Shop Fox Hanging Air Filter W1830

Using it in a 2car garage size hobby shop, works well, quiet, good value for money, remote works well. Would buy again.

I had been looking for a long time to find a filtration system that met my needs. Those that I had seen in my local tool shop had too large of a foot print, were too high, were too heavy and too expensive. I read the reviews on Amazon for the big brand offerings and was not impressed with what the reviewers had to say until I read the reviews for the Shop Fox. Having only a 7'-0" basement height, I found the low 10" profile of this unit to be perfect. The unit is unbelievably quiet at all speeds. Having hung the filtration system from the ceiling joists, I was concerned about noise transfer to the floor above in the event that the floor construction of the house would amplify the sound and I would hear its operation in my den above. I could not hear the unit from the den. The high fan speed setting gives me 12.5 air changes per hour resulting in a noticeable difference in the air quality. After a session in the shop I did notice some dust on shop surfaces but this is understandable, because by its nature, this type of system does not connect directly to dust producing equipment but filters the saw dust after it becomes airborne. Before considering this unit, make sure the air volume of this system is adequate for the size of your shop. You may find that you need a system capable of more air volume than this unit can provide. The more the number of air changes per hour, the better will be its filtration but you may find that with extra air volume you will get increased discharge air velocity which could be a nuisance in the shop. I would not consider a system resulting in an air change rate much less than the 12.5AC I am getting. The filters are easily accessible but I have not used the system long enough to see how long the pre-filter will last nor how easy it will be to clean the internal filter. As for the remote control, you need to be fairly close and not on much of an angle to the unit for the unit to receive the signal. The speed control can be adjusted from either the unit or the remote. However, it would have been nice to be able to control the timer from the unit where now it can only be controlled from the remote. So far I am extremely happy with this unit.

I've only had this product for a few hours, but first impressions exceed expectations. I bought this for a 20x20x8 wood shop based on the reviews. I installed it tonight and gave it a good test. First of all, the unit came well packaged and appears to be solidly built. It comes with everything you need to hang it including hooks and chains. The first thing I noticed was how quiet and smooth it runs even on high speed. Now for the test. After I hung it and turned it on I proceeded to give my shop a good cleaning. I have a big project I've been working on this week and the shop was a mess with sawdust everywhere. The first thing I did was blow all the fine dust off of everything using my air compressor. Then I proceeded to vacuum up all the sawdust on the floor. Finally I swept the rest of the floor and vacuumed up the pile. Elapsed time start to finish about 30 minutes The 1830 was running the whole time. First thing I noticed, is that when I was done, the usual remnant layer of fine dust was missing. Second, the outer filter had turned from snow white, to medium tan. I almost went with a Jet unit costing $150 more, but this unit seems to be perfectly sized for my small shop and works great. According to the calculations it will change the air in the shop every 7 1/2 minutes.

Pros: cleans the air, has touch buttons so no worries if you lose the remote, is not loud. Cons: the eyelet hooks are spaced at 11 1/4" x 13 3/4" stud bays are 16" centers conforming to industry standards would make it slightly easier to hang. The outer filter was slightly damaged from shipping. Handled the dust from blasting the garage out with the leafblower, looking forward to not breathing sawdust while sanding, hopefully the filters are a standard size I can easily purchase from a local hardware store for future use.

1 month after I bought this it stopped working. I hate returning anything so I opened it and hardwired the medium speed setting with the on/off and then through the remote away since it was useless. Later I discovered part of the shop had reverse wiring and this could have blown out the electrical on this unit, as 2 security cameras stopped working also about this time, so I give Shop Fox the benefit of the doubt that had my wiring not been reversed it would have worked fine. When I run this unit it works very good at filtering dust. The seal around the filter area is not tight so you might want to put a piece of duct tape around it and then just slit it when you are ready to change the filter. Filters are a little pricey for me but by blowing them out with a leaf blower I can usually go a year before replacing them. Now, since it was my fault the remote didn't work I bought a set of remote outlets, plugged this unit in and now I have an on/off remote for this and 4 other items I want to plug in such as a dust collector for the table saw. Don't need everything running at once so the remote really saves me some steps.

Recently ordered it as ive been doing more woodwork and making lots of dust and its among the equipment the local college uses. It is lighter than i expected so was pretty easy to mount up on the ceiling. I has seen reviews complaining it's loud, but unless you're trying to use it in a quiet office im unsure how it could be considered loud. For its trial run i used an airhose to lift all the dust in the garage (more than a little has built up) and let it run on high, and within maybe 10 minutes the air was cleaned up which normally takes most of an hour for that much dust to settle down. My only gripe so far is the remote is a bit cheap, but it also has buttons on the unit for when that remote eventually gets broken.

So far I am glad I made this purchase. It appears to be doing a great job in tandem with my Delta dust collector at keeping the air clean. I really appreciate the fact it came with all hardware needed to be able to mount it to my ceiling. I expected to have to make a trip to Lowe's for chain or hooks but they were included in the Box. So far the remote seems to be working just fine but I haven't tested at much of a distance quite yet. The system is quiet which is great. I barely notice it while it's running. I've only owned it for about a week so I can't really put any comments in about longevity or long-term durability. My lungs are glad I made the purchase.

The unit arrived with a damaged box and the housing has a bent upper corner with small area of paint missing. The bent corner makes the filter a bit difficult to remove & install. The damage is minor but disappointing but not enough to warrant sending it back. I will try to straighten it out myself. I have not installed it yet but did test the operation & everything seems to work properly.

The air filter works great and has reduced the amount of fine dust that accumulates in my small hand tool shop. I use it even when hand sawing. Its not too loud, the timer works great, and you can't beat it for the price. One might not be sufficient for bigger shops though. I have a single unit suspended about 7 - 8ft in the air of my ~180sqft single car garage shop and it works great.

This is pretty standard stuff. It draws the air in fine, and filters it fairly quietly! It comes with hanging hardware, and operates effectively. This is my first Shop Fox product so I am interested in the longevity of it as well as it's efficiency.

Nice compact easy to set up unit. Easy to turn on with remote.

I really like the simple remote. Turn on, set intensity and decide if you want 1, 2, 4 hours or continuous. Solidly built, relatively easy to install. It is helpful to have an extra pair of hands.

I use this in my 18 by 15 wood shop and works very well at removing the fine dust in the air after sanding. You should still use a mask for the initial sanding but there was NO dust one the wood when it came time to finish. Did an excellent job of cleaning the air in about a half hour.