Fingerpicker
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In the latest Wood Magazine (Issue 224, March 2014, p 74) they review a CV1800LH and give it a pretty poor rating. I see a few problems with their reviewed installation but wonder what other CV1800 owners think.
Here are things I see from their photo and description of the completed system that I think may have affected their results. I would really like to know what you all think.
1. They may have taken measurements right off of the transition. I have seen both in forum posts and on Bill 's site that you need to have a straight section of pipe (preferably 6') off of the transition to achieve maximum airflow. Of course, if this is the way they tested all of the other cyclones, I guess the results of all systems should be comparable.
2. They claim they used two tubes of silcone sealant and still had half a dozen air leaks. This makes me wonder what kind of sloppy workmanship was involved in assembling this system. I used less than one tube on my system and have no air leaks.
3. They appear to not have constructed a box for the bottom of the stacked air filters. They either just left the square flange as-is or they attached a square piece of thin material to the bottom to close it off. I don't know what, if any, affect that might have.
I don't have air flow test equipment, but I do know that my CV1800 does one hell of a good job both collecting dust and keeping the air clean. I have had it installed for the better part of a year and have filled about twenty 30 gallon dust bins with dust and shavings. During all this time, there is still not even one speck of visible dust in my collection box at the bottom of the filter stack. Because of my experience, I just don't see how they can claim that the CV1800 does a poor job of dust filtration unless they did not install the filters properly.
Here are things I see from their photo and description of the completed system that I think may have affected their results. I would really like to know what you all think.
1. They may have taken measurements right off of the transition. I have seen both in forum posts and on Bill 's site that you need to have a straight section of pipe (preferably 6') off of the transition to achieve maximum airflow. Of course, if this is the way they tested all of the other cyclones, I guess the results of all systems should be comparable.
2. They claim they used two tubes of silcone sealant and still had half a dozen air leaks. This makes me wonder what kind of sloppy workmanship was involved in assembling this system. I used less than one tube on my system and have no air leaks.
3. They appear to not have constructed a box for the bottom of the stacked air filters. They either just left the square flange as-is or they attached a square piece of thin material to the bottom to close it off. I don't know what, if any, affect that might have.
I don't have air flow test equipment, but I do know that my CV1800 does one hell of a good job both collecting dust and keeping the air clean. I have had it installed for the better part of a year and have filled about twenty 30 gallon dust bins with dust and shavings. During all this time, there is still not even one speck of visible dust in my collection box at the bottom of the filter stack. Because of my experience, I just don't see how they can claim that the CV1800 does a poor job of dust filtration unless they did not install the filters properly.