Probably a stupid question, but... Is there any reason that running it as a
"fan" can hurt or make it less effective..

Looking ahead to summer and was going to put an exhaust fan in the shop...
Thinking of venting the Jet to the outside instead...

It's ceiling mounted and should pull the hot air off the (10') ceilings..
I can't think of how removing the filters could hurt it.. Just more air flow,
right?
Would it be better to leave the outer filter on, to keep dust out of the fan, or
would the dust just blow on through?

thanks,


mac

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"mac davis" wrote in message
...
Probably a stupid question, but... Is there any reason that running it as
a
"fan" can hurt or make it less effective..

Looking ahead to summer and was going to put an exhaust fan in the shop...
Thinking of venting the Jet to the outside instead...

It's ceiling mounted and should pull the hot air off the (10') ceilings..
I can't think of how removing the filters could hurt it.. Just more air
flow,
right?
Would it be better to leave the outer filter on, to keep dust out of the
fan, or
would the dust just blow on through?

thanks,


mac

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The biggest problem that I see is that "you" would be breathing more dust.

"mac davis" wrote in message
...
Probably a stupid question, but... Is there any reason that running it as
a
"fan" can hurt or make it less effective..

Looking ahead to summer and was going to put an exhaust fan in the shop...
Thinking of venting the Jet to the outside instead...

It's ceiling mounted and should pull the hot air off the (10') ceilings..
I can't think of how removing the filters could hurt it.. Just more air
flow,
right?
Would it be better to leave the outer filter on, to keep dust out of the
fan, or
would the dust just blow on through?

I'd be concerned about protecting the motor and bearings. The slight gain in
CFM without the filter likely won't make a worthwhile or noticeable
difference. I have a washable filter, so fo me, it would not be a hardship.

On Feb 7, 1:16*pm, "Leon" wrote:
"mac davis" wrote in message

...



Probably a stupid question, but... Is there any reason that running it as
a
"fan" can hurt or make it less effective..

Looking ahead to summer and was going to put an exhaust fan in the shop....
Thinking of venting the Jet to the outside instead...

It's ceiling mounted and should pull the hot air off the (10') ceilings...
I can't think of how removing the filters could hurt it.. Just more air
flow,
right?
Would it be better to leave the outer filter on, to keep dust out of the
fan, or
would the dust just blow on through?

thanks,

mac

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The biggest problem that I see is that "you" would be breathing more dust..

If he vents it to the outside, the dust should be blown out with the
hot air.... rather than some of it recirculating back into the shop.
No?

In article 36823a16-66f8-41df-bb94-347e5a6a4104
@l16g2000yqo.googlegroups.com, says...


If he vents it to the outside, the dust should be blown out with the
hot air.... rather than some of it recirculating back into the shop.
No?

The original question suggesta that he wants to use it like a ceiling
fan to circulate the higher, warmer stratum of air throughout the shop.

"phorbin" wrote in message
...
In article 36823a16-66f8-41df-bb94-347e5a6a4104
@l16g2000yqo.googlegroups.com, says...


If he vents it to the outside, the dust should be blown out with the
hot air.... rather than some of it recirculating back into the shop.
No?

The original question suggesta that he wants to use it like a ceiling
fan to circulate the higher, warmer stratum of air throughout the shop.

Isn't that what it does by default?

On Feb 8, 11:31*am, phorbin wrote:
In article 36823a16-66f8-41df-bb94-347e5a6a4104
@l16g2000yqo.googlegroups.com, says...

If he vents it to the outside, the dust should be blown out with the
hot air.... rather than some of it recirculating back into the shop.
No?

The original question suggesta that he wants to use it like a ceiling
fan to circulate the higher, warmer stratum of air throughout the shop.

Looking ahead to summer and was going to put an exhaust fan in the shop....
Thinking of venting the Jet to the outside instead.

That is what I got out of mac's question.....

"Robatoy" wrote in message
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On Feb 7, 1:16 pm, "Leon" wrote:
..

If he vents it to the outside, the dust should be blown out with the
hot air.... rather than some of it recirculating back into the shop.
No?

