The Dustopper PRO, Low-Profile Dust Separator for Shop Wet/Dry Vacuums. Includes High-Flow 90 Degree Sweep Elbows and Connection Hose. Fits Standard 5 Gallon Buckets, Made in USA

I recently bought a shopvac 5 gallon lid separator and it really wasn’t great. So I decided to try this one using the same buckets. Since my 6 hp shop vac burned out on just two boards using the first lid, I bought a new 5.5hp DeWalt and set everything up with the new Duststopper PRO cyclonic separator lid. First use, the lid blew off and dust went everywhere. Second time, it worked, but there was a leak and lots of chips escaped. So I did the unthinkable - I read the instructions. Turns out, the gasket has to be installed in a particular orientation, i.e. flat side up. Once everything was cleaned up and the gasket reinstalled, it worked just fine. Much better than the first brand I tried. Notice the clean vac filter and bucket- the separator captured everything. I cut all of my hose runs to five feet or less. The difference was noticeable.Just know that if you’re planing or jointing, your five gallon bucket will fill up after just a few passes of a 6”x6’ board, even 1/32” passes.But if that bothers you, try planing without it. So, for those of us that have lots of dust producing tools, but are just shy of the $2k+ needed for a proper dust collection system, this little gadget works fine on a 5.5hp vacuum.

This dust (water, dirt, etc.) collector does exactly what it says, making it worth every dollar. I use the product for sanding drywall, which is does a fantastic job collecting.The collector easily fits on 5 gallon buckets (sold separately) and contains enough hose to connect your shop vac to the collector and collection bucket.The product is straight-forward to use and light to move around.Using this product has one inconvenience - you'll need to move your shop vac and the collection bucket as you work.However, the hassle is worth it due to its effectiveness.

Would have given 5 stars if it came with a bucket, but i did not see any option for one that came with a bucket. Had to get a lowes bucket and it is blue and not clear, so hard to see how much stuff is being sucked up. Other than that it works perfectly, and i will be getting it mounted to my miter saw station here in the next few weeks.

I sincerely don't even know where to begin with how this item changed the game for me. I have sever dust allergies and spend my amateur DIY contractor and woodworker hiding behind expensive mask because of the dust my shop vac was kicking out (even with an exhaust on it). Once I connected this little godsend I was on my way. It literally collects so much dust that I used it for almost an 3 hours in a stone basement cleaning up the sand from the stones with no mask on.It literally collected 95% of the dust I was getting with my 2.5 6HP 5 gallon Craftsman Shop Vac. Now I can tackle any job and not fear the dust I was once threatened by. I'm ordering an additional one for my garage shop vac.

Just wanted a basic, smaller dust collector, this unit seemed to fit the bill. Set it up with my existing wall mount Shop Vac 4.5 Peak HP. had plenty of wood chips, shaving and dust to give it a good try. found it only stopped about 50% of the dust and chips. So, I rechecked the manufacture requirements, 2 possible causes for poor performance: Duststopper says vacuum should be at least a 5HP. (running or peak, they don't say) and beware of using a long hose (they don't spell out what's long). After searching I Ordered a Vacmaster Pro "BEAST" 5.5 peak HP. 5 Gal. ($84.89, a smaller unit to fit in the space available). I was amazed how powerful the unit is and set it with the Duststopper (yes, the Duststopper hose and elbows fit the Vacmaster), gave it a good test. Well, the Beast solved the problem, entirely. Almost nothing in the vacuum and all the dust and chips in the Duststopper bucket (as advertised) and I still used a 30' hose. I am well pleased! Now, not only do I have a compact and effective dust collection system, but I have a new, very powerful mobile garage vacuum that works great (very reasonable priced, I highly recommend The Beast if you need a vac). The only issue with the Duststopper is the darn gasket keeps falling out of the groove when I remove it from the bucket, not a biggie, just an irritant. But the Duststopper unit works great!

This works amazingly well and is so easy to set up. I just connected this to a hardware store bucket and plugged in the tubes. It worked instantly without having to mess with it. Now I don’t have to keep getting expensive dust bags for my shop vac. Great investment.

Low profile. All fittings came with product. Cleaned up a pile of sawdust under my table saw--all dust went into bucket and very little reached actual shop vac. I accidentally sucked onto a 6x6 inch piece of plywood and the suction caused the actual 5 gallon bucket to collapse so the suction is excellent or Harbor Freight has flimsy buckets.

I built an extensive dust collection system in my retirement shop but needed a small, one-off collector for a spindle sander. This unit works great with an extra shop vac I had laying around. 90% of even fine dust ends up in the bucket rather than on the filter. Highly recommend.