I have the larger Jet air cleaner. I don't recall the modle number. It came with a disposable pre- filter that has been replaced with an washable electrostatic filter.The air cleaner is equipted with an additional optional charcoal filter that is also effective in picking up organic smells. I have used the air cleaner for about two years now. I am very pleased with it. It is mounted from the celing in the center of the shop (size 24' X24'). It is so quite while it is on that I tend to forget it is running. Because it is so quite I try to remember to turn it on when I first go into the shop by setting the on/off timer so that I will not leave the shop with it running.
An air cleaner will not substitute for a good dust collection system. If you don't have a good dust collecting system get one before you buy an air cleaner. The air cleaner working with a dust collection system will remove almost all of the airborne dust particles that your normal shop operations create that a good dust collection system misses. No system that I am aware of is going to keep ALL of the fine dust form setteling on horizontal surfaces after prolonged shop operations. The Jet air cleaner will remove almost all *airborne* dust particles but I have found that after a few days of shop operations I start to notice fine dust particles in paticular on the floor and other horizontal surfaces even though the dust collector and the air cleaner have been running while the shop is in operation. I have discovered that an effective way to combat this is to use a blast of air form the air gun that is connected to my air compressor. I first vaccum the floor with a vaccum that is equipted with a clean stream filter and use the air gun to stir up the small dust particles that remain on the other horizontal surfaces and open shelves that are difficult to vaccum. The object is to get them airborne again or for them to fall back onto the floor form shelves and other horzontal surfaces such as workbench tops. By the way don't stir up the dust until you are ready to leave for the day! Leave the air cleaner on for a couple of hours after this procedure. When you return the fine dust will have been picked up by the air cleanre or will have settled onto the floor where you can easily get at it with a shop vaccum. If you do this, you will need to clean the washable electorstatic prefilter much more frequently.
I clean the shop prior to any spray painting that I do (includes a second vaccuming of the floor to remove any remaining dust particles that might become airborne due to me moving around in the shop). I run the air cleaner
30 minutes or more prior to the painting after everything has been vaccumed up. The air cleaner does such a good job of removing dust particless that I never have to worry about dust nibbs becoming attached to my freshly painted surfaces. I also run the air cleaner continuously while the paint is drying.
I am very pleased with the air cleaner. Used with a dust collection system it lets me keep a very clean shop with minimum effort.
"Sir Edgar" wrote in message news: snipped-for-privacy@storefull-2193.public.lawson.webtv.net... I hope that this post doesn't get lost among all the OTs and troll posts whcih seem to be appearing lately in great number.
After spending a few days cleaning my shop and equipment of fine dust particles, I am considering buying an air cleaner. I would appreciate comments from other wreckers who have them as to their operation. Are they a worthwhile investment? Perhaps I should just buy a better bag for my large DC. All comments and advice gratefully received. Thanks.
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