Do you need 486 Coalescing Cartridges? The 486 Coalescing Cartridge is the equivalent of the GE Part # 328A7187P003. This filter cartridge is an Oil Mist Eliminator used in Gas Turbine Power Plants. We are an original manufacturer of the 486 type and … More
Tag Archives: Coalescing Filter
Selecting the Correct Filter Housing for your Application
So you’ve seen our blog on how to choose the right filter element, that we posted last a few weeks ago. Now we are going to explain how to make sure your selecting the correct filter housing for your application. … More
Understanding Element Dimensions in Relation to our Part Number
Element dimensions – Disposable microfibre types Understanding part numbers is never an easy task. So we thought we would break ours down and explain what the significance is of each number; thus making it easier for our customers to know … More
Float Housing for Analyser Protection
Analyser protection usually consists of a coalescing and/or a particulate type filter to remove liquids and solids. But what happens when the housing isn’t serviced and becomes flooded with liquid? The liquid will carry over and reach the sensitive (and … More
Filters for Fuel Cell Power Modules
Alternative Energy certainly features in the news a lot recently. Classic Filters have been helping the development of Fuel Cell Power Modules in various countries around the world by providing high quality filtration units. Fuel Cell Power Modules Our distributor … More
Why Specify Classic Filters Coalescing Filter Elements?
Fibrous filters, especially those manufactured by Classic Filters from borosilicate glass microfibers, are considered to be the most ideal filter media for the removal of liquid aerosols from gases – this is called coalescing filter. Borosilicate Glass Microfibers for Coalescing … More
Video – Introducing our Filter Elements
Need more information about our filter elements? You can leave a comment below or contact us by calling +44 (0)1634 724224 or send us an email to [email protected]
When to change a filter element?
As the filter starts to work solids are removed by the microfibres and the porous structure of the filter element is slowly filled. This will increase the pressure drop across the filter element. The disposable filter elements are designed to have an … More
Need a 2nd Outlet Port on CNG Filter Housings? No problem
A customer requested a special CNG filter housings with two outlet ports. This presented no problem for us as we can make housings with any configuration you can imagine. It’s our flexibility that customers love – if you need something special incorporated … More
Is your compressed air filtration system costing you money?
Generally engineers required to install a filter on a pressurised fluid system will go for the cheapest possible option. More often than not this will also be a sintered powder or granule filter element where it can be cleaned out … More
System flood safety – float housing
Recently we had a customer who had installed a filter system in his sample system to protect an online analyser. This sample system comprised of a coalescing filter followed by a finer particulate filter. The customer wanted to be certain … More
Compressed Natural Gas Filters – do we manufacture them?
A question that has arisen time and time again from our customers is do we manufacture Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Filters and the simple answer is YES we do! and we have been doing so for many years. In fact … More
Support Cores and their use with liquid filtration and coalescing
In normal operational use the borosilicate glass microfibre filter element is perfectly strong enough for most applications and if the element is in an application where it remains dry it is fairly rare that it would need any kind of … More
How to save a robot from drowning with the use of a filter
A packaging company recently came to us with a problem to do with their air operated process picking arms. At their packaging plant due to limited space and complicated routing of compressed air lines – which are notoriously wet and … More
Too Much Liquid on my Membrane – what is the Liquid Block option?
Do you need a Liquid Block option? One of the problems with a PTFE membrane is if it sees too much water, it will eventually breach and allow moisture through to the analyser or piece of equipment being protected. For … More
Borosilicate Glass Microfibre Filter Elements – what are they and why are they so special?
What is a borosilicate glass microfiber element? Borosilicate glass is known and used quite extensively throughout the glass industry, specifically for laboratory glassware, being made from Boron and Silica, and the microfibers are what they say they are, very fine … More