Festool 202098 Bluetooth Remote Control For Ct

Love having this remote on my CT 36. Such a time saver!

Should have got this a log time ago. If you're using battery driven tools the Festool Vac does not come on automatically. If your tool is plugged into the Festool vac, yup it turns the vac on when you start the tool up. While most tools. When your many steps away, and your drilling pocket holes only to realize drill shaving are all around you. You have to stop, walk backbend down and start the vac. This Bluetooth Control is great.

I put this on my Festool dust collection vac. In my Opinion It’s a must have for any of the vacuums that work with Bluetooth. The off switch is perfect at the end of the hose. I highly recommend.

This goes very well with the Festool dust extraction system.

After years of Sears and Ridgid shop vac bliss for general clean-up, bought a Festool midi I for woodworking. Bought this Bluetooth switch since my Makita track saw didn’t support Bluetooth. What I learned is, this little magic button is incredibly handy, all day long, for any clean-up chore. Whenever I need to clean up a spot, I just grab the end of the hose and the power switch is right there. No trudging over to the vacuum to turn it on, than back to the vacuum again to turn it off. Such a simple, small thing, but trust me after five minutes you’ll wonder why every vacuum isn’t designed this way. I recently put up a Jet AFS-1000 air handler on the ceiling. Grabbed the end of the hose, walked it up the ladder, rested it in one of the leader’s tool holder openings, and whenever I needed to clean up drill/screw dust it was right there - just grabbed it, pushed the button, cleaned up, button again to turn off, awesome. No up-and-down the ladder. So many other times I’ve used this, hard to explain until you have it. Pairing worked perfectly, and it has not failed once in several months. Biggest no-brainer in the history of lofty-priced Festool gear. One other tip - the anti-static hose system (both hose and vacuum must have anti-static connections) has completely solved my track saw dust problems. Regular shop vacs just don’t work, at least not in Southern California weather. I had so much dust clinging to my Ridgid hose and even to the vacuum itself, and everything else around me became statically charged as well. Got tired of getting zapped and of walking around looking like a dust magnet. Expensive, but definitely worth it.

I love being able to shut the extractor on off and turn on with this. some of my tools have bluetooth batteries or are plugged direct in to the extractor so for those it is not needed but for many other uses this is very helpful.

I've bought a lifetime of tools and accessories, but never, ever, have I purchased something so basically necessary and so totally worthwhile as this remote control. Yes, it's Festool and yes it's good. Stop thinking about it. After you use it a few times, you'll think of just how much time you've wasted turning on and off your shop vac in the past.

This is a genius idea, exactly what I expect from Festool. Especially for repeated quick clean ups like when you are drilling cabinets for hinges. The on-off button for the vac is right there at the end of the hose where it should be. Paired first time with my CT Midi and works perfectly. Maybe the best Festool ever.