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Because of the cost, I waited several years before I finally pulled the trigger on the Supercell last year. It is a loud mother and it does generate some heat. but the suction is incredible. I generally wear hearing protection for most of the machines where I use the SC anyway so the noise is not that big deal for me. This time of year the heat is not a problem but in the summer, it will definitely raise the shop temperature for long runs so I sometimes crank the AC down if I know I am going to be running it a lot. Fortunately, my minisplit is usually able to keep up, even last summer when we had many days over 100°F. If I had a way, I would definitely put it outside my shop to mitigate both the noise and the heat. I was able to get rid of my shop vac/cyclone so it does not really take any more room in my shop than my old shop vac did. It is pretty amazing how much suction it maintains with small hoses. With most DCs you really sacrifice suction when you choke down the hose but if anything, you have to be careful that the suction while using a shop vac hose doesn't suck up nearby things you may not want drawn into the hose.
Just be aware that in general, you have to use vacuum rated hoses because the high suction will collapse the standard flexible DC hose lengthwise and if on a mobile cart (I built my own), it can pull itself across the shop. Standard shop vac hoses work fine and they include 20' of heavy duty 4" hose. The included hose is probably more accurately called flexible duct. It is pretty stiff so may not be the best for moving from machine to machine like you may do with normal 4" or 2" flexible DC hoses. It does not compress in length at all and it requires significant space to store when not in use so the best use of it is probably for static runs where it is not in the way or suspended from the ceiling as you would for standard ducts. I still haven't made permanent runs across my ceiling because I will probably have to redo my shop lighting first -- analysis paralysis and procrastination.
Even with the price tag, noise and heat I would buy it again. I didn't have good place to hang the cheapest unit on the wall and I didn't want to pay the premium one of the mobile versions so I built a cart and that works very well. You can see it in my blog on the Supercell.
Just be aware that in general, you have to use vacuum rated hoses because the high suction will collapse the standard flexible DC hose lengthwise and if on a mobile cart (I built my own), it can pull itself across the shop. Standard shop vac hoses work fine and they include 20' of heavy duty 4" hose. The included hose is probably more accurately called flexible duct. It is pretty stiff so may not be the best for moving from machine to machine like you may do with normal 4" or 2" flexible DC hoses. It does not compress in length at all and it requires significant space to store when not in use so the best use of it is probably for static runs where it is not in the way or suspended from the ceiling as you would for standard ducts. I still haven't made permanent runs across my ceiling because I will probably have to redo my shop lighting first -- analysis paralysis and procrastination.
Even with the price tag, noise and heat I would buy it again. I didn't have good place to hang the cheapest unit on the wall and I didn't want to pay the premium one of the mobile versions so I built a cart and that works very well. You can see it in my blog on the Supercell.
--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.
