Re: rule of thumb for air cleaners...

Posted by NC Wayne on August 10, 2005 at 19:31:59 from (64.12.117.7):

In Reply to: rule of thumb for air cleaners... posted by PJBROWN on August 10, 2005 at 17:38:55:

Like the other posts suggest it all depends on the size of the filter and the conditions you run the machine in. I've seen machines that get used everyday in fairly clean conditions that have the same filter in them that was installed a year or more ago. On the other hand I work on several machines with rock drill attachments and the "needs to be changed" interval on them varies anywhere from a week to a month depending on the type of rock, the wind direction. etc. The only true way to know when it really needs changing is to get a restriction guage and actually use it. That doesn't mean it doesn't need to be visually checked on a regular interval also. These indicators are supposed to stay in the "clogged" position til their reset but it's still possible for it to misread and the filter to get clogged to the point it needs to be changed and collapse the filter/suck past a seal/ or if the filter has been in service for an extended period, the media may simply rot away. In the case of the bad seal or the rotted media the filter would need to be changed but the idicator wouldn't show a thing. With all that said the best rule of thumb is if you even think it needs to be changed change it. You can buy alot of filters for the cost of a rebuild.

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