Caliban
25th July 2005, 11:23 PM
Before anyone says "do a search" i want to make it perfectly clear that I've spent the last two years reading everything on this forum and Bill Pentz's site and Wayne Davy's site and still need to ask, knowing that the collected wisdom of those who dwell hereabouts will solve my dusty problem. (not my other foilish problems :D )
Is there a preferred 2hp unit out there?
I will put it in a lean to type humpy outside so there is no need for superfine filtration and it seems that the coarser the filter, the better the suction. Rev reports that opening up the inlet increases the efficiency of the units as long as you dont overload the amps on the motor. I know carbatec sell a cheap and a delux version of the 2 hp unit with different cfm rates of 1200 and 1700 respectively. Is the impeller design superior or have they just opened up the inlet and put different bags on the dearer unit?
Is the motor and impeller on a cheap ( eg. total tools unit for $249) good enough to do the job or is it like everything else and you only get what you pay for. I know the jet with pleated filter is lovely but I really dont need sub 5 micron filtering so does anyone with a 2hp unit have any recommendations?
Is there a preferred 2hp unit out there?
I will put it in a lean to type humpy outside so there is no need for superfine filtration and it seems that the coarser the filter, the better the suction. Rev reports that opening up the inlet increases the efficiency of the units as long as you dont overload the amps on the motor. I know carbatec sell a cheap and a delux version of the 2 hp unit with different cfm rates of 1200 and 1700 respectively. Is the impeller design superior or have they just opened up the inlet and put different bags on the dearer unit?
Is the motor and impeller on a cheap ( eg. total tools unit for $249) good enough to do the job or is it like everything else and you only get what you pay for. I know the jet with pleated filter is lovely but I really dont need sub 5 micron filtering so does anyone with a 2hp unit have any recommendations?