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Offline Big Tone

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Air filter neccessary every year?
« on: 05 March 2012, 07:24 »
Should I really be doing this every year? its always spotless. What about blowing it out with an air line?
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Re: Air filter neccessary every year?
« Reply #1 on: 05 March 2012, 07:26 »
Thought with pipercross ones (as per your sig) you did clean them with airline and not replace? Like green cotton ones..?
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Re: Air filter neccessary every year?
« Reply #2 on: 05 March 2012, 07:43 »
Quote from: Dave_IOW on 05 March 2012, 07:26
Thought with pipercross ones (as per your sig) you did clean them with airline and not replace? Like green cotton ones..?

Theres me been chucking £35 away every year!! lol

Thought it didnt seem right when I was doing it, glad I asked, nice one.
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Re: Air filter neccessary every year?
« Reply #3 on: 05 March 2012, 08:02 »
I get the £10 filters you buy on eBay....I find they work just as well as the expensive ones



Personal preference though and obviously irrelevant if your just talking panel filters  :grin:
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Re: Air filter neccessary every year?
« Reply #4 on: 05 March 2012, 10:47 »
Just vacum the pipercross one  :smiley:
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Re: Air filter neccessary every year?
« Reply #5 on: 05 March 2012, 20:07 »
even the paper filters last a few year!

dont the piperx ones need a fluid to clean them? like the dyson vacuum filters
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Offline Wayne

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Re: Air filter neccessary every year?
« Reply #6 on: 05 March 2012, 21:23 »
Quote from: houston on 05 March 2012, 20:07
dont the piperx ones need a fluid to clean them? like the dyson vacuum filters

The dry (foam) ones do not need oil, some do however but it can lead to maf problems.
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