I have been looking at air filtration for some time, but never pulled the trigger until last week. I read a lot of reviews and looked at several different manufacturers, comparing stats, etc. I almost bought the Jet that is on sale last week, but just couldn't see spending the additional $120 over the WEN 3417. I did look a the Rikon, but it had mixed reviews. The specs between all the major brands were pretty much identical.
The unit arrived the day after I had shoulder surgery. Fortunately, my grandchildren and one of my daughters was here to make sure I did as the doctors instructed. Unboxing the unit, I noticed it was well crated with no issues there. The unit comes with hooks and a few brackets if you chose to hang it from the ceiling. It did not come with chains. This unit was bigger in size than I thought it would be. It weighs in at 55#'s. We (they) got it hung per my instructions and powered it on. It is a simple machine to turn on. It has a remote and can also be turned on in the back of the unit. Not too noisy, as compared to a medium sized fan. This unit has three speeds with top speed being in the neighborhood of 1044 CFM's.
I have noticed a large decrease in airborn dust just within a few hours of being in the shop. Before the purchase, I could work in my shop with the power tools, leave for several hours, come back, work at the workbench and still feel the fine dust on my skin when I went back into the house. I know that I was breathing this dust for years.
Time will tell how well this machine works, but at this point I'm impressed with the quality of the product and how efficient it is at cleaning the air.
BTW, I do have a good DC set up and use fans blowing out the windows when I'm using the machines, but this still did not help with some of the micro airborne dust. This unit may just pay for itself in a small amount of time.
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