Re: RL160 filter change
开云体育Gerry, My RL125 came used so I did a complete cleaning as there was dust on the clean air side. This means opening the top cover as well which is not required to change the filter. The foam seal below the filter was completely compressed and disintegrated so I had to remove it and then clean the goo off to get to the clean metal. I used the following because I had it on hand. I used multiple layers. You could buy a thicker version. Light Duty Blended EPDM Foam Strip, with Adhesive Back, 2" Wide, 3/16" Thick, 50 Feet Long https://www.mcmaster.com/8694K74 Since mine isn’t RL160 I would let others talk about the specifics. It is lots of screws and bit confined but not complicated, just a mechanism to push the filter down to form a seal. Also check the force it takes to compress the foam (it isn’t a lot) so less is better because more can deform the filter itself. Lastly, if you replace the seal, make sure to adjust the viper height to ensure it is tickling the filter pleats. Imran Malik On Sep 21, 2024, at 11:36?AM, Gerry Kmack via groups.io <gerry.kmack@...> wrote:
? I have a 2008 RL160 dust collector that badly needs new filters. I ordered the replacement filters months ago, and today (hopefully) is the day that they get installed.
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Along with the filters, Felder supplied a one page instruction sheet about changing the filters. They make it look pretty simple (though obviously very dusty). Besides the basic 8-step procedure outlined on the instruction sheet, does anyone have any other suggestions WRT accomplishing the filter change and/or anything else I should do at the same time, as long as I am up to my shoulders inside the machine?
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I recall seeing a post from David Best, describing an automatic cleaning system that he fabricated and installed… I really need to do that as well, but it will obviously require some planning. Has anyone else done something similar? My RL160 is located in the same building as my shop, but in a separate room accessible only from outside… this makes it real a pain, especially in the winter to get out there and clean the filters on a regular basis, so a switch activated filter cleaning system (with the switch inside the shop) would be a dream come true.
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Thanks In Advance-
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Gerry Kmack
Pagosa Springs CO
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