I just bought the HF Dust Collector, ($128 with Sale and 20% Coupon) and I'm not even going to bother to install the 30 micron bags it comes with. I'm looking at a couple of canister filters from Wynn. They are both designed to fit the HF DC as well as the Jet and all of the other similar units.
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are both far better in performance than the stock bags, obviously. I'm leaning towards the cheaper filter because it filters a smaller particle, (.5 vs 1.0 micron) and because I'm cheap. I haven't ordered it yet though and haven't really made up my mind. But the real question I have is how does a canister filter like this compare to a high quality bag that filters down to the same micron range? Which will allow for better airflow? With the Wynn canister setup it comes with a few plastic bags but if I went with the cloth bag setup would I have to use2 of them, one on top and one on the bottom or would there be plenty of airflow with just a cloth bag on top and a plastic bag on the bottom? Would either of these cloth bag setups be equal to or better than the canister system with regards to air flow? This is the least expensive canister I've seen but it also doesn't have the flapper cleaner handle on top/inside and it fits inside of the DC rim versus on top of it. It's cleaned either by using compressed air from the outside of the filter or by reaching up inside the filter. It's roughly half of the price of the Penn State canister and some of the others I've seen. The rim of the HF DC is 19.5" and the Penn State filter is for a 20" diameter DC rim but it looks like the gasket of the filter is wide enough to still seat on the HF rim. Anyone here try the Penn State canister filter or any other brand on the HF DC? Thanks in advance for any advice.
Bruce