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Is it possible to clean a Y filter with out draining down the pipe?
or should they be installed with an isolating valve on either side. TIA Bob |
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On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:21:06 +0000, Bob Minchin wrote:
Is it possible to clean a Y filter with out draining down the pipe? or should they be installed with an isolating valve on either side. The latter -- John Stumbles -- http://yaph.co.uk I can't stand intolerance |
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On 24 Jan, 11:21, Bob Minchin wrote:
Is it possible to clean a Y filter with out draining down the pipe? or should they be installed with an isolating valve on either side. TIA Bob Most do need isolators but there are a very few (expensive) which have their own inbuilt shut-off devices |
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In article , YAPH
writes On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:21:06 +0000, Bob Minchin wrote: Is it possible to clean a Y filter with out draining down the pipe? or should they be installed with an isolating valve on either side. The latter Also best placed with flow horizontal and the chamber at the bottom to catch the crud and not drop it back into the pipe when it is being cleaned out. Next best vertically downwards with vertically upwards flow being worst. -- fred BBC3, ITV2/3/4, channels going to the DOGs |
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fred wrote:
In article , YAPH writes On Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:21:06 +0000, Bob Minchin wrote: Is it possible to clean a Y filter with out draining down the pipe? or should they be installed with an isolating valve on either side. The latter Also best placed with flow horizontal and the chamber at the bottom to catch the crud and not drop it back into the pipe when it is being cleaned out. Next best vertically downwards with vertically upwards flow being worst. Thanks All Bob |
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