Everybody ready for a new gadget? Here ya go!

[OCtoolguy]

I get an email from time to time from Nick Ferry, woodworker. This one came in a few days ago and I just got around to watching it. He is showing a new remote outlet for a vacuum that is air-controlled. It is WAY cool. Here is the link to it on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HC83XDT/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&psc=1&linkCode=sl1&tag=nicfer00-20&linkId=c11ac331d53aaf4702b3f051abf3c6e2&language=en_US

Here is the link to Nick Ferry's video that shows how it works. For $22 I think it's a winner.

 

 

[Rockytime]

Neat video. Wish the heck I knew what he was doing. Can't understand video. 

[DME72]

it is just an air activated switch assembly for a garbage disposal. they use them where they dont want to have a switch on the wall or dont have a wall to mount on. it goes in the hole where a sprayer would go. seen them, but never installed one yet.you could do the same thing with a foot switch also, except the air switch stays on until it is pressed again.

doug

[blondewood]

Easier for me and cheaper: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B074CRGFPZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Strong RF signal works through doors and walls without interfering with other electronics, operating from as far as 100 ft. In line of sight

I just lay it nearby where I'm working and hit the button when I need the vac.

Just sharing an alternate way, not knocking anyone.

Vicki

Edited May 5, 2020 by blondewood

[OCtoolguy]

26 minutes ago, blondewood said:

Easier for me and cheaper: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B074CRGFPZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Strong RF signal works through doors and walls without interfering with other electronics, operating from as far as 100 ft. In line of sight

I just lay it nearby where I'm working and hit the button when I need the vac.

Just sharing an alternate way, not knocking anyone.

Vicki

Well that looks good too. I guess I must be behind. I thought I found something cool. Oh well.....

[Wichman]

The advantage of the air switch is: if you are in a situation where saw dust keeps clogging the original switch, the air switch is less likely to clog. That being said, I prefer an rf remote switch and fully enclosing the original switch, just my preference.  HF makes a three outlet remote switch system.

Also. if you use a remote switch, turn the device off at the original switch when you leave the shop. I activated my DC for over a day straight accidentally (shop is separate from the house and I couldn't hear the DC running.)

Edited May 5, 2020 by Wichman

[Woodmaster1]

I installed one on my garbage disposal. It's easy to install and works great. You plug it in to an outlet and plug in what you want to control, run the tubing and push button to desired location. 

[Woodmaster1]

15 minutes ago, Wichman said:

The advantage of the air switch is: if you are in a situation where saw dust keeps clogging the original switch, the air switch is less likely to clog. That being said, I prefer an rf remote switch and fully enclosing the original switch, just my preference.  HF makes a three outlet remote switch system.

Also. if you use a remote switch, turn the device off at the original switch when you leave the shop. I activated my DC for over a day straight accidentally (shop is separate from the house and I couldn't hear the DC running.)

I installed micro switched blast gates and the dust collector only runs when a blast gate is open. I had a remote system but got tired being a contortionist for the remote to activate the dust collector.

[Wilson142]

I have a remote switch for my shop vac. Wireless and needs no physical connection. Works through walls. Comes in handy. 

[BadBob]

The air switch is too complicated and expensive. I control my dust collector. With a remote control switch, I purchased at Lowe's in an after Christmas sale several years ago. It controls three outlets. There are a lot of these for sale on amazon.

[OCtoolguy]

7 hours ago, BadBob said:

The air switch is too complicated and expensive. I control my dust collector. With a remote control switch, I purchased at Lowe's in an after Christmas sale several years ago. It controls three outlets. There are a lot of these for sale on amazon.

Thanks. Now that I think of it, we have two of them for our outdoor lights at Christmas time. My one question though is, are they up to the task as far as amperage goes? I would think some of our equipment might draw more than 15 amps. When I wired my shop, I used 2 circuits, one is 15 amp for all the lighting. The other is 20 amp for all the outlets. Would these remotes handle the amperage?

 

[Jim McDonald]

2 hours ago, octoolguy said:

Thanks. Now that I think of it, we have two of them for our outdoor lights at Christmas time. My one question though is, are they up to the task as far as amperage goes? I would think some of our equipment might draw more than 15 amps. When I wired my shop, I used 2 circuits, one is 15 amp for all the lighting. The other is 20 amp for all the outlets. Would these remotes handle the amperage?

 

Check the rating label on the back of the device. Should be one there-even if it is fake UL approval.

[teachnlearn]

When we lived in an apartment for 13 years we bought a nice Kitchen Aid garbage disposal. We were tired of anyone of us tossing any food scrapes in a 13 gallon garbage can and it rotting and smelling, forcing us to either put up with it or toss a particle 13 gallon bag. The sink didn't have a disposal and it didn't have any electric under the sink. I bought one of these air button units. Took the filler board from the front of the sink counter and replaced it with a piece of painted plywood. Drilled the plywood for the air switch. Then ran a heavy duty extension from the garbage disposal out the counter door, along the baseboard to a wall plug. Ran it for years with no problems. When we moved, I dropped the garbage disposal and put the original front filler board back on.  Switch worked with no problems for years.

Now we have a really nice garbage disposal. Moved out of our apartment to the area we are looking at and got a monthly contract with a extended stay hotel. We are sitting in a hotel waiting since Jan 1 waiting for the real estate market, Haven't had a house posting for months. The kitchen cabinets here are Ikea and mounted wrong. If we put cans in the cabinets they would fall off of the wall. So the floor is stacked the shopping trips of cans and packages we cook with. Planned the whole move but didn't figure in a pandemic!

Right now I would have to scroll saw with a coping saw.  RJF

Edited May 7, 2020 by teachnlearn

[OCtoolguy]

1 hour ago, teachnlearn said:

When we lived in an apartment for 13 years we bought a nice Kitchen Aid garbage disposal. We were tired of anyone of us tossing any food scrapes in a 13 gallon garbage can and it rotting and smelling, forcing us to either put up with it or toss a particle 13 gallon bag. The sink didn't have a disposal and it didn't have any electric under the sink. I bought one of these air button units. Took the filler board from the front of the sink counter and replaced it with a piece of painted plywood. Drilled the plywood for the air switch. Then ran a heavy duty extension from the garbage disposal out the counter door, along the baseboard to a wall plug. Ran it for years with no problems. When we moved, I dropped the garbage disposal and put the original front filler board back on.  Switch worked with no problems for years.

Now we have a really nice garbage disposal. Moved out of our apartment to the area we are looking at and got a monthly contract with a extended stay hotel. We are sitting in a hotel waiting since Jan 1 waiting for the real estate market, Haven't had a house posting for months. The kitchen cabinets here are Ikea and mounted wrong. If we put cans in the cabinets they would fall off of the wall. So the floor is stacked the shopping trips of cans and packages we cook with. Planned the whole move but didn't figure in a pandemic!

Right now I would have to scroll saw with a coping saw.  RJF

Sorry to hear of your predicament RJ. I hope it all works out for you in the not distant future.