I'm wondering if i can mount my 2HP dust collector I'm the wall outside my shop and built an enclosure to keep the weather off it. What I'm not sure of is if I can run ductwork for the EXHAUST from the dust collector about 10 ft away. The large baffle filter and the bag below it would need to be inside the shop so as not to lose all of the heat in winter. Have any of you done something similar?
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Has anyone mounted your dust collector outside?
- Thread starter Michael Moster
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I did just that. Made mine similar to the setup shown here.
View: https://youtu.be/OveaZIf-kT4
Except I only did one filter and didn’t have the super helper this guy has!
Except I only did one filter and didn’t have the super helper this guy has!
My cyclone is outside with return air to the inside. When I upgraded to a 3hp unit I started having freeze-up problems occasionally, apparently from moisture from condensation on the underside of the fan housing bridging and freezing to the top of the impeller disc. I put a heatgun on a length of pipe to break it loose a few times a year. Otherwise it works well. You may want to put a bin monitor on the collection drum if you are not good at keeping track. My extended drop under the cyclone has saved me from plugging the filters more than once
I would if I could.
I've seen them mounted outside. Some forget filter and simply dump the dust into a box mounted on the outside wall. That does mess with the inside air temperature, the reason I filter the air well and return it to the shop. (My shop has heat and air). My Dylos particle counter indicates it quite efficient. The air in the closet, after the filter, goes through a carefully designed baffle system between the roof trusses to minimize noise from that path.
I've even see installations designed to switch all the air past the cyclone directly outside when the temperature wasn't extreme, and run it through the inside filter otherwise.
My 5hp cyclone is SO loud if it were outside instead of in a sound-insulated closet I suspect the neighbors across the way would be less than pleased. Maybe something to consider.
JKJ
I've even see installations designed to switch all the air past the cyclone directly outside when the temperature wasn't extreme, and run it through the inside filter otherwise.
My 5hp cyclone is SO loud if it were outside instead of in a sound-insulated closet I suspect the neighbors across the way would be less than pleased. Maybe something to consider.
JKJ
My cyclone dust collector is in an insulated box with a door on it and vents directly outside. No filter in the shop so no recirculated fine particles.
The insulation keeps the noise down. Works great!
The insulation keeps the noise down. Works great!
Yes.