Honest John
Established Member
So I’ve been having a clear out/ clean out today, getting rid of all those tiny “just in case” pieces of wood, emptying bins and filters etc. One of these tasks was to empty the bag on my SIP extractor. Been needed doing for ages but doesn’t get a huge amount of use. I have a fine filter cartridge on this..... the one that have the paddles that you can turn round and knock out the fine dust. Having done this, I took the filter canister outside and gave it a serious clean, utilising my compressor and a blow gun from the outside then vacuuming the dust from the floor. I did this three times with the dust pile getting much smaller each time. My question is, do these filters ever actually need replacing, or can I do this for ever? Do they deteriorate or block up more than can be cleared with an airline?