Dust Collector Tips
- Set the pulsation system air regulator to 75 or 80 P.S.I. Anything higher will shorten filter life.
- Try to make sure that the compressed air is as dry as possible. Moisture getting onto the filters from the pulsation system will clog the filters much sooner.
- Try to empty trough as often as possible. Daily if possible. Letting the dust level get to high will prevent incoming dust from dropping out of the air stream and will actually pick dust up from the trough. Having a high concentration of dust in the air stream will make it harder for the collector to move air thru the filters and also increases the abrasion to the filters.
- If you are using only one or two of the four 20" inlets to the collector...
You should run the engine at a lower RPM. Running max RPM (2,200) while using only one or two inlets results in much higher air velocities within the dust collector hoses and into the collector itself. Even though we have deflector plates protecting the inlets, the higher velocities do not allow all of the dust to drop out this fast moving air stream. It also allows it to impact with much more force against the filters. Please follow the guide located at the engine throttle .
- After installing the new filters, run your unit at low RPM's for the first day. This is done to allow the filters to build up a good cake of dust. There is very little resistance on new filters. This allows the unit to achieve much higher air velocities(and also CFM's). Having higher air velocities on new filters will allow the fast moving dust particles to embed themselves onto the new (bare) filters. The dust cake will help protect the filter media as well as increase filtration efficiency.
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