I thought after all my research I had finally decided on the Clearvue but I have come full circle and am seriously considering the V-3000 which I had dismissed before due to some negative comments on this site.
I realized that there was a change in 2015 from steel to resin, most of the negativity about the short design referred to the steel one. Does anyone know if the change to resin tweaked the interior of the cyclone at all for better performance over the steel one?
I realize the Clearvue is probably a better cyclone. However my ceiling is 94" tall. I figured that wouldn't be a problem since I am in a detached garage and I would cut just cut the drywall. I then realized that since the bracket is 18" deep, it's not just a matter of cutting drywall, I will be modifying joists as well to have the room to slide it in. To compound problems it would limit me to the two gable end walls which is not the ideal place to put it.
Part of me looks forward to putting the Clearvue together and watching it swirl around inside. The other part of me dreads cutting metal trash can lids and caulking everything.
They both have free shipping right now but the Oneida comes with stand, dust bin, electrical starter, etc. I could be up and running in hours instead of days. I wish the SDG was in the cards but that's just pushing the budget a little to high.
Has anyone who has owned the resin model for the last year or so had any problem with the filter clogging, or noticed excessive fines in the bottom of the filter due to poor separation?