Well maybe. It will be vented outside but that vented air has to be
replaced and outside air may bring in more dust than what may only be
floating around inside. Eventually inside filtered air will clear out with
filters. Dusty outside air is limitless.
That said, I don't use an air filter at all as I most often work with an
open garage door and the breeze through there would probably limit the
effectiveness of a room air filter.

On Sat, 7 Feb 2009 12:16:44 -0600, "Leon" wrote:


"mac davis" wrote in message
.. .
Probably a stupid question, but... Is there any reason that running it as
a
"fan" can hurt or make it less effective..

Looking ahead to summer and was going to put an exhaust fan in the shop...
Thinking of venting the Jet to the outside instead...

It's ceiling mounted and should pull the hot air off the (10') ceilings..
I can't think of how removing the filters could hurt it.. Just more air
flow,
right?
Would it be better to leave the outer filter on, to keep dust out of the
fan, or
would the dust just blow on through?

thanks,


mac

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The biggest problem that I see is that "you" would be breathing more dust.

Not sure why, Leon..
The air going into the filter wouldn't be recirculated into the shop, it would
go outside..


mac

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On Sun, 8 Feb 2009 11:31:27 -0500, phorbin wrote:

In article 36823a16-66f8-41df-bb94-347e5a6a4104
, says...


If he vents it to the outside, the dust should be blown out with the
hot air.... rather than some of it recirculating back into the shop.
No?

The original question suggesta that he wants to use it like a ceiling
fan to circulate the higher, warmer stratum of air throughout the shop.

Nope.. vented outside...
I'm thinking of ducting it about 5' to a dryer vent type setup in the wall..


mac

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On Sun, 8 Feb 2009 15:31:04 -0600, "Leon" wrote:


"Robatoy" wrote in message
...
On Feb 7, 1:16 pm, "Leon" wrote:
.

If he vents it to the outside, the dust should be blown out with the
hot air.... rather than some of it recirculating back into the shop.
No?

Well maybe. It will be vented outside but that vented air has to be
replaced and outside air may bring in more dust than what may only be
floating around inside. Eventually inside filtered air will clear out with
filters. Dusty outside air is limitless.
That said, I don't use an air filter at all as I most often work with an
open garage door and the breeze through there would probably limit the
effectiveness of a room air filter.

Good thought, Leon.. hadn't occurred to me about replacing the air..

In my case, outside air isn't an option, as this setup would be when it's WAY
too hot and humid to work outside..
My shop is actually a large room in the house, so I guess I'd be drawing
replacement air from the great room, which is a lot cooled than the shop..


mac

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On Sat, 7 Feb 2009 13:39:48 -0600, "MikeWhy" wrote:


I'd be concerned about protecting the motor and bearings. The slight gain in
CFM without the filter likely won't make a worthwhile or noticeable
difference. I have a washable filter, so fo me, it would not be a hardship.

My concern also, Mike..
Do you think the outer filter would protect the motor?
I'm thinking that the main increase in CFM would be by removing the inner
filter..


mac

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In article ,
says...
On Sun, 8 Feb 2009 11:31:27 -0500, phorbin wrote:

In article 36823a16-66f8-41df-bb94-347e5a6a4104
, says...


If he vents it to the outside, the dust should be blown out with the
hot air.... rather than some of it recirculating back into the shop.
No?

The original question suggesta that he wants to use it like a ceiling
fan to circulate the higher, warmer stratum of air throughout the shop.

Nope.. vented outside...
I'm thinking of ducting it about 5' to a dryer vent type setup in the wall..

OK, so you want to move the hot air out... I'd wonder if this would
create low pressure inside which would draw outside hot, humid air in
through doors, windows and/or chimneys depending on how air tight your
house is.

"mac davis" wrote in message
news
On Sat, 7 Feb 2009 13:39:48 -0600, "MikeWhy"
wrote:


I'd be concerned about protecting the motor and bearings. The slight gain
in
CFM without the filter likely won't make a worthwhile or noticeable
difference. I have a washable filter, so fo me, it would not be a
hardship.

