Vince Pitelka on fri 25 feb 05
I just received an email message from someone inquiring about the Beam =
central vacuum system. He says that most of these units have a filter, =
and that filter would tend to get clogged with dust very quickly. He =
reported that the Bean salesman said that their top-of-the-line system =
would be inappropriate for clay studio use, because it would clog so =
quickly. I know that some of you have the Beam or Galaxy central vacuum =
systems, and how do you deal with this? The important thing is that =
these systems vent to the outside, and I guess it is all a question of =
how much stuff you want to eject out into the atmosphere. =20
I appreciate any input.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Technological University
Smithville TN 37166, 615/597-6801 x111
vpitelka@dtccom.net, wpitelka@tntech.edu
http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/
David Beumee on sat 26 feb 05
I put a Beam central vac system in my studio, and it works well for picking up dust and dried trimmings, dirt, sand, etc. The superfine dust is vented outside, and the cloth dust filter clogs fairly easily and reduces the pulling power of the vac. I take the bucket off the bottom of the unit and dump it before each use, and put a plastic bag around the dust filter, reach through the plastic bag and shake out the dust filter before each use. It doesn't take long to do and the pulling power is back to full force.
David Beumee
Lafayette, CO
davidbeumee.com
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Vince Pitelka
> I just received an email message from someone inquiring about the Beam central
> vacuum system. He says that most of these units have a filter, and that filter
> would tend to get clogged with dust very quickly. He reported that the Bean
> salesman said that their top-of-the-line system would be inappropriate for clay
> studio use, because it would clog so quickly. I know that some of you have the
> Beam or Galaxy central vacuum systems, and how do you deal with this? The
> important thing is that these systems vent to the outside, and I guess it is all
> a question of how much stuff you want to eject out into the atmosphere.
>
> I appreciate any input.
> - Vince
>
> Vince Pitelka
> Appalachian Center for Craft, Tennessee Technological University
> Smithville TN 37166, 615/597-6801 x111
> vpitelka@dtccom.net, wpitelka@tntech.edu
> http://iweb.tntech.edu/wpitelka/
> http://www.tntech.edu/craftcenter/
>
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John Johnson on sun 27 feb 05
I have the Galaxy system and love it. There is no filter to clean, clog or
replace. Yes it vents outside and as a result I'm exposing the world to
more particulate matter, but frankly in a southeastern coastal community
like North Myrtle Beach I would think there is more free silica particulate
matter in the air in this community than is produced by all the central
vacuum systems in the world combined times 10!
John Johnson
Mud Bucket Pottery
843-399-8702 Studio
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