Grit Guard ?

[Marc08EX]

Oh man!!! My HD buckets have the grit guard very loose. Whenever I agitate my wash mitt against the grit guards, the grit guard moves around and turns. It got me thinking that if the grit guard is moving around, won't that be swishing the debris around as well?

What buckets do you guys have wherein the grit guards are tight?

Thanks!

[Bunky]

What buckets do you guys have wherein the grit guards are tight?

They are tight in my HD buckets. It is obvious that these wash buckets are not precision molded products. They may have multiple molds for these, possible material variation between lots, and molding conditions vary so the dimensions can vary a lot. The shrink rates vary a lot more than plastics like polycarbonate.

[swanicyouth]

Ace Hardware Buckets are are perfect

[Rsurfer]

The Lowes 3 gal white buckets work great with the grit guards.

[Setec Astronomy]

The Lowes 3 gal white buckets work great with the grit guards.

Oh man, really? I went all the way to USP to get mine.

[rdfkentucky]

Some of the 5 gallon buckets have a taper that makes it easy to stack. My grit guard will go down to about 5" from the bottom. My other bucket from Tractor Supply, the grit guard will fit in the bottom and turn. I have measured and for the grit guard to fit in the bottom of the bucket, the bottom needs to measure at least 10-3/8" across, The taper one's measure 10" or less.

[dougaross]

Some of the 5 gallon buckets have a taper that makes it easy to stack. My grit guard will go down to about 5" from the bottom. My other bucket from Tractor Supply, the grit guard will fit in the bottom and turn. I have measured and for the grit guard to fit in the bottom of the bucket, the bottom needs to measure at least 10-3/8" across, The taper one's measure 10" or less.

Inside or outside dimension

[rdfkentucky]

Outside dimension on the bottom of the bucket.

[davey g-force]

When the guard bottoms out in the bucket it creates 4 different compartments and does a better job trapping the dirt

Good point, I've never looked at it that way before. Mine are currently loose around the sides but do bottom out....