My concern also, Mike..
Do you think the outer filter would protect the motor?
I'm thinking that the main increase in CFM would be by removing the inner
filter..

Compared to not using a filter, for sure. The static pressure on the
inner bag filters is pretty large. Mine are ripping away from their
attachment points on the frame. However, even this much seems small compared
to losses ducting it into a dryer vent hose, as I read you mention
elsewhere. A powered exhaust vent set into the wall might do just as well.
Maybe move the air cleaner close to and pointed at the vent, and whatever
makes it out will be good enough. You might also consider venting the DC
outside, but that has its own set of problems.

"mac davis" wrote in message
In my case, outside air isn't an option, as this setup would be when it's
WAY
too hot and humid to work outside..
My shop is actually a large room in the house, so I guess I'd be drawing
replacement air from the great room, which is a lot cooled than the shop..


mac

And then the great room air is replaced with hot air from outside. If you
are paying to run an AC, it may run into quite the expense.

"mac davis" wrote in message
...
Probably a stupid question, but... Is there any reason that running it as
a
"fan" can hurt or make it less effective..

Looking ahead to summer and was going to put an exhaust fan in the shop...
Thinking of venting the Jet to the outside instead...

It's ceiling mounted and should pull the hot air off the (10') ceilings..
I can't think of how removing the filters could hurt it.. Just more air
flow,
right?
Would it be better to leave the outer filter on, to keep dust out of the
fan, or
would the dust just blow on through?

thanks,


mac

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Concerning longetivity of the motor and bearings, do you have a regular fan
in the shop? Is it holding up OK? I would not be concerned, myself.

Leon wrote:
Concerning longetivity of the motor and bearings, do you have a regular fan
in the shop? Is it holding up OK? I would not be concerned, myself.

If it has sealed ball bearings, yeah; brass bushings, no.

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Leon wrote:


"mac davis" wrote in message
...
Probably a stupid question, but... Is there any reason that running it as
a
"fan" can hurt or make it less effective..

Looking ahead to summer and was going to put an exhaust fan in the
shop... Thinking of venting the Jet to the outside instead...

It's ceiling mounted and should pull the hot air off the (10') ceilings..
I can't think of how removing the filters could hurt it.. Just more air
flow,
right?
Would it be better to leave the outer filter on, to keep dust out of the
fan, or
would the dust just blow on through?

thanks,


mac

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Concerning longetivity of the motor and bearings, do you have a regular
fan
in the shop? Is it holding up OK? I would not be concerned, myself.

I'm a little late coming into this thread but one thing to watch for
is motor overload, the less resistance and higher cfm will load the motor
to a greater level.

basilisk

On Mon, 9 Feb 2009 12:23:17 -0500, phorbin wrote:

In article ,
says...
On Sun, 8 Feb 2009 11:31:27 -0500, phorbin wrote:

In article 36823a16-66f8-41df-bb94-347e5a6a4104
, says...


If he vents it to the outside, the dust should be blown out with the
hot air.... rather than some of it recirculating back into the shop.
No?

The original question suggesta that he wants to use it like a ceiling
fan to circulate the higher, warmer stratum of air throughout the shop.

Nope.. vented outside...
I'm thinking of ducting it about 5' to a dryer vent type setup in the wall..

OK, so you want to move the hot air out... I'd wonder if this would
create low pressure inside which would draw outside hot, humid air in
through doors, windows and/or chimneys depending on how air tight your
house is.

I don't think it would..
2 year old house with a lot of insulation and double pane windows..
I'm thinking that it might draw some of the cool air from the great room,
though..

That's a factor, as I figure that when using the filter vented to the outside, I
won't be using the AC in the shop..


mac

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On Mon, 9 Feb 2009 22:08:14 -0500, "Ed Pawlowski" wrote:


"mac davis" wrote in message
In my case, outside air isn't an option, as this setup would be when it's
WAY
too hot and humid to work outside..
My shop is actually a large room in the house, so I guess I'd be drawing
replacement air from the great room, which is a lot cooled than the shop..


mac

And then the great room air is replaced with hot air from outside. If you
are paying to run an AC, it may run into quite the expense.

