Donaldson Service Guide 6 Tipe Air Cleaner Service Tips Don't remove element for inspection. Sach acteck wil always do more arn than gece. Ridges of ai one gasket ‘sung sutice can crop 02 be clear ‘er side when te gasket is eleesed ‘Stok vith the egularmaisenarce stliedule.or. i youservice by Festreton, believeth euuge or Fecretion ndeder Get anewindicate {yaa dow tent your cure a: ene Never rap a filter to clean it. Rapping hard esongh to knock of dst damages the fer ad destroys your engine protection. Deply embedded din is pover sve ep ave ronan tier * ra Never judge the filter's life by fooking at it Measure the airilow restriction. Adiny-eoking Ser may tll he len of if ef whe cabo Contuminaionisne: Male co teeye. EE F eleroieage ane dcp watanths ter ppet. Your best bs forewest ler maintenance cass and hes: ene petemane st all aresncton gz Kame Z> Never leave an air cleaner open longer than necessary. ae ae keer ined actaant pases rey eae raienbled innediaah cove te ening. Te cy way se rnleg 9% mnt aloe toe t Don't ignore a worn or damaged gasket in the housing. Ivo ai cleaner bas acover mse. erfae it wih new on. lays eheck toe sue tnt ee ofthe ol eset remains inthe booing onda he kets nt oes your Filer traded cae for anew ace ih coche, nou ene te cdo, Don't use a damaged or bunched filter. Never incall edonice or punctred filer because cantor ost realy agen kes fe Inepessibe orsan neat damaged mea. ‘Aes with bunched plas saps engire ‘power ant ful dolar. Never use a warped cover ona housing. Replace nth anew covers Soon a3 possible A warped damaged cover eannot mate = drper ses. Akoeheck lo ens ‘hat thee is nodemase to be ar cleaner bewsng hat cowdasse 2 lek Never substitute an incorrect element model number. “Blew may Hk sos denial, «vena faction se atch eiteenve in fnzs ean prevet ¢g204 sea or ston ofa elvery W'salnays beter ase shediny filter wail you car get hs7 aD) >a Air Filter Element Cleaning All Donaldson air filter elements withstarcl moisture and air tlow and most can be washed or blown out, However, there are important exceptions, In addition, we roc- ‘ommend that you consider the value of washing againat the risks involved, Carbon treated elements should not be washed and reused, Never utiempt to clean a safety element, Replace if after three primary element services, Filter dirt holding capacity is reduced with each wes! clown side of the filter while cleaaing, plus possible filter damage from high pressure washing or blowing, makes cleaning or washing a gamble, Add the cost of washing wo the danger of filter damage when deter mining she risk versus the value of flier washing Careful cleaning or washing can be done ‘when the airflow cestriction reackes engine or vehicle manufacturers’ maaimara allow. ale limit. Futers should not be washed more than six times or retained for more than one year's service, whichever comes fst. (see cleaning procedures on the back) fing. The risk of dist reaching the Detergent Use « detergent that dissolves combustion residues without damaging the filter media, Such a detergent permits easy removal of dirt panicles throagh flushing and rinsing. An effective detergent will remove the fine carbon particles from the pores of the flier media. FM 1400 washing compound is such detergent. Itis formulated specifically for air filter clement cleaning, ‘This cones utrate is non-sudsing and works in hot or cold water, FM 1400 contains bicdegradabe synthatic detergents and is non-ahosphate, non N.TA. Itis marketed by Filter Service. Corp.. 26013 A West Main, Farmington, New Mexico, Telephone # 505 326 1127 Palen #1406 110Air Filter Element Cleaning Procedures Directions for cleaning and handling air filter elements Round Elements Panel Filters Damaged filters should not be washed or reused. Remove tovre uirt HUM the Miter with Yemprosiod air or water hose. Compressed air: 100 psi max.,1/8" diameter nozzle atleast 2" away frou the filte: Water: 40 psi max. without nozzle Soak filter in FM 1400 or comparable solution for at least 15 minutes. Never soak more than 24 hours, Swish the filter around in the solution to agitate, loosen dirt particles, and put them in suspension. Rinse the filter from the “clean” side to the “Dirty” side with a gentle stream of water to remove all dirt and suds (less than 40 psi, no nozzle). If the clean or down stream side of the filter has been contaminted with dirry water during the soak cycle, rinse from both sides. Dry the filter before re-using. Circulate warm air at less than 160 degrees F. DO NOT use a light bulb to dry the filter. Inspect for holes and tears by looking though the filter toward a bright light. Check for damaged gaskets or dented metal parts. Do not re-use dam- aged filters. Protect the filter from dust drying and storage. nd damage during Bulletin # 1400-110 ForMore information Contact: Seige crear schon Donaldson Company. Inc. 1400 West 94th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota Mailing Address P.O. Box 1269 Minneapolis, IN 