Thinking of moving my 2hp single stage dust collector and cyclone separator outside of my shop. This would be accomplished by boring a hole through the cinder block foundation wall and routing 4" sch 40 pvc into the existing shop system and running a small electrical conduit for the 220v cordage. I would of course seal the penetration with expansion foam and/or monkey *&%$, and dress it with an escution.
Does anyone have experience with this? I have several concerns before getting started:
Any advice is appreciated...this would be such a helpful shop project for the added floor space, noise reduction, dust reduction, etc... Just want to make sure I get it done right the first time.
- Are there significant building/construction code concerns with a 4-1/2" hole in my cinderblock foundation wall? (I already have 3" dryer vent hole in one location and I would assume that's not a problem, so how big is too big?)
- What to do for a shed type construction outside to house the collector and cyclone? My current plan is to build an elevated "shelf" with 100 lb. shelf brackets mounted to the foundation wall and build a small slant roof shed to house the equipment, keeping it off the ground and out of the rain/snow. I would do a couple of expanded metal or Louvre'd vents for adequate flow...at least a few square feet to support adequate CFM. Concerns there are how do I determine vent size? After that, how do I build the vents large enough and not let in the bugs/birds and weather?
Thanks,
Chris