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    Buy a box of spare bags and give them a new one? You'll need new bags eventually and it's not like they'll go bad sitting on a shelf.

    EDIT: Or just swap the new bag in the replacement vac for the one you used.

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    I have no experience with Festool....they look like real quality stuff. Might also look at their vacuum sometime

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    Quote Originally Posted by elanjacobs View Post
    Buy a box of spare bags and give them a new one? You'll need new bags eventually and it's not like they'll go bad sitting on a shelf.

    EDIT: Or just swap the new bag in the replacement vac for the one you used.
    Yep thats what I will do.

    Bunnings was being tightarses with me the other day about this very issue. I brought a vac back for a warranty issue and I had lost one of the fittings. I asked cant I just swap what I have and leave the missing fitting with you guys and they said no its their policy. its stupid.

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    They will, I’ve done it at my store- Northern Abrasives at Brookvale

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    You shouldn’t have a problem returning it - this is part of why we pay so much for Fe$tool.

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    Quote Originally Posted by qwertyu View Post
    Also just noticed that the stock filter in the CTM is standard and in the CTL is HEPA. I really shoulve just bought the CTL... arghh..........
    Good Morning QWERTYU

    Not sure if this will help.

    About 15 years ago SWMBO wanted a Miele turbo vaccuum cleaner, and I agonised whether to get the standard or the HEPA model. They looked identical, the specifications were identical; the colour of the filter cassettes were different. The HEPA vaccuum was $200 dearer, so I bought the standard model.

    Six months later I needed a replacement filter cassette so I went into the store. "Do you want the standard cassette ($50) or the HEPA cassette ($100) ?" I bought the HEPA and it just snapped into place. Worked perfectly.


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    Quote Originally Posted by derekcohen View Post
    The 27mm AS Mirka hose is 4m long and $140 (Mallee agencies, Perth). The 27mm AS Festool hose is 3.5m long and $226 (from Carbatec). Mine had identical fittings.
    is the real difference that the green Festool hose is anti-static while the Mirka one isn't?

    or are both hoses anti-static?
    regards from Alberta, Canada

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    Ian, both the Mirka and the Festool hoses I linked to are anti-static.

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    Quote Originally Posted by qwertyu View Post
    Also just noticed that the stock filter in the CTM is standard and in the CTL is HEPA. I really shoulve just bought the CTL... arghh

    I wonder if they will let me return it with their 30day money back guarantee, if I have already used the vac bag...
    according to Festool's marketing ...

    [the] suction levels between L and M Class extractors are very similar. [but] an M Class extractor however will have superior filtration and a flow sensor / alarm that alerts the user to a drop in suction rate caused by things like a blocked hose or full dust bag.
    So, to put it simply, you take an L Class dust extractor with a HEPA filter, add a flow sensor / alarm, and you’ve got an M Class dust extractor.

    So there is a difference between the two extractors
    regards from Alberta, Canada

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