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Procedure for Separator / Filter Element Replacement
THIS FILTER IS A PRESSURE CONTAINING
DEVICE. DEPRESSURIZE BEFORE SERVICING.
1. Isolatedryer(closeinletandoutletvalvesifinstalled)or
shutoffairsupply.
2. Removefrontpanelanddepressurizelterbyslowlyopen-
ing manual drain by-pass valve.
3. Disconnectdrainlinefrombottomofseparator.
4. Disassemblelterhousing.
a. Forallmodels-removethelterbowl,unscrewingit
fromthelterheadbyhandorstrapwrench.
5. Cleanlterbowl.
6. Remove and replace complete element.
a. Unscrewtheoldlterelementanddiscard.Also,
discardthesmallO-ringthatsealstheltertothelter
assembly head.
7. InstallnewlterelementandbowlwithnewO-ringsprop-
erlyseatedtoheadorbowl(dependentupondryersize).
8. Connect drain line and replace panel.
9. Repressurizedryerandresumeoperation.
3.3 Check separator daily to be sure automatic drain is
discharging.
3.4 Blow down separator weekly by pushing test button
on control panel.
3.5 Rebuild drain mechanism annually.
Tofacilitateservice,maintenancekitsareavailable.
SIZING
Determining dryer capacity at actual operating conditions
Todeterminethemaximuminletowcapacityofadryeratvari-
ousoperatingconditions,multiplytheratedcapacityfromTable
1 by the multipliers shown in Table 2.
Example:Howmanyscfmcananair-cooledmodel4handle
when compressed air to be dried is at 350 psig and 90°F; am-
bient air temperature is 80°F?
Answer:1250x1.19x1.12=1666scfm.
Table 1. Rated Capacity
Ratedcapacity(scfm)@725psiginletpressure,100°Finlet
temperature,and100°Fambienttemperatureand60Hertz
operation.
MODEL
RATED FLOW
(scfm) m
3
/hr
4
6
7.5
10
1250
1750
2000
3000
2125
2975
3400
5100
Table 2. Capacity Adjustment Factors for Air Inlet
Temperature and Pressure
INLET PRESSURES INLET TEMPERATURES
(psig) (barg)
80°F
27°C
90°F
32°C
100°F
38°C
110°F
32°C
120°F
49°C
300 to 725 21 to 50 1.49 1.19 1.00 0.83 0.72
Table 3. Capacity Adjustment Factors for Ambient Air
Temperature
AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE
°F (°C)
CAPACITY
ADJUSTMENT
FACTOR
80°F(27°C) 1.12
90°F(32°C) 1.06
100°F(38°C) 1.00
110°F(32°C) 0.94
Water-cooled
(85°F, 29.4°C
coolingwater)
1.15
Table 4. Capacity Adjustment Factors for Electrical
Frequency
50 Hertz 60 Hertz
0.83 1.00