When you decide to replace your filter press cloths you need to know there are three different kinds of cloths on a filter press:
Be careful when putting the plates back into the filter press. There are two different types of plates. They are designated one button plates or three button plates. The plates can be identified by a drill hole that is about 1/4” deep, in the handle of the plate.
The one button will have one hole and the three button will have three holes. The head plate is usually a one button plate. The next plate MUST be a three button plate then a one button and so on. The filter press plate sequence is 1-3-1-3, and so on. If this order is not correct, the filter cake will not dry properly during the Blowdown process.
- the head cloth, which is the first plate and is a single cloth with a hole in the center;
- the tail cloth, which is the last plate and is also a single cloth but with NO HOLE in the center;
- the intermediate cloths, which are all the cloths on the plates between the head and the tail. These are double cloths, with one on each side of each plate,
Be careful when putting the plates back into the filter press. There are two different types of plates. They are designated one button plates or three button plates. The plates can be identified by a drill hole that is about 1/4” deep, in the handle of the plate.
The one button will have one hole and the three button will have three holes. The head plate is usually a one button plate. The next plate MUST be a three button plate then a one button and so on. The filter press plate sequence is 1-3-1-3, and so on. If this order is not correct, the filter cake will not dry properly during the Blowdown process.
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