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Water separating filters

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  1. dennismc, Jul 13, 2015
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    dennismc

    dennismc Senior Member

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    The manufacturer cannot give a statement as to the service life of this item, is not a Racor, when would expect to change these ? are drained on a regular basis with no sign as yet of water.
  2. K1W1, Jul 13, 2015
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    That is like asking How long is a piece of string.

    The life of the filters will depend on how much fuel passes through them and how much material was in that fuel that got removed by the filter, the water sep part should be able to be drained and may have a clear bowl so you can see what is in there.
  3. dennismc, Jul 13, 2015
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    The mfr says they only make the filter and cannot recommend a change interval. Their tech dept is doing some more investigating.
  4. K1W1, Jul 13, 2015
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    Fit a vacuum gauge to the engine side of the filter, replace the elements , run the boat and make a note of the vacuum, when it gets to a good negative pressure replace the filter.
  5. menkes, Jul 13, 2015
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    I would say evry engine service (200-300 hours).
    It's cheaper then engine overall
  6. K1W1, Jul 13, 2015
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    On a main engines I run the primaries for 1000 hrs or on condition, on Gensets 500hrs or on condition.