<h1>Dust Collector or Shop Vacuum? The Answer is ‘Yes’</h1>

Workshops and woodshops all produce one thing very well—lots of dust. And a lot of home woodshop and industrial shop owners wonder if they should buy a dust collector or just a shop vacuum and clean up as much as they can to prevent health problems, unnecessary equipment maintenance, etc. Most business owners and individual home woodshop owners are very aware that the dust is harmful—they’re just not sure if it’s enough to worry about or worth spending the extra money for a dust removal system.

 

The answer to that question is a definite ‘Yes’ or ‘Both’, because first of all, if there are any employees, OSHA has requirements for clean air in the workplace with hefty fines for non-compliance. Second, for truly clean air, you must take steps, such as with a shop vacuum, to keep the area clean, and have a particle filtration system running with a HEPA filter and adequate intake/ouput to handle the space involved. Leaving excess dust on the floor simply leaves it available for air to blow across it and cause the particles to become airborne, creating hazards.

 

And if you’re not vacuuming your machines, drills, sanders, saws, etc, you’re going to experience a lot more equipment maintenance and downtime, which hurts production and profits. It’s about like saying do I just buy a vacuum for my house or do I filter the air? In both cases, at home and in commercial workshop settings, there are things and places that a vacuum won’t be able to clean, and once the particles become airborne, they need to be removed quickly to prevent health hazards. A quality portable dust filtration system can do that for you, and some, like Electrocorp units, are even designed to run continuously to maintain a very high indoor air quality.

 

But just like anything else, there are quality dust collectors and there’s a lot of junk. For quality dust particle filtration, if a unit does not have a good pre-filter and an industrial-quality HEPA filter, plus a strong intake / output rate of at least 300 CFM, don’t buy it, especially if you have a large room, woodshop, etc. A pre-filter extends the life of a HEPA filter out to 2-3 years or more, and a unit without a pre-filter will require several HEPA filter replacements per year, which can get expensive. Electrocorp dust collection filtration units, for example, all come with a pre-filter and long-lasting HEPA filters. Next make sure you calculate the amount of air that is in the shop, building, room or job site by multiplying square footage of the area times the ceiling height.

 

Divide that by the output of the unit and that will tell you how many minutes it will take the dust collector to clean all of the air. Keep in mind that most OSHA requirements are at least 4-6 complete air changes per hour so you’ll need enough dust extractors or particle filtration units to cover that. So, bottom line: definitely have a shop vacuum or whatever cleaning equipment you need and use it, but also use a portable dust collection system. You’ll save a lot in the long run, and it just might prevent a lawsuit or OSHA fine, two things that no business owner needs.

 

Air Purifiers and Cleaners.com offers an excellent selection of portable workshop dust collectors, cyclone particle filtration systems, replacement filters, and much more—all at the best discount prices possible, with free shipping, since our online store has very low overhead. And you can always count on outstanding customer service, before and after the sale, as well as an easy, safe, secure checkout from our site.

 

If you have any questions about which industrial or commercial dust or particle collection unit is right for your business, give our experts a call toll-free at 1-800-701-2513. We are here to help!

 

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