2-1/2 in. Locking Accessory Round Dusting Brush for Wet/Dry Vacs

My 14 gallon RIGID wet/dry vac came with a pair of triangular dusting brushes as part of their "Premium Car Cleaning Accessory Kit". They clean adequately, but were designed with a hard plastic lip around the inlet that functions like a whistle. They're so incredibly loud in use that I have to use hearing protection. Their high-pitched scream bothers anyone in my home, no matter how distant they are from the thing I'm cleaning. I finally broke down and bought this brush. It's whisper quiet in comparison, but was designed with a hard plastic ring inside that protrudes down over half the bristle length and drags against everything being cleaned. You're almost better off not using this brush at all and just dragging the bare hose end against your cleaning surface, since that plastic is softer and at least then you know exactly where you're scraping. The build quality is worse, too. The Premium Car brushes are loud, but their bristles stay put since they're inserted into the plastic itself, similar to how toothbrushes are constructed. This brush instead uses bristles crimped to a single long metal stamping that is gingerly placed within a grove in the plastic head; a light tug pulls the whole thing right out. I'm guessing they added the protruding internal plastic ring because the cheaper, poorly supported bristles can't keep the brush from collapsing under vacuum, but in doing so they turned their product into garbage. If you brace the bristles against the plastic protrusion with an appropriately sized worm clamp it bottoms out less, but it's also barely a brush at that point. Let's not even get into how the Home Depot website claimed to have 9 in stock at my local store (a 30 minute drive away), but actually had none. Do better, RIGID. I bought your brush to clean with, not as a project to fix.

I had to replace my old shop vac of 36 years. Sad to see it go, but this new one is a delight to use. I would highly recommend

The bristles are not thick enough so the hard plastic drags pretty easy. The whole reason I bought this was to protect things while vacuuming, but this brush attachment is almost pointless. I wish There was more options for brushes like this for Ridgid at the store, but this was all they had.

This brush fit my old Craftsman 2.5 inch hose very nicely (the ''locking" mechanism interferes with nothing). The bristles are just the right firmness to move and collect sawdust. I've only had it for a day but the basement looks better already and the brush still has all it's bristles.

Great cleaning accessory for corners. Bristle and supporting design make for excellent sweeping action. Soft when sweeping away from center and stiff when sweeping to center due to slotted design of inner support. Cleaned plaster dust and pieces from between boards and gap along wall and floor. Highly recommend. Lock fit was secure with slight twisting.

Cheaply made very little brush need a converter to attach it

Must have for cleaning dust off angles.

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