planex suction

[jumpinthefire]

  Hi

I got a planex a few months ago since i'm building a house and had lots of drywall to do.

When i received the sander, I plugged it in the ct36AC and was pretty impressed. this thing holds itself to the ceilling ! Satisfied,  I put it back in the sytainer till this morning, but did use the CT36AC to pick up drywall dust from hanging the sheets and the rotozip dust  around electrical boxes etc.

I clean my filter each time to and do 2 3 self clean cycle with the gate shut.

When i connected the sander this morning and turned on the vac, it barely has any suction power. If i unplug the sander and put my hand at the end of the vac, it grips it hard, like it always did. The CT is still running very strong. When i connect the sander handle to the vac, and put my hand at the end (where you would connect the head or extension) it has way less holding power already, even with the vac setting on the handle turned on all the way. i wont even come close to holding itself on a wall.

  I sent a email to festool, hopefully this gets fixed quickly. any ideas ?? I did play with the suction adjustment on the head. Not any better, [mad]

 

[Shane Holland]

It's possible that one of the channels in the handle or around the pad have become clogged with drywall dust. You should be able to look down the handle pieces to see if they are clear. For the head of the Planex, you can remove the pad to see if there are signs of a clog under it.

I'm sure Festool service will offer great support. I would encourage you to give them a call if you're in a hurry to get this resolved. 877-337-8600.

Shane

 

[DTSaskatoon]

From your description, it sounds like a hose/conduit obstruction. I've got the same Planex system and although I haven't had any issues, I've plugged and obstructed many shop vac hoses. I've been successful at removing the obstructions with long dowels (broomstick handles) and reverse circulation with my Ridgid shop vac that has a blower outlet. Good luck!  Please post the solution when it's figured out.