55440 ww,Donaldson Service Guide ceria ec) Donaclone® & Strata® Service Procedures 1) Measure Restriction Measure the restriction ofthe at cleaner with a Donaldson filter secvivcindisasol, service gauge, of 3 ‘water manometer via the rusteetion tap provided on the sireleaner he transfer pipe, or the blowerintake. Roplace the filter only whe the restriction level has reached ‘hemaximumreeommendsd bs the 2hgine 6 Squipment manufacturer 2) Empty Dust Cup Dust cup should be dumped when 2US Hull. requeney of dust cup service ‘varies with dust severity.) Whos re-installing dust cup, be sure it scals [360° around the air cleaner boxy. On inst cups with Vacustor™ Valve, dust cupservice is minimal; just check the ‘VeeWalve" ta see that itis not inverted, damaged or plugged. If itis damaged, replace icimmediacly. e._.. valve 3) Check Tubes for Plugging When the dust cup is removed, check the tubes. Generally, Boaactone® & Sirata® cubes are self-cleaning and need no serviee. Under special siicumstanees, however, plugging can begin, Visual inspestion is adequate. 1f dhe tubes carry light dust, remove it witha stir brush, 4) Change the Fifter “When restriction indicates that filter Service is requires. loosen the wingnut andremove the primary Filter Ifthe new {filter js not to be installed immediately, ‘be sure tothe cover the inlet with a. loth oF the howsing cover so that cin 5 not ingested [Before installing the new filter, inspect 1 for shipping damage and gasker Emegrity, Ifthere'sdamage, DONOT Ensta|) it! Carefully instal thenew filter nd the wingniut, Reset the filter seevice indicator to green Ifheavy plugging with fibrousmatenal is evident, remove the Strata® or Danaclone® section and clean it with compressed air or water no hotter than \6OrR INC 5) Check System Inspect and ighien all air cleaner system connections. If there are holes or damage, replaceimmediately, Inspect All eatkets for worn spate cr damage Annual replacement of gaskets is Cleaning Note: Never clean Donaclone* tubes with compressed air unless both the primary and safety filers are installed in the air cleaner Donat sterm-clean Donaclone® or Streta® tubes, recommenced. || Safety Element Service The safety clement protects your cn gime trem accidenial ingestion of dust curing primary filter service. "The aafety is NOT intended to be cleaned and re-used, We recommend replacing the sxfety elementevery third primary filler change, oc as indicsted by the Donaldson SafetySigaal® seevce indicator. which can be purchased separately, See Accessories section for details. { | i i 1900-24 rev. SO?FILTER ELEMENT INSPECTION What's a Hole and What's a False Alarm? Low dust buildup or a hole? Donaldson receives filter elements for inspection cach year that customers believe have devel oped hols. Upon inspection and testing in aur fabs, muny of these suspect filters yrrove to» have no holes or leaks. Most oftca these filters have areas with low dust buildup where 1 comes throught the media wien inspected with a Light inside the filter, bul in fact function peafeeily. How do you tell the difference between a hote and Jow clase buildup? Low dust can look like a media hole or crack The probleit is that dust buildup shuts out light completely, while low dust buildup permi light to shine through the media, The contrast is significant ancl therefore looks: t0 be erack or hole in the media. The difference in contrast berween a leak andl low dust builelap is vomewhat less, but should be identifiable. The deceiving low dust areas appear most often at the fold or at plastisel heading, Photo one shows i filter that has low dust buildup on the pleats or folds, but is functioning efficiently - no heles, no leaks. PHOTO F - This filter does nat lek. The teght areas have fow dese buitdup at the folds 1 mee Heck, which allows the lighs to shine through the media, Ne hok Form #1400-112In photo two light is coming through the beacled area as well as at the folds. Again no holes, no leaks Photo three shows a hole that isa leaker, The light areas helow the hole are nota holes, but rather areas where dust has not collected on the plastisol beading, PHOLO 2 - This jitter dees not leak. The light areas are iow dust bullup ai the folds aad on the plassisol — PHOTO 3 - This photo shows one small hole in uke media with the brigit kamp filament shining through, The light areas below the hole and om ihe beading are not a holes,It’s easy to see how people can confuse low dust buildup with holes. The seeret to identifying a hole isto realize that when there is a hole you actually see the bright lamp filament shining through the while low dust buildup is merely a bright area where the media is folded and not covered with Another basic siga of a hole is dust on the liner or endap of the clean air side of the filter. If there is no sign of dust on the clean-side liner of the filter you ean be quite sure that there is no Icak, This photo shows obvious dust trails on the endcap of the clean side of the filter.