 Filter with 5 Layer HEPA Material (Kitchen)

I've used the Rigid 5.5hp vacum for 5 years now, with the standard filter. About a year ago I got the VF5000 filter, which was a big improvement, but the step up to VF6000 is even bigger, keeping dust from dry walling etc in place. It does seem to clog up faster though.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars works well, April 23, 2010

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Barry I. Needalman (FRAMINGHAM, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Style Ridgid VF6000 Filter with 5 Layer HEPA Material (Kitchen)

I was able to sand the antifouling paint off the bottom of my boat down to the gelcoat without putting a cloud of poisonous dust in the air. A neighboring boat owner in the yard actually thanked me.

The filter does fill up (clog) fairly quickly. I suppose that is the price you pay for the high filtration.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This is not a true HEPA rated filter, June 30, 2011

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PT Cruiser "PT Cruiser" (CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Style Ridgid VF6000 Filter with 5 Layer HEPA Material (Kitchen)

The description of this filter on Amazon, when I placed my order was, "HEPA Rated Filter Incorporating Microban Built IN Protection". The package I received says nothing about the Microban protection and there isn't a HEPA rating seal, it just says, ""Made with HEPA material". It also states that it's not appropriate for EPA's Lead Paint RRP rule.

I emailed Emerson/Rigid inquiring about the above and they wrote back, "The material of the VF6000 RIDGID filter is HEPA rated, however, the complete filter assembly system is not individually certified to HEPA standards. Therefore, none of our vacs that use the VF6000 can be used for lead paint pickup." They said I'd have to get a different model vac and filter in order to have true HEPA filtration. I emailed Amazon about the problem and of course, they'll take back anything a customer is unhappy with, but since it's made by a third party, they couldn't provide the certification.

The filter seems to do a good job of when using it in a dusty situation and there is no dust or debris that I can see being emitted. Without some type of measurement device, it's impossible for me to tell if there are small particles that I can't see. So I'm going to keep the filter and use it, mostly because there doesn't seem to be a better one that is HEPA certified made for my Ridgid WD1450 14-Gallon 6-Horsepower Wet/Dry Vacuum. I just wish that the information they gave in the description would have been more accurate.