I’m Also Looking at the Grizzly Wall-Mount Cyclone Dust Collector

I’ve been shopping for a new dust collector, and am now considering the Grizzly wall-mount G0990 with optional stand.

I figure I could add some leveling feet or maybe convertible caster feet.

I like the idea of the HEPA filter and can’t find any better options for a 110V 15A dust collector with the same.

I considered going with the Grizzly Quiet Series horizontal unit, but it costs more, the filter size is considerably smaller, and it has lower performance as per the detailed specs.

I was strongly considering Rikon’s, but they don’t have a HEPA filter option. Grizzly’s Growl Tech Quiet Series dust collectors is very appealing, even more so after I took a look at the parts diagram.

I have 20A breakers and 12 gauge wiring, and so I can potentially change out 15A outlets to 20A to fit the Grizzly Growl Tech 1.5 HP machine.

I will eventually add more 220V outlets – right now I have just 1.

Both the Grizzly wall-mount dust collector and Growl Tech models have HEPA filters.

Even though Grizzly has a 1-year warranty, they seem to make it easy to buy parts. What I really like is their documentation.

For example, the all-mount dust collector has a HEPA filter with nearly 39 square feet of surface area. I’ve looked at some other brands and can’t find such info.

Grizzly also provides more detailed specs for the airflow. I find info on the replacement filter and it provided some details about noise reduction panels within the filter.

That all said, I have also gone back to consider the Grizzly Growl Tech quiet dust collector, which require adding a 220V outlet or swapping 15A receptacles to 20A at least short-term (I have 20A breakers and 12 gauge wiring).

The Grizzly Grown Tech model has 2 filters and higher performance specs than the other 1.5 HP models I’ve been looking at, plus automatic motorized filter cleaning.

It has total filter surface area of nearly 295 square feet, with a lower efficiency canister filter mounted inside the HEPA filter.

They don’t provide a breakdown for the filter sizes.

The wall-mount HEPA canister filter measures 15″ x 33″. The Growl-Tech HEPA filter measures 16-3/4″ x 25-1/2″, but could have more pleats. Within it, the lower efficiency filter measures 12-7/8″ x 25-1/8″.

So, now I’m thinking about a free-standing setup with the wall-mounted dust collector, or spending (a lot) more for the Growl-Tech cyclone model.

The other option is to fast-track adding more 220V outlets, which unlocks a lot more dust collector options (including the Oneida Supercell readers have been recommending).

Shopping for 110V dust collectors always seems to be a matter of accepting compromises.

I did look at the Oneida Dust Cobra, which has a HEPA filter and operates at max 15.5A but uses a standard NEMA 5-15 plug.

But it’s essentially a high-performance HEPA shop vacuum with integrated cyclonic separator. It features a 2-1/2″ port but Oneida says it can be used with up to 4″ ports.

Oneida has a portable 4″ dust collector that works on 110V, the mini-Gorilla, but it requires 20A outlets. If I change out some outlets, then I may as well go with the Grizzly that can also be rewired for 220V operation later on.

Why not add 220V outlets and then choose a dust collector? That’s an option too, but would push things back months.

I’ve looked at dust collectors many times over the years. I went with a basic Jet, thinking that it’d get me a few years of use. I still haven’t added more 220V outlets, and I’m struggling to find a good HEPA filter dust collector that can plug into a 110V 15A outlet.

I might just kick the decision down the road (again).