Well, we're lucky enough to not have to be too concerned with the expense, Ed..
Last year we ran the master bedroom AC 24/7 all summer, the shop AC about 12
hours a day and the great room unit when we had folks over, and our highest bill
in 2 years was a little under $250 a month..
After a lifetime in California, we can live with that, for sure.. That would be
our LOWEST bill in a lot of years, there..


mac

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On Mon, 9 Feb 2009 13:47:04 -0600, "MikeWhy" wrote:


Compared to not using a filter, for sure. The static pressure on the
inner bag filters is pretty large. Mine are ripping away from their
attachment points on the frame. However, even this much seems small compared
to losses ducting it into a dryer vent hose, as I read you mention
elsewhere. A powered exhaust vent set into the wall might do just as well.
Maybe move the air cleaner close to and pointed at the vent, and whatever
makes it out will be good enough. You might also consider venting the DC
outside, but that has its own set of problems.

Good point...
I'm looking at using a table saw DC fitting, which just covers the grill on the
exhaust side, and running about 30" of 4" DC hose to the dryer vent, which would
be near the ceiling..

We were originally going to use a bathroom type vent unit, but the hassle of
running power to it just isn't worth it..

I'm thinking that the advantage of the Jet unit over the wall unit is that it's
in the middle of the room, mounted on the ceiling and that it's already there..
(yeah, my middle name is either Lazy)


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On Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:41:02 -0600, "Leon"
wrote:

Concerning longetivity of the motor and bearings, do you have a regular fan
in the shop? Is it holding up OK? I would not be concerned, myself.

Well, I've had a 10" box fan from Wally World running in a shop window for most
of 2 years and it's getting a tad noisy.. lol


mac

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On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:54:30 -0600, basilisk wrote:


I'm a little late coming into this thread but one thing to watch for
is motor overload, the less resistance and higher cfm will load the motor
to a greater level.

basilisk

AHHHH....
That's sort of the question that was hiding in the back of my mind when I asked
if it could harm the unit!
Brings to mind the folks that put low resistance mufflers on their cars and lose
the back pressure that the engine might need..


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"mac davis" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:54:30 -0600, basilisk wrote:


I'm a little late coming into this thread but one thing to watch for
is motor overload, the less resistance and higher cfm will load the motor
to a greater level.

basilisk

AHHHH....
That's sort of the question that was hiding in the back of my mind when I
asked
if it could harm the unit!
Brings to mind the folks that put low resistance mufflers on their cars
and lose
the back pressure that the engine might need..

It's difficult to say without the fan curve to look at. For a finely tuned,
engineered system, that may be so. I think that's hardly the case for
"generic" air cleaners. Removing the static loss from the filter flattens
the system curve, shifting the operating point lower and to the right: lower
static pressure and higher cfm. Assuming constant speed and efficiency,
power draw will be higher; the fan laws relate power to the cube of cfm.
However, the squirrel cage likely is running higher on its efficiency curve
at the lower static point. I doubt the small increase in power places the
motor in any danger of burning out. But, again, it's difficult to say
without looking at the fan and system curves. If that's a concern at all, my
Jet filter has 3 speed settings. Just avoid using the highest setting.

On Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:32:09 -0600, "MikeWhy" wrote:

It's difficult to say without the fan curve to look at. For a finely tuned,
engineered system, that may be so. I think that's hardly the case for
"generic" air cleaners. Removing the static loss from the filter flattens
the system curve, shifting the operating point lower and to the right: lower
static pressure and higher cfm. Assuming constant speed and efficiency,
power draw will be higher; the fan laws relate power to the cube of cfm.
However, the squirrel cage likely is running higher on its efficiency curve
at the lower static point. I doubt the small increase in power places the
motor in any danger of burning out. But, again, it's difficult to say
without looking at the fan and system curves. If that's a concern at all, my
Jet filter has 3 speed settings. Just avoid using the highest setting.

Yep... I'm guessing that you could just take the "squirrel cage" fan out of the
filter and run it without problems..

Part of the reason for removing the filter is to not need to run it on anything
but low (1 of 3) speed..


mac

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