Cleaning an air filter

[brain55]

Well, there is blowing them out, and there is BLOWING them out. If you tell the unaware they can blow out their air filters they will grab the unregulated air nozzle and blow 150psi through their filters. I do it, but I know not to go full bore at them either.

 

[jefwyn]

My manual says not to bump them on anything and to blow them out with compressed air. I'm so confused, now what do I do?

 

[jlsmith]

if i sold filters.. i'd for sure say that you couldn't blow them out either..

well I do sell filters and that wasnt the reason for the post. I never said you couldnt clean them and keep using them. I tell my customers to clean them and show them how.

 

[jlsmith]

Well, there is blowing them out, and there is BLOWING them out. If you tell the unaware they can blow out their air filters they will grab the unregulated air nozzle and blow 150psi through their filters. I do it, but I know not to go full bore at them either.

brain your right and i guess i should have said it that way but like you said most will just grab an air gun and start blowing. This is when your mess up the filter. Thats why i said to bump them to clean them. Less chance of messing it up.

 

[Soundguy]

well I do sell filters and that wasnt the reason for the post. I never said you couldnt clean them and keep using them. I tell my customers to clean them and show them how.

that wasn't specifically directed at you.. was just an observation in general.

I believe it's one of the main reasons we don't see more oil bath air filters.

1, you can make more money selling someone a filter element vs a half quart of oil, and 2, from a dealer service standpoint.. it's faster to change out a dry element than a wet element.

just saying.. no offense intended.

 

[jlsmith]

that wasn't specifically directed at you.. was just an observation in general.

I believe it's one of the main reasons we don't see more oil bath air filters.

1, you can make more money selling someone a filter element vs a half quart of oil, and 2, from a dealer service standpoint.. it's faster to change out a dry element than a wet element.

just saying.. no offense intended.

None taken and your right, i wish we could see more oil bath filters in tractors. Make things more simple with one. I do respect your opinions on here and this post was more directed at the newbies and not the tractors owners who have been doing it for years like you and myself. I too have blown them out in the past with low air psi but have since started bumping them in the palm of my hand. Then again a lot has to do with your area. It is very dusty here which is harder on a filter than a non dusty climate.

 

[JRobyn]

Im not telling you that you cant blow it out. Its your tractor do what you want to. Just adding some friendly advise to help out. If you want to add life to your filter not blow it out. It does mess up the mess fibers. I just got done with a class last week and that was one of the topics.

Just what are "mess fibers"??

 

[Soundguy]

mesh maybee?

 

[jlsmith]

Just what are "mess fibers"??

Mesh fibers sorry lol The paper filters are made with fibers that over lay each other. When you hit them with high psi it spreads them apart which lets the dust and dirt pass threw more easily moving on to the secondary filter.

 

[madmax12]

Is there an acceptable PSI to use compressed air for this purpose?