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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2022 21:57:23 GMT
I've got an 'in line' filter, looks a little bit like this.
I think it is a fairly standard item, it looks identicle to the filters I had on domestic oil tank outlets.
Question is, are they serviceable (and if so do you just unscrew/unbolt and clean out) or just something you replace every so often.
Once I've dealt with that I might have a further question about the pump feeding the stove. But one thing at a time.
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Post by Telemachus on Jan 24, 2022 22:26:50 GMT
Yes you would just unscrew the bolt at the bottom, drop the bowl off and check to see what the diesel is like inside it (pour it away if it has water or gunge in it). Depending on the type of filter it might be cleanable if it is gauze type, or maybe a paper element which really should be replaced.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2022 22:32:03 GMT
Thanks Nick.
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Post by Andyberg on Jan 24, 2022 22:34:04 GMT
Remember to turn diesel feed from tank off before doing above! 👍
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Post by Telemachus on Jan 24, 2022 22:58:54 GMT
Yes you would just unscrew the bolt at the bottom, drop the bowl off and check to see what the diesel is like inside it (pour it away if it has water or gunge in it). Depending on the type of filter it might be cleanable if it is gauze type, or maybe a paper element which really should be replaced. Just realising through my G&T addled brain that when you undo the bolt at the bottom, probably the diesel (plus any contaminants) inside will piss out, so have a container underneath when you do it, to allow subsequent inspection of the contents. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2022 8:46:32 GMT
I've got an 'in line' filter, looks a little bit like this.
I think it is a fairly standard item, it looks identicle to the filters I had on domestic oil tank outlets.
Question is, are they serviceable (and if so do you just unscrew/unbolt and clean out) or just something you replace every so often.
Once I've dealt with that I might have a further question about the pump feeding the stove. But one thing at a time.
Your local plumbase or equivalent will have one, they are used primarily on oil fired boilers. |
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Post by brummieboy on Jan 25, 2022 9:58:01 GMT
This is a Crosland 489 filter if you want to get the spares before you start. It has a compressed paper element in it which filters well, but can be over restrictive to the minimal head gravity flows feeding vapourising burners on boats once the filter is wet with diesel. I fitted one of these when I fitted my Bubble, but after the first few months, I removed the element so that the bowl acts like a sedimenter, which I clean out annually. this obviously works as the inline filter in the Toby valve is perfectly clear, and the correct flow is maintained. The temptation with a restricted flow is for the user to reach for the screwdriver and mess with the firing rate screws. The advice line of the distributor of Toby valves reckoned the biggest problem with them was the nut on the end of the screwdriver.
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