According to a quick search for EXAIR blogs, it’s been over TWO YEARS since we made a Top Ten List. So, without further ado, from our home office in Cincinnati, Ohio, NOT Wahoo, Nebraska (if you get that reference, you can probably start asking about senior discounts at your favorite shopping & dining establishments), it’s time for the (drum roll, please) TOP TEN REASONS WHY AN EXAIR CHIP VAC IS BETTER THAN THE INDUSTRIAL VACUUM YOU’RE USING RIGHT NOW:
1. No moving parts: This means there’s nothing to wear out, clog, or break. You can run it all day if you need to, or you can turn it on & off as often as needed between uses.
2. No electric motor: Because it’s solely compressed air powered, you don’t have to worry about an electric motor (or any other electrical components) burning out. This also means there’s no risk of electrocution to the operator.
3. Direct flow action: The debris being vacuumed up is entrained into the powerful vacuum flow generated by the Chip Vac. There’s no impeller that the debris has to pass through, or around.
4. Selection of accessories: The Chip Vac System comes with a set of plastic vacuum tools and an aluminum chip wand. The Deluxe System adds a magnetic toolholder for a steel drum, and a drum dolly. Premium Systems come with all that, as well as a drum, and upgrades to a heavy-duty aluminum tool set and a static resistant 10ft vacuum hose. 20ft hoses are also available, and all the tools are available individually as well.
5. Quiet operation: With a sound level of only 77 dBA, they’re 50% quieter than typical electric motor-driven industrial vacuums.
6. Easy to move from one drum to another: This is especially handy for cleanup in a machine shop when different materials are being cut. You can have one drum for each material, and maximize your recycling payback.
7. Connect it directly to the vacuum port on a machine: Maybe I like this one because our shop’s chop saw is hooked to one, and it keeps the area really clean. Bonus points if you wire a Solenoid Valve in the air supply line to the on/off switch on the saw so the Chip Vac runs whenever you operate the saw…and ONLY when you operate the saw.
8. Debris goes directly into the drum: No constant heavy lifting & dumping of vacuum cleaner tanks, since everything is vacuumed right into the drum.
9. Safety & compliance: Our Chip Vacs comply with OSHA Standards, as well as the EU General Product Safety Directive 2001/95/EC, and meet the noise limitation requirements of the EU Machinery Directive 206/42/EC. Like all EXAIR engineered compressed air products, they’re certified to be Conflict Mineral-Free.
10. Free Vac-u-Gun: Who doesn’t like free stuff? Order a Chip Vac before May 31, 2026, and we’ll include a Model 6492 Vac-u-Gun at no charge. The air-saving Vac-u-Gun can be transformed from a powerful vacuum gun into an efficient blow gun or into a transfer tool for lightweight materials!
The Chip Vac is just one of our compressed air operated Industrial Housekeeping Products. If you’d like to get a jump on spring-cleaning, or if you’re just looking to up your cleanliness game regardless of the season, give me a call.
Russ Bowman, CCASS
Application Engineer
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