Customer Reviews for RIDGID 18V Cordless High Pressure Inflator Kit with 2.0 Ah Battery, Charger, and 5 in. Random Orbit Sander

I wasn’t expecting to receive a product that would actually fill the tire pressure on my car, I just didn’t think it would be possible with this device, but this was the best purchase I made so far this year. Exceeded my expectations!

My portable RIDGID battery inflator has never given me a problem, and feels like it’s built to last! Pros: lightweight, portable, lithium ion battery has an indicator on it, so you always know how charged it is, battery keeps its charge for a long time, includes a 12V car adapter, automatically shuts off when tire pressure is reached, inflates almost anything. Cons: 1st bought tool only, buying a separate battery was expensive, WISH IT HAD A CARRYING CASE! I Highly Recommend!

Very good tool, works great in my shop. Only problem i have is the dust collection bag, it continues to pop off while working with it. It makes a huge mess, as im sanding for hours, and all of my sawdust spills out.

Generally I am not a 5 star person, but in this case it is very deserving. Drove from PA to FL hauling 3 ton enclosed tandem trailer and i infalted all tires (8) up to 40 PSI for the truck and 50 psi for trailer and it took very little time. Temperature dropped a good bit and I had to top off again. Got to the rental at FL and there was a junker with 2 flats in the driveway and I inflated both flats (sitting on rims) with no fuss. Still had 1 bar left on the 2AH battery. Also Ridgid has been exceptionally great with their lifetime warranty. I have a 24V kit that I bought in 2006 and it is still running. When the batteries finally died, they sent me brand new 18v batteries and charger. That kind of commitment to customer support commands loyalty.

First I want to remind everyone flats happen and road service is not always available when needed. I have found over the years you need to be prepared for road problems. This model is one of the best I have used. It's well built, light in weight and gets the job done. Very easy to learn to use, connect to the tire valve and just dial in the correct pressure. Once correct pressure is set it's automatic from that point. A manual mode can also be set if you feel the need to be in control. This inflator can handle any car or SUV tires and also a mid-weight truck tire. The only con I found was a slower inflation time for the bigger tires. Most SUV tires can be inflated in two to four minutes. The unit will give a solid run/fill on a two amp battery pack of four to six standard size tires before needing a recharge. It can be purchase as a complete kit with house charger and car charger. Battery is an extra purchase. I have use this on my own car and saved a couple friends a service call $$ and time.

Ordered 4 kits for Christmas presents for my family. Everyone was impressed, but noticed they were all missing one thing - a bag. Cust. Service agreed it's included in the kit on their website, but can't or won't do anything about it. Calling RIDGID next.

Great product, variable speed for different jobs, great new tool to add to my rigid tool line

