lewishope
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The owner's manual says there are two air filters. Primary air filter & safety air filter. The manual says the primary air filter should be cleaned and reused. The safety filter should always be replaced "Always replace the safety filter element, do not attempt to clean it."
The dealer was unfamiliar with the terminology of safety/primary. He refered to inner/outer. He said the both need to be replaced ALWAYS. They are disposable paper filters... never to be reused.
The manual says the primary filter can be cleaned with soap and water. Can't imagine you'd clean a paper filter with soap and water.
I'm thinking the safety filter maybe has an inner and outer portion and the primary filter is either a screen or foam filter upstream of it.
I know I should probably have taken a few minutes to look....but I'm at work and I just got curious. anybody have any insight into this for me?
Also is there any place on the web that you can buy these filters?
thanks!!
The dealer was unfamiliar with the terminology of safety/primary. He refered to inner/outer. He said the both need to be replaced ALWAYS. They are disposable paper filters... never to be reused.
The manual says the primary filter can be cleaned with soap and water. Can't imagine you'd clean a paper filter with soap and water.
I'm thinking the safety filter maybe has an inner and outer portion and the primary filter is either a screen or foam filter upstream of it.
I know I should probably have taken a few minutes to look....but I'm at work and I just got curious. anybody have any insight into this for me?
Also is there any place on the web that you can buy these filters?
thanks!!