How Does A Spin Down Filter Work

Spin Down (Spin Out) Sediment Filters

The Spin Down filter is renewed by simply opening the ball valve and assuasive water pressure level to purge the filter. A hose can easily be attach to straight water.

This "spin down" manner sediment filter traps large particles and supports a high flow rate. It is manually purged by opening the valve (red handle) which blows out trapped particles and renews the filter. Spin Down filters apply replaceable screens (visible through the transparent housing) that are unremarkably measured in mesh sizes rather than microns.

With microns, the filter gets tighter every bit the numbers get smaller. With mesh, the filter gets tighter as the numbers get larger. For comparison, 1 hundred mesh is about 150 microns; sixty mesh is about 250 microns .Of the two sizes featured here, 100 mesh is a tighter screen than 60 mesh.

For Removal of Sand, Grit, Pipage Scale and Other Large Particles

The spin downwards filter, sometimes called a spin out filter, is an effective and piece of cake-to-maintain sediment filter. The articulate cover allows quick viewing of collected sediment to know when purging is needed. Spin down filters allow high flow rates equally compared with most other types of sediment filters.

The spin down filter uses an easily cleaned and reusable polyester filter screen. The about popular model is 100 mesh (about 150 micron), ideal for medium duty filtration of sand, grit, pipe scale, etc., only both coarser and finer screens are available.

The unit of measurement is offered in three pipe sizes: 1 inch, 1.five inch, and ii inch. The one-inch model supports flow rates up to 20 gallons per infinitesimal (gpm), appropriate for most residential applications. The 1.5" model can handle up to 50 gpm, and the jumbo-sized ii" model tin handle up to 90 gallons per minute.

Each spin down unit comes with a flush valve which allows quick and easy purging of nerveless sediment.

The spin downwardly filter is an extremely versatile h2o treatment tool. It is so light that it can be supported by the pipe in which information technology is installed. No mounting bracket is needed.

Maximum operating pressure for these units is 150 psi.

Spin down filters are designed for like shooting fish in a barrel installation on PVC (glue on) or they can be easily adjusted to other pipage styles with a mucilage-in adapter.

Suggested uses:

Prefilter for "inline" tank style carbon and neutralizing filters to preclude intrusion of big sediment.
Postfilter for "inline" tank style filters to foreclose media migration into service lines.
Whole house sediment treatment for big particles like sand and grit. It also serves equally an splendid prefilter for finer sediment filters to protect them from premature bottleneck.
An excellent "insurance" filter to protect against sediment intrusion from unexpected breaks in piping even in very clean city or well water.

Spin Down Sediment Filter

1" Port (Upward to 20gpm)

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1" ports for flow rates up to 20 gpm.

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i" ports for flow rates upward to xx gpm.

1.5" Port (Up to 50gpm)

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1.5" ports for menstruum rates upward to fifty gpm.

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ane.v" ports for menstruum rates up to 50 gpm.

2" Port (Up to 90gpm)

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ii" ports for menstruum rates up to 90 gpm.

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2" ports for menses rates upward to 90 gpm.

Replacement Screens

Annotation: Replacement screens to fit these filters are are available in other mesh sizes and can be ordered by telephone. Please inquire.

For 1" Spin Down Separator

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For i.5" Spin Down Separator

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For 2" Spin Down Separator

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