GoingMyWay
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The other day I noticed I was seeing a little puff of dust when I turned my RO150 to sand down a cutting board glue up. I didn't think much of it - I thought maybe it was just some dust that had accumulated in the course 40 grit paper or something. The overall dust extraction was still excellent and there was basically no dust when running the sander.
Friday I was cleaning up and using the CT26 to vacuum up some dust. The suction didn't seem as great as it once was, but there was still suction. When I put the end of the hose against my hand it pulled tight, but not super strong and the motor really sounded strained. I initially thought that there there might be a big chunk of wood that got stuck in the hose. I was going to jam a broom stick down the hose to see if there were any obstructions, but thought maybe I should check to see if the bag is full since that's a little bit easier. The bag shouldn't be full as I recently changed it for the first time and since I'm only an occasional hobbies I don't use the tools all that much.
I opened the top of the CT26 and to my horror I saw loose dust everywhere! As you can see the filter was completely packed with dust.
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The dust mostly looks like it came from the cedar planters I made, but then again maybe it's hard to tell as wood dust might all look very similar. It looks like the bottom of the bag wasn't completely clipped in. Since it was my first time changing the bag I now know I need to be extra careful to make sure that the bag is completely clipped in. The odd thing is that the bag wasn't completely empty - it had a fair amount of dust and chips inside so at some point dust was able to flow into the bag.
The pile of dust and shavings are basically what was inside of the CT26 that wasn't captured in the bag.
I banged the HEPA filter out as best as I could, being careful to not damage the filter media itself. I also used a shop vac to try to suck out some of the dust and debris, but there appears to still be a fair amount of debris trapped in the filter pleats.
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The suction has improved and the motor sounds less strained after I cleaned the filter out. Do you think it's ok to continue using this filter? The only bought the CT26 brand new in October and it hasn't been used all that much - just to make cutting boards and the planter boxes and cut some plywood.
I feel like it's even harder to notice a loss in suction when the hose is primarily hooked up to a tool. Even when using the hose freehand to suck up dust - it was still hard for me to tell if the suction was less or the same.
Has this ever happened to anyone else? I guess in the future it's probably a good idea to periodically check the inside of the vacuum to make sure that the bag isn't full and/or that the bag hasn't come loose or blown a hole in it.
Do people periodically check inside of their CT vacs for instances such as this?
Friday I was cleaning up and using the CT26 to vacuum up some dust. The suction didn't seem as great as it once was, but there was still suction. When I put the end of the hose against my hand it pulled tight, but not super strong and the motor really sounded strained. I initially thought that there there might be a big chunk of wood that got stuck in the hose. I was going to jam a broom stick down the hose to see if there were any obstructions, but thought maybe I should check to see if the bag is full since that's a little bit easier. The bag shouldn't be full as I recently changed it for the first time and since I'm only an occasional hobbies I don't use the tools all that much.
I opened the top of the CT26 and to my horror I saw loose dust everywhere! As you can see the filter was completely packed with dust.
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The dust mostly looks like it came from the cedar planters I made, but then again maybe it's hard to tell as wood dust might all look very similar. It looks like the bottom of the bag wasn't completely clipped in. Since it was my first time changing the bag I now know I need to be extra careful to make sure that the bag is completely clipped in. The odd thing is that the bag wasn't completely empty - it had a fair amount of dust and chips inside so at some point dust was able to flow into the bag.
The pile of dust and shavings are basically what was inside of the CT26 that wasn't captured in the bag.
I banged the HEPA filter out as best as I could, being careful to not damage the filter media itself. I also used a shop vac to try to suck out some of the dust and debris, but there appears to still be a fair amount of debris trapped in the filter pleats.
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The suction has improved and the motor sounds less strained after I cleaned the filter out. Do you think it's ok to continue using this filter? The only bought the CT26 brand new in October and it hasn't been used all that much - just to make cutting boards and the planter boxes and cut some plywood.
I feel like it's even harder to notice a loss in suction when the hose is primarily hooked up to a tool. Even when using the hose freehand to suck up dust - it was still hard for me to tell if the suction was less or the same.
Has this ever happened to anyone else? I guess in the future it's probably a good idea to periodically check the inside of the vacuum to make sure that the bag isn't full and/or that the bag hasn't come loose or blown a hole in it.
Do people periodically check inside of their CT vacs for instances such as this?
