Safety Warning: You cannot use the Vacuum Hose Kit with a single-stage collector due to severe fire and damage risks.
The Vacuum Hose Kit is designed for shop floor cleanup, which inevitably involves sucking up heavy wood chips, metal scraps, screws, and nails.
The Dangers of Single-Stage Cleanup
In a single-stage collector, all material passes directly through the fan blower before reaching the filter. Using a floor sweep kit creates two immediate hazards:
Catastrophic Impeller Damage: Metal scraps and heavy debris will strike the fan blade (impeller) at high velocity, causing bending, cracking, or shattering.
Fire and Explosion Risk: Metal debris hitting a metal fan blade can create sparks. In a dust-laden environment, a single spark can ignite the dust cloud, leading to a fire or explosion.
The Requirement: Two-Stage Systems
The Vacuum Hose Kit REQUIRES a minimum of a 5 HP two-stage collector.
Why? A two-stage system uses a cyclone or separator to drop heavy chips and metal scrap out of the air stream before they reach the fan. This eliminates the risk of blade damage and spark generation.