I started looking into a filtration unit for several reasons, but the most important one is now that my son is sleeping in the top bunk of his bunkbeds, which are right underneath his heat register, I've noticed him coughing almost every morning.
Like many here, my garage is my shop. I have a 1400 CFM Jet dust collector, which does well, but there's always a little dust lying around. Most noted, by things in my garage I don't use much and are covered in dust.
Thought 1): He could just happen to have a bad cough/cold that is just not going away (3+ weeks).
Thought 2): Some dust is making it's way through the furnace, despite always changing the furnace filters. Now that he's under it, it's more of an issue.
If it's thought two, I would like to fix this as I don't want it in the house, wether someone sleeps near the register or not. I placed a filter behind his vent and added a deflector, which is a bandaid for a potential problem if it's thought number two.
My wife awhile ago purchased a Groupon to have the ducts professionally cleaned, which I will have done before I make the final decision too.
Which brings me to the point of coming here and asking the community about a filtration system. I know they can be expensive, but they always seem to be on sale, I just don't know much about them.
Are they worth it? Do the filters last awhile? Are they expensive to replace? Best brand?
I started to look a little and on one review, a guy said he cleaned his shop spotless, put a Jet unit up and notice that dust doesn't seem to accumulate around his garage. His wife stated it "smelt" cleaner in there too!
One thing that makes me think it's the dust causing my son to cough is he states going to Home Depot makes him cough as well as an older gentleman I like to visit, who has a workshop.
I found this one at Wood craft on sale, which should be big enough and is cheaper than my pocket hole machine cost. I need to measure my garage space, but it's a three car random garage. Two cars deep on one side, where most of the tools are and two cars wide in the front.
http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/815488/Jet-Air-Filtration-System-Model-AFS-1000B.aspx
Sorry for the long winded post!
Any advice on this would be great!!
Like many here, my garage is my shop. I have a 1400 CFM Jet dust collector, which does well, but there's always a little dust lying around. Most noted, by things in my garage I don't use much and are covered in dust.
Thought 1): He could just happen to have a bad cough/cold that is just not going away (3+ weeks).
Thought 2): Some dust is making it's way through the furnace, despite always changing the furnace filters. Now that he's under it, it's more of an issue.
If it's thought two, I would like to fix this as I don't want it in the house, wether someone sleeps near the register or not. I placed a filter behind his vent and added a deflector, which is a bandaid for a potential problem if it's thought number two.
My wife awhile ago purchased a Groupon to have the ducts professionally cleaned, which I will have done before I make the final decision too.
Which brings me to the point of coming here and asking the community about a filtration system. I know they can be expensive, but they always seem to be on sale, I just don't know much about them.
Are they worth it? Do the filters last awhile? Are they expensive to replace? Best brand?
I started to look a little and on one review, a guy said he cleaned his shop spotless, put a Jet unit up and notice that dust doesn't seem to accumulate around his garage. His wife stated it "smelt" cleaner in there too!
One thing that makes me think it's the dust causing my son to cough is he states going to Home Depot makes him cough as well as an older gentleman I like to visit, who has a workshop.
I found this one at Wood craft on sale, which should be big enough and is cheaper than my pocket hole machine cost. I need to measure my garage space, but it's a three car random garage. Two cars deep on one side, where most of the tools are and two cars wide in the front.
http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/815488/Jet-Air-Filtration-System-Model-AFS-1000B.aspx
Sorry for the long winded post!
Any advice on this would be great!!