I made a proposal to get a cordless vacuum for the clean room, but have concluded after more research that the good ones are too expensive to justify and the cheap ones are not worth bothering with. So instead, I think we should agree on a spec for one really good and user-friendly industrial vacuum cleaner for the whole space and concetrate the budget on that.
So please chip in with your thoughts on the following questions about spec:
Level of filtration:
Do we want standard, M class (medium) or H class (hazardous)? The cleaning companies I have spoken to suggest that if we’re cutting MDF we should go for H class, but it’s up to us to do a risk assessment and decide if that’s necessary. We won’t be able to tell the difference between them in use but it will make a difference to the air quality long term.
Capacity vs size:
Is it more important for it to have a large capacity or be easy to manoeuvre? Is eg a 16 litre bag going to be annoyingly small and mean changing it too often?
I think those are the main things to consider.
If we want to err on the safe side with filtration, this one could be a good option. http://www.greenandwhite.co.uk/Numatic-PPH-320-p/900488.htm
Plusses are it’s relatively cheap for what it does, & is easy to change the bags, possible downside is it’s quite small, just a bit bigger than a normal Henry.
Thoughts? One of the Davids had some suggestions about it last night.