scrollingforsanity Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 I just put up my new Wen 3410 air cleaner a couple days ago. Been running it on high and leaving it on for two hours after I leave the shop. I don't see much dust collecting and my shop is dusty. Maybe I am expecting to much. I thought there would be a lot more volume than there is. Also maybe I have not waited long enough for the filter to get dirty. I have a couple regular box fans on my bench with a filter attached to then and they catch plenty of dust. anyone have any input. My shop is fairly small, maybe 300 square feet. grizz OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 I don't have an air filtration system but I would guess you box fans catch the larger sawdust. I assume the air filtration would attract the much finer airborne dust. Ah but what the heck do know? I'm just guessing. JTTHECLOCKMAN and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 51 minutes ago, scrollingforsanity said: I just put up my new Wen 3410 air cleaner a couple days ago. Been running it on high and leaving it on for two hours after I leave the shop. I don't see much dust collecting and my shop is dusty. Maybe I am expecting to much. I thought there would be a lot more volume than there is. Also maybe I have not waited long enough for the filter to get dirty. I have a couple regular box fans on my bench with a filter attached to then and they catch plenty of dust. anyone have any input. My shop is fairly small, maybe 300 square feet. grizz Mine works great. My shop is much cleaner now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 Lets look at it this way. Where are your box fans located?? Where is the air cleaner located?? That is to begin with. If your box fans are close to the saw you will capture more than the aircleaner because I assume it is mounted on the ceiling. The air cleaner will capture the dust that floats in the air that you barely can see. The dust around the saw is much larger particles. An aircleaner will never capture dust like that. With that said you will be surprised how much it does trap. When you say your shop is dusty what does that mean. Are you using other tools like a sander because again an air cleaner will not capture that large amount of dirt right away. You are expecting to much. For large dust collecting you need a vac system of some sort weather a dust collector or shop vac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 1 hour ago, octoolguy said: Mine works great. My shop is much cleaner now. Your lungs are cleaner. OCtoolguy and danny 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollingforsanity Posted January 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 Appreciate the feedback. You are right I was expecting it to catch everything I believe. It is mounted on the ceiling about eight feet off the floor. The box fans are right by the scrollsaw and another by my sander. I would like a vacuum but they are so darn noisy. My lungs are what I was worried about when I purchased the Wen. Thanks again grizz OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollingforsanity Posted January 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 When I said my shop was dusty I meant there was no lack of dust for the air cleaner to collect. I will give it time. I am sure it will work fine grizz OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) It is a tool that will help improve the quality of air in the shop if you turn it on over time. It is not a cure all. Collecting dust at the source is the main way to start in the quest for a clean shop and good health. Using a dust mask all the time in the shop is next especially if you are running dust making tools. Then there are these air cleaners that circulate the air and collect the fine particles that you do not see. Believe me you will see dust collected on the filters especially the low micron one. I have a large dust collector and air cleaner and there still dust through out the shop. Will never capture all dust but I do wear a dust mask and shop clothes that I remove when done so that I do not spread all around the house. Shops are made to be dusty. It shows you are working in there. Edited January 13, 2019 by JTTHECLOCKMAN OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgiro Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 1 hour ago, scrollingforsanity said: When I said my shop was dusty I meant there was no lack of dust for the air cleaner to collect. I will give it time. I am sure it will work fine grizz The Air FIltrator won't pick up dust that is laying on surfaces. It only cleans what is gloating in the air. Surface dust still needs cleaning or vacuumed. Once you've done that, you'll see a lot less dust collecting on surfaces. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted January 13, 2019 Report Share Posted January 13, 2019 15 hours ago, JTTHECLOCKMAN said: Your lungs are cleaner. That too. But I can see the results in my shop. Not so much with my lungs. Only time will tell with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollingforsanity Posted January 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2019 I will clean the shop and keep it running. Thanks guy's grizz OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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