Baileigh/Jet Air Cleaner

[Imemiter]

You're welcome. I've been enjoying mine. Can't believe how quiet it is and how much air it moves.

Thanks from me too, Jeff. I was polishing plexi-glass edges and with respirator, headphones and CT26 running I couldn't hear the fan speed until I stopped. I was pleased to see/hear that the Auto dust-sensing feature actually works.

 

[Packard]

If I were drawing up specs for a new house, number on on the design would be forced air heating and cooling.  So that I could breath filtered and humidity-controlled air 24/7.

I currently have hot water baseboard heat and separate air conditioning.  Between seasons, I open windows. 

I’ve made air filtration devices using box fans and furnace filters.  Judging from the amount of dust they collected, they did significant work on a low budget. 

I used two filters, a fiberglass (cheap) filter first, and then a 3M Filtrete filter.  The cheap furnace filter extended the life of the Filtrete filters and were replaced frequently.  I no longer have a darkroom in my basement so that system is “obsolete”. 

 

[SoonerFan]

You're welcome. I've been enjoying mine. Can't believe how quiet it is and how much air it moves.

I had mine on for several hours today. It’s so quiet I almost forgot it was running. A little over a month in and still very happy with this purchase.

 

[Chainring]

Add me to the list of those who have the Baileigh. I got it mounted up in my tiny space this weekend and, wow, is it quiet on level 1.

 

[SoonerFan]

I got a CNC survey from Jet. Filling it out gets you entered to win a Jet air cleaner. If I win I hope they let me trade that in for something else like a discount on a lathe, or a power feeder or one of the many other tools I’d like from Jet/POWERMATIC.

 

[jeffinsgf]

I have a Stratus in the shop at work. It is completely ineffective, because I can't stand to be in the room when it is running. Even on low it's obnoxious. It can't filter if it isn't running. Thinking about asking the boss to let me get a Jet/Baleigh and put the Stratus on FBM.

 

[SoonerFan]

@jeffinsgf given the number of people including me that purchased on based on this thread you started I think JPM should give you a huge discount on one for work

 

[Imemiter]

Looks like it has the Dayton motor. Voltage conversion is super simple. If it's like mine, you might want to take the opportunity to put a longer cord on it.

It had a good twelve footer, so I swapped for a hospital plug and followed the diagram to convert it to 110. The first attempt it ran in reverse but there was a footnote on the diagram that revealed the easy fix. We're both thrilled with this saw. Today I was resawing some wide fir for Dutchmen (Dutchmans?) and it felt much more sane than ripping them on the tablesaw.

 

[lshj]

But is MERV12 enough? I don't really think so. From my understanding, it's only MERV13 or higher that filters out the .3 micron level particulates.

My concern is that these commercial filters at MERV 12 or lesser give the false impression that they are protecting your lungs.

I have an old JET AFS 1000B hanging on the ceiling in my two car garage. I use the Dylos DC1100 pro monitor to check the air quality. In my experience, the AFS 1000B did an excellent job. It drops the Dylos reading from 2000 to less than 100 within 20 minutes using the low speed fan setting. Just give you a reference, the Dylos reading outside in my area is usually around 1000 or more. I live in Los Angeles and the air is dirty.

The new JET AFS 1000C looks really appealing. But I am so happy with the result of AFS 1000B except the noise level. I am not sure if AFS 1000C is much quieter or not compared to AFS 1000B. In term of effectiveness of particle filtration, I just see no reason to upgrade. The AFS 1000B is excellent based on my measurement.

 

[ChuckS]

Interestingly enough, I just gave my Air Quality Monitor another "verification" about its accuracy today. The monitor is in the economical class: $50 Cdn or so. But don't be fooled by its low price; it gives a good assessment of the air quality in the shop.

We had a bad air quality day (10+ on the air quality health index, the max value on the scale). I compared the AQI and PM2.5 reported online and the readings on my monitor. They were so close enough for all intents and purposes.