Originally Posted by
Brian W Evans
I purchased a Fein to use with my Domino and I like it quite a bit - excellent suction, autostart, hose fits the Domino out of the box. However, I find that I often wonder if I should have gotten a Festool vac and mounted a Dust Deputy on it.
There was a thread on Festool Owner's Group a few years back where someone with a Festool vac and a Dust Deputy experienced a failure of the control board on the vac. Festool reps said the board failed because of static that failed to discharge due to the DD placed in between the machine and the vac. There was a lot of conversation after that but Festool made it clear, if you insert any non-Festool devices in between their tools and their vacs, their warranty is void.
I wondered, if undischarged static can ruin the Festool vac's control board, why does Festool sell non anti-static hoses? I have used their non anti-static hose with a Dewalt router and track saw many times and I also use it for final floor cleanup. After two years, no problems.
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