Quote Originally Posted by stovens View Post
My mistake. Kept envisioning that commercial where they pull out the element and it's coated with nasty black stuff! All I could think was yikes now it will be a pretty blue, but won't ever work again. Running ahead of time seems like extra insurance for a clean finish! Great Idea! With the filth in my garage I need a dozen of them running a full week!
That's exactly what I was thinking.. a cheap insurance policy.. I'm not sure where it all comes from but my shop always has dust floating around... But if I ran a unit to collect the dust from the air, it may help and certainly wouldn't hurt!!