However, after some use in concrete, the Hilti dropped to 81.50″, which is a 4.1% loss of power. It could lift water 85″ up a 2-1/2″ pipe. With clean filters installed, the Hilti VC 150-10 XE is our winner in the water lift test. We also tested each area with a clean filter installed before running 20 pounds of concrete dust through it and doing the test again. For the time being, it suffices to say that we tested suction through a water lift test, and we tested the vacuum effect through debris collection. To learn more about the nuts and bolts of our testing procedures, I’ll refer you back to the Dust Extractor Shootout. We tested each model to see how much suction it produced, as well as testing for the overall effect of suction power and CFM. Hilti’s integrated cord-wrap system is pretty good, though the VC 150-10 XE could still use a lot of help when it comes to the hose. The cord/hose wrap system is a feature that seems overlooked by most of our manufacturers. You will, however, need to connect to a 20-amp breaker if you plan on running that much power. The Hilti VC 150-10 XE provides up 11 amps of power to whatever tool you’re using, which is a marked improvement over every other model we looked at. When you quit running it, the extractor waits gives you a few seconds of additional suction and then shuts itself down. The benefit to running a tool off the vacuum’s power is that the extractor will turn on when you start up the tool. The Hilti features pass-through power, which allows you to plug a power tool into the dust extractor. The unit pulses a reverse airflow every 15 seconds, which knocks the dust loose from the filter. Hilti utilizes a reverse airflow method for cleaning the filter. However, some models incorporate this feature better than others.
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OSHA requires a cleaning mechanism for concrete applications, and auto filter cleaning is the way to go on portable dust extractors. The Hilti VC 150-10 XE also features automatic filter cleaning. That said, with the HEPA filter installed, this dust extractor will filter out dust particles 0.3 microns and larger. While you can use this dust extractor with a HEPA filter, your $900 purchase price will not include any HEPA filters, so you’re going to have to purchase them separately. Just like all the other dust extractors in our shootout, Hilti has equipped their model with HEPA filter capability. Does the performance justify the increased price? Let’s take a look at what the Hilti VC 150-10 XE has to say for itself.
We’re left wondering what the Hilti offers that causes the price to jump up like that.
But still, a three hundred dollar price difference is no small thing. So, to some extent, this price point should not come as much of a shock. Hilti generally makes a really well-built, dependable tool that also tends to fall on the pricier end of the spectrum. While everything we’ve looked at so far enters the market at or below the $600 mark, Hilti mixes things up with a model that runs $899.
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