It's actually closer to six years I've had this operating in my carving shop. It operates as it should, every day. Filters are a tight fit and I seal them with masking tape to close any gaps. The Velcro has been glued on a few times. I'm really very happy and recommend this to anyone who power carves. I mostly work in bone and antler, and combine this with a high quality filter face mask. Great piece of kit.

I would have given this a 5 star rating if I could find a replacement filter DC1700F or the optional: DC1 700FW Electrostatic washable filter. I have checked online as well as the big box hardware stores.After 1 month of almost daily use, I am very satisfied with how the Oasis dust collector collects dust from my power carving. It is a great addition to my small work area - a partitioned of section of a guest bedroom. With it small foot print, it easily fits on my small carving desk and does a great job pulling the finer wood particles into the filter. Heavier particles are pulled towards the filter and drop before reaching it, preventing the wood dust from scattering everywhere, significantly - in other words there is almost nothing to clean up outside of the plexiglass enclosure. The Oasis dust collector draws a lot of air and is a bit on the noisy side (about 80 decibels) so I wear ear protection most of the time.

I received it last Saturday. I turned it on and the air flow(suction) is very strong. It can suck in most of the dust near by.

Works great. Keeps dust away nicely during power carving. Good value.

Didn't realize there were 2 electric outlets on the side. Very handy. Noise was as expected. It's heavy, but portable. Very happy with purchase.