Axminister air filter can it be wall mounted?

[technium]

I have an Axminster Air Filter which looks exactly like this one but Axminster not Jet

http://www.axminster.co.uk/jet-afs-1000 ... tem-310481

it says it can be ceiling mounted but do you think its possible to mount on the wall as I dont seem to have as much space as I want if I mount it touch tight to the ceiling.

thanks

Colin

 

[NazNomad]

Apparently it needs to be 2m off the ground?

 

[SteveF]

what about a batten on wall and a cable slanted backwards towards batten on the roof at the front?
not sure why it needs to be that high
Steve

just a thought, if u wall mount it will need to be sidewards as the air \ dust passes thru filter and exits at the back

 

[technium]

didnt realise its meant to be 2m from floor, definately wont be that high, its more likely 6'6" but because its 300mm tall then at that height the top of the filtration unit hits the roof of the workshop and that would then stop me being able to insulate that big area of the ceiling, thats why i was thinking of screwing it sideways on the wall but wasnt sure if the motor would work on its side.

 

[NazNomad]

 

[technium]

Thanks never saw that. well I guess 180cm is close enough to 2mtrs.

Not sure what to do now, may have to look for something smaller or just do the roof around this unit.

 

[NazNomad]

I wonder if it's just slightly less effective if it's lower?

 

[skipdiver]

I have a Record one and the recommended height is 2.1 mts, which mine is but i have seen them in other workshops on walls lower down. I think some people put them directly behind certain machines like lathes, though i don't know if this affects performance or not.

 

[NazNomad]

Looking at the manual - https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j ... izLfPy8fWw -

You can mount it horizontally or vertically and there are brackets available to mount it on the wall (pics in the pdf)

It does say ... "If ceiling mounted, bottom of air cleaner must be at least 7 feet above the floor".

Maybe it doesn't have to be that high on a wall then?

 

[SteveF]

i wonder if that is just so you dont bang your head

Steve

 

[technium]

ok youre right the manual says Wall and my filter has the 4 angled brackets as shown in the manual so I will probably wall mount it then because that will be above the bench so no risk of banging it. Also Ive just measured and it will be about 195cm so close as damn it to 2 meters anyway so win win.

thanks guys.

 

[NazNomad]

i wonder if that is just so you dont bang your head

... or to stop your hair getting sucked into it? Not a problem for most of us, I bet. :-D