Hi all,

My old Earlex CombiVac has given sterling service sucking up all sorts
of unmentionable stuff and taking all sorts of abuse for many years. Its
Achilles heel though, has always been fine dust. The filter clogs far
too quickly and I'm left with a time-consuming and messy paper bag
beating exercise before I'm given another minute or so of decent suction.

The job it *really* can't cope with is extracting the dust from my wall
chaser, which I realise is quite a tall order. It works fine for about a
quarter of a chase, then it suddenly goes all asthmatic and visibility
reduces dramatically.

Recently, it's been cheesing me off to the point where I'm willing to
spend some money replacing it. Can anyone recommend anything around the
100 quid mark that'd be likely to last for a whole chase and then be
relatively quick to prepare for the next one?

Cheers,

Colin.