I have a 2hp Harbor Freight Dust collector and I am thinking of replacing it with a 3 or 5hp motor, but the ones I keep finding online are called electric compressor motors. They seem to have the correct shaft size for the impeller but I am not sure if there are other specifications that I need to be thinking about to make this switch.
Does anyone have any insights as to what I should be considering when looking for motors?
ANd no I do not want to buy a whole dust collection system for the same price... I am putting up a dust collection system using 5" or 6" piping with 4" drops to the tools. I just need the more powerful motor to ensure adequate pull as the main line will run 3 sides of my 15x15' shop. So 45 ft in all.
Does anyone have any insights as to what I should be considering when looking for motors?
ANd no I do not want to buy a whole dust collection system for the same price... I am putting up a dust collection system using 5" or 6" piping with 4" drops to the tools. I just need the more powerful motor to ensure adequate pull as the main line will run 3 sides of my 15x15' shop. So 45 ft in all.