I recently purchased the model which included a 2AH battery and basic charger, and it has worked well to quickly top off my car tires for the colder weather. After researching many low cost tire inflators, the primary reason behind the pumps failing, is an intentional design flaw that causes them to fail after a certain amount of run time, (often in the 1.5 to 2 hour range of accumulated run time provided you follow the duty cycle of the tool). The reason for the failure is the use of a basic aluminum cylinder and aluminum piston with no piston rings or other form of buffer. The metal on metal contact eventually wears down the walls and piston head until it reaches a point where instead of being able to pressurize a tire, the air simply escapes around the piston head, at which point the pump will simply run, but it will never inflate the tire. I chose the RIDGID inflator because of its quality pump, and more accurate pressure gauge compared to the other inflators in its price range, based on other reviews, as well as comparing my unit’s pressure reading to a separate tire pressure tester. Another thing to consider is that air contracts as it cools, and the act of compressing air generates a lot of heat, which is why the hose gets so hot on the unit. As the air in the tire cools, the pressure will drop by a tiny amount, thus to measure the accuracy, it is important to let the tire reach ambient temperature before measuring using a separate tool. The inflator itself: Pros: Simple operation, if the target PSI is set to 0 PSI, then it operates in manual mode. Any non-zero number puts it into auto mode where it will inflate until it reaches the specified pressure. The quick connect chuck is the most convenient design I have encountered so far, though it does not grip as tightly as other designs. The included battery and charger work well, and if mainly just topping off your tires (in my case, bringing tires from around 23PSI, to 32PSI), the 2AH battery has more than enough power to do such a task multiple times before a recharge is need. Lifetime warranty on the inflator helps to instill more confidence in the product’s longevity. The included 12V power cable is of good quality, and provides a good alternative power source if you forget to charge the li-ion battery. Cons: The duty cycle rating (5 minutes on and 5 minutes cool down) makes some of the marketing material inaccurate/ impractical. While it is a fast pump and can easily take most average car tires from flat to full in under 5 minutes, larger tires from a pickup truck, will not inflate that fast, thus if you will either have to run it outside of the duty cycle range (running it longer than 5 minutes nonstop), or pausing after 5 minutes to let the unit cool (mainly the hose). If you want to inflate truck tires, I recommend getting a 6 gallon RIDGID 6 gallon air compressor instead, while mains powered, it will inflate a tire exponentially faster, thus making it much more suitable to truck tires. Overall for my needs (dealing with just the tires on a car, and SUV), the pump works extremely well in quickly bringing the tires up to their recommended pressure. As part of the review, I decided to take some different photos, showing details and items that other customer photos tended to not show.

I've been very pleased in my initial use of the Ridgid 18V sander. It operates as smoothly as my corded Ridgid 5" and 6" sanders and it's nice to not be tethered to a cord all the time. It does weigh more than my 5" corded Ridgid, even without the battery but it's balanced well enough that it's not a problem on flat surfaces. Using it on vertical surfaces does get tiring, but by the time the arm and hand get too tired it's time to change out the battery :-) Battery life, using a 4ah battery, is acceptable. I haven't tried my smaller battery packs yet but even those would suffice in a pinch, I'd assume. For fewer changeover interruptions, definitely use a large capacity battery pack. I'm sold -- have been for a long time -- on Ridgid tools; most of the tools in my shop are Ridgid. Take the time to register online and register the tool for the Lifetime Service Agreement. I've used it twice, once on a 5" sander and once on a trim router, and have absolutely no complaints. Keep the email you get after registering to make the service request at Home Depot go faster. Turnaround both times I used the LSA was acceptable -- 1 1/2 - 2 weeks -- and it saved me from having to replace two tools.

Works great but uses a lot of battery power. Get maybe 30 min on 2 AH battery.

Before you buy this, know that this is a battery eater. If you don't have at least a couple batteries or at least one of the very large ones you will be limited on just how long you can use it. That being said, I have found that true for orbital sanders of all brands I have tried. If you have the spare batteries or will only be doing small projects, this is a very nice orbital sander. I like going without a cord and I like that this one has veritable speeds. The dust bag does well for small projects, but woud recommend hooking up a shop vaccum for bigger projects. Ridgid makes several real nice ones for a reasonable price. Last but not least.. LIFE TIME WARRANTY!

Best purchase in a while! I love being cordless and not having to worry about dragging a cord around(and it coming unplugged). I often take my work outside to keep the shop clean and this is perfect! The variable speed is a great feature compared to my other sanders. Very comfortable to hold and use. Using with my 3ah octane battery, I've sanded for hours and still had lots of juice left!

I've had this product for about 2 years and it has become the go to sander for my shop. I addition to this sander I also own a corded random orbit sander (the previous go to sander), corded belt sander, and corded quarter sheet sander. Pros: - Variable speed allows this sander to do both some pretty heavy lifting as well as finish sanding on delicate surfaces. - Cordless is great for quick jobs. - Dust collection works great when attached to a shop vac (uses an 1.25" adapter). - Reasonably well balanced with either a compact (2.0 Ah) or standard (4.0 Ah) battery. Cons: - Brushless motor would improve runtime. - Hard to change speed when sander is in use.

