Cyclone Dust Collection

[Farrell]

That's a possibility, and it might be possible to control the noise a bit better than the garage, but I would be concerned about the motor overheating if the enclosure is not vented (and a vent would presumably let the noise out also), and then with our very high humidity summers in Florida, I would be concerned about the motor and other parts corroding (the garage would be better than outside and the shop superior in this regard).

I don't think you really want to put the thing in a box. Good to throw out the idea though, I'll email the manufacturer and ask that very question - because if you can, then I might want to put it in the garage and put a noise-reduction box around it so I don't bother my neighbors.

Thanks for the input.

Terry Farrell
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  Why couldn't you locate the unit outside, enclose it in a plywood structure, and vent it back inside the shop?



  Dean

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  I recently purchased a 5 hp cyclone dust collector/separator for my woodworking shop. It has yet to be delivered. I would like to solicit input from any of you folks that have used/installed one of these units - or maybe even someone who has just put some thought into it.



  My air-conditioned concrete-block shop is attached to the rear of my concrete-block 2-car garage. I have been thinking of installing the cyclone in the garage, piping through the shop and exhausting outside the rear of the shop with no filters. This has the advantage of keeping a lot of the noise out of my shop and no hassles with filters. The downside of such an installation is that the garage is very close to my neighbor's nice back porch with pool (the noise might be a problem) and all the air that is exhausted outside the shop has to be made up with outside air coming back into the shop (half the year, humid and hot) - if this thing actually moves anything close to 1,500 CFM, it will replace all the air in my shop every six minutes or so.



  The alternatives are to install it inside the shop and exhaust through filters inside the shop (noisy, filter expense and hassle).



  Does anyone have experience with these decisions? Thanks for any input.



  Terry Farrell
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