Festool CTM 36 E AC HD V All You Need for Dust Safe


Independent Review


by Peter Brett


Systems, Systems One of the best aspects of buying Festool is that


you are buying into a system that links together wherever possible. So, saws and sanders and benches and vacuums etc, can all be coordinated to create a team of tools that will hopefully enable the highest


quality work. This does mean that the user has to be up to the job too, but the Festool System provides a great starting point. The other thing about the Festool system is that you can be confident that an


having used the CTM 36 E AC HD vacuum extractor for two weeks on site. I shall endeavour to explain how I came to this conclusion and why it is a comforting one. The Dust Regulations As most trades should know by now, the minimum requirement for a dust


collector/extractor on sites is at least an M-Class machine capable of filtering out 99.9% of 10 micron size respirable dust from a number of sources. Most L-Class machines collected heavier dust quite well, but passed the highly dangerous respirable dust through the filter into the atmosphere where the dust particles are so tiny that they can float in the air for up to eight hours.


Confidence and Ease of Use The first thing that


buyers of this Festool vac will know is that it comes with the required HEPA filter and Airflow necessary to extract dangerous dusts up to M-Class requirements. Along with this is a built- in electronic monitoring system for filters and airflow. If the airflow ever falls below 20m/s a warning beep will sound to alert the user. All the control switches are grouped together and all are marked in green - Festool’s long- established way of marking parts that users need to know are controls. Up to 5 diameters of


extraction hose can be selected, from 16mm to 50mm, and the electronics will take care of power required from the motor to ensure the best possible extraction rate. The guesswork is taken out for the user – simply choose from the options and you can be confident of the correct performance.


Research and Development team, better qualified than you or I, has done all of the thinking during the development of the product, so all the user has to do is take advantage of the opportunities provided. This is definitely the feeling I was left with


Other controls are equally simple. Auto Clean is selected with a switch and this


activates an electronic control that forces air under pressure through the filter and it is this that removes the dust from the filter and provides an opportunity for the


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