How does one actually go about installing a bag in an old style Shop Vac All Around?

[royalfan103]

I have a Shop Vac All Around QAL80A and I used a bag in it with the pleated filter. I'm not sure if this is the right configuration because I've seen an image of the same model using a bag without the pleated filter. Would using the bag without the pleated filter be the correct setup?

 

[lesinutah]

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No pic

 

[royalfan103]

Here’s a pic of the Shop Vac with no pleated filter.

 

[lesinutah]

The

Pleated filter helps keep dirt out of the motor. The only time you won't use filter or bag is wet pickup.
Yes your using it right.

 

[royalfan103]

Alrighty

Thanks. I’ll be installing a bag into it soon.

 

[panasonicvac]

According to the site, it comes with a filter and disposable bag.

https://www.shopvac.com/products/sh...GcXIYvkFZCdn8ZMZNkIZi7uHUxoWAy6IsowRJIFmDKAtL

 

[huskyvacs]

I have a newer shop vac from 2016. The big one with the bar handle and large wheels. I use the filter and the bag at the same time. This is what the manual states to do as well as shop vac's instructional videos. Know why? You're picking up large and sharp debris - wood splinters, nails, screws, bits of metal, you know...in a shop...and guess what those can do to a paper bag? Yes, puncture it. What happens when your bag gets punctured? Yup, dirt everywhere.

The filter is extra protection in case your bag punctures. It also keeps the vacuum bin clean, the motor safe, and the vacuum not exhausting stinky air. Contrary to what you might think, Shop Vac motors are NOT protected for water and grit ingestion. Fine dirt will get into the motor and bearing channel and destroy it. Leaving water sit in them or sitting damp, and being run without a filter is the #1 killer of shop vacs.