Coming from an old Black & Decker and DeWALT orbital sanders, I was sure that this would be similar but, without the cord. All I have to say is that I was blown away with how efficient this sander is. I hooked it up to my vac for dust collection and I had almost no sanding dust on my projects. I even brought it into the house to touch up some major wall work that we had and it was perfect. No cord, no mess. The grip is a little odd to get used to but, it gets better as you use it.

This Gen5x Ridgid 18 volt 5 inch cordless random orbital sander power tool with air guard dust collection is an excellent sander. The soft start on this sander is great and the variable speed is nice too. Just using the bag the dust collection is really great best I have ever seen. The runtime is pretty good I get about 45 minutes of runtime from a 4.0amp battery. Now I have really big hands but for me it is easy to hold it one handed in multiple spots while I am using it. I come from the automotive industry and am used to using an air powered 6" random orbital sander and I won't lie my 6" air sander has a little more power but it's a total air hog, I have a 60 gallon compressor that runs 12CFM and in a matter of minutes my air sander will cause the pump to kick on and although I can continue sanding as long as I want the pump will run the whole time unless I take a break and let it build air back up and it gets really old listening to my compressor pump running plus my air sander has no dust collection. Another thing is I am a night owl and like to work in my garage late at night and this Ridgid cordless sander is quiet enough I can use it late at night without bothering anyone. And it really is not much heavier than a regular electric sander and if you are sanding on top of things you don't even notice the weight and just remember to let the sander do the work and it will glide back and forth over the work surface effortlessly, the only complaint I have there is with a larger battery it can tend to get rear heavy and want to tip a little. One other thing is it would have been nice if they would have put a brushless motor in it to cut down on weight a little, give it a little more power and longer runtime but even still it is a great sander. All in all if your looking for an orbital sander and your already running Ridgid cordless tools then you should definitely get this sander, I highly recommend it, I paid $70 for mine and in my mind it was totally worth it plus register in 90 days to get the LSA, I registered mine and got approved in 3 days and if you have some sort of problem call Ridgid and you can usually solve the problem over the phone or by sending an email to them if they ask you too. Anyways in my mind this is a great sander and is now my go to sander that I own and I would recommend it to anyone especially if you already own Ridgid tools, it was a no brainer for my since I already owned 16 Ridgid 18volt cordless tools so this made my 17th and I have 9 batteries so I can run all day without running out of batteries lol!

A random orbital sander isn't something I usually think about being cordless, but it does have some pretty big advantages for outside projects. I also use this whenever I'm feeling lazy and don't feel like fighting a power cord dragging all over my work piece and catching on the edges. The sander uses a standard 8-hole 5" diameter hook and loop sanding pad, which is great since I already had a stockpile that I use with my corded ROS. The variable speed from 7,000 RPM to 11,000 RPM is a nice bonus feature, although I usually use it on full speed for most projects anyway. If you're working on a delicate surface or don't want to remove too much material, the lower speed is a big plus. The sander had a very low level of vibration transferred to my hands, which helps reduce fatigue and numbness for extended sanding sessions. I measured the vibration level objectively with my phone app, and compared it to the vibrations from my corded sander, which runs at a max of 12,000 RPM. The corded sander clocked in at 4 m/s^2 peak to peak, while the Ridgid cordless sander registered a mere 1 m/s^2 peak to peak. That's 1/4 of the magnitude at nearly the same speed! The dust collection on the sander is excellent as well. Even just using the included dust bag captures a large portion of the dust produced. Ridgid also designed the dust chute to fit a 2-1/2" or 1-1/4" shop vac hose without the need for an additional adapter. I used my 2-1/2" shop vac hose with it, and it fit snugly and held tight. Great design there! The only downsides to this sander is that it's a bit bulky, and the battery life isn't all that great. Ridgid claims a 40 minute run time on a 4 Ah battery, but that must be for running on the lowest speed. I got 12 minutes and 30 seconds of run time from a 2 Ah battery on high, which would correspond with 25 minutes of run time for a 4 Ah battery. So unless you've got quite a few batteries, you won't be able to do any huge projects without having to wait for batteries to charge.

Very nice sander., useable with supplied dust bag, or connected to shop vac for dust removal. Not too noisy, and doesn't vibrate out of your hand. Nice to operate for large pieces, & different angles Easy to exchange the 5", 8 hole, hook & loop, sanding disks. The interchangeability with the rest of my Ridgid 18V tools was the clincher. Bought it online at a decent price, & used it for this cherry & cedar hallway table. Love it!

This sander is very nice and easy to use. It is very light (I used it with a 2A-hour battery) and is light enough to hold in one hand and I could even hold the work piece in the other hand. The sanding disk are very easy to apply and are held on very tightly. The sawdust is sucked up and blown into a small bag. The sawdust bag contains a metal spiral spring that holds the bag open for the material to enter. The bag bayonets on/off very easily and firmly. It also allows a shop vac to be connected if you don't want to bother with the bag. Using a shop vac does provide for better suction of the dust. The box says it can take 2-1/4 and 2-1/2 inch vac hoses. I suspect that is an error. I think they mean 1-1/2" and 2-1/4". A 1-1/2 hose fits nicely. My Ridgid shopvac has a 1-3/4" hose with did not fit all that well and I was able to simply hold it in place when it was critical to have as little dust as possible. I will probably make a small hose adapter with an empty yogurt tub. I found I could vacuum out the dust bag very nicely. My first job was to clean up an old teak serving platter and it did a fine job! Having this tool untethered to power (or air hose) make it very nice to work with, making it ideal for small jobs. I would also opt to use it with multiple batteries for bigger jobs too. 3 year limited warranty.

Never having used an Orbit Sander there was a moment of surprise. The face plate seems to vibrate in minute movements. It sands the wood in what appears to be a little faster with the help of the variable speed dial and a dust bag that actually collects the dust. It does weigh approximately 5 ½ lbs. with the battery that was installed. The palm/handle was somewhat big for my hand, that's because I'm a small guy. Making a wooden rack for my utility cart the fit was really tight to the point that you had to sand the ends to actually make it fit. Using the Orbit sander did the job in no time and now have a great fitting rack for the cart. If you look real hard at the picture of the piece of wood you can see the difference from the sanded part and the unfinished section. If you're looking to replace your palm sander with something different consider the Ridgid Random Orbit Sander. You too could be pleasantly surprised.

Backed by the Ridgid brand, this Gen 5X 18V 5 inch random orbit sander is pretty handy. My husband was thrilled to receive this product and put it to use immediately. For a small woodworking project, he was able to sand the wood perfectly in a matter of minutes. The variable speed control on the tool moves from 1-6 speeds easily. The dust bag collects the wood dust nicely. The tool comes with two sheets of 80 grit sandpaper. Although the battery and charger are not included, our other 18V Ridgid battery fit perfectly and ran the tool just as expected. This small tool has a 40 minute run time, which is perfect for small jobs in our home workshop. The Ridgid brand stands behind their products. They offer a lifetime service agreement with free batteries, free parts, and free service for life with product tool registration. All in all, this is a great small size sander for just the right project at home. I highly recommend this one for every home workshop.

Awesome inflator. The auto PSI technology is something I was not expecting, but a very satisfying feature. Very excited to have added this tool to my toolbox.

I wanted a portable inflator so I could top off my tires when needed. It works really well, the auto set feature is really convenient. It works fairly quick for my truck tires. I will say you'll need a bigger battery if you intend to use it for really under inflated tires. I did all 4 of mine and the 2.0 Ah battery died, I had to swap to the 12v plug adapter that comes with it. My only real complaint is the quick connect end is plastic, and I'm worried eventually it might break. It's also fairly bulky, so if whatever you're trying to connect to is obstructed it might not go on.