Hey regular filter paper and standard filter plates have worked wonders for me ! I will never use a sintered disc after reading this . I understand most people have had wonderful success. Its not worth the potential slight risk of sparks due to it failing . They seem like a hassle to clean . I like just changing the papers out . Its also very easy to see if powders slip through on paper . I will sleep good at night not worrying about the potential sparks . Filter paper is cheap i donāt think it would ever add up to the cost of one of these pricy sintered discs .
This is the answer, my man. At least for me now as well.
BG runs something similar if i stand correct.
12 micron papers up top down to 1 micron last before collection.
I ran last week with the BT metal fabrication 3" 2micron screens and they are DOPE.
They fit exactly on top of a 3" 5 micron, they fit in the clamp and completely cover the 5micron screen underneath. Nothing passes. They are thin, pliable, sintered disks. I stack them on a 1.5 micron filter paper, as to not have metal on metal contact. $20 a pop and they send extras, and they come in 1.5inch, 3 inch and 4 inch.
I was using DE for bottom layer of mostly all of my CRC runs, with a 5 micron screen/BVV sintered before I had the nboler, and it passes thru over runs/time. This is what the Nboler Disk was clogged with, after the 6 or 8 runs-DE.
Ive run DE, t5, And magnesol as my bottom cake of my crc and ALL of them go thru 5 micron screens, straight through.
T5 went thru 5 micron the least, it leaves a weird smell and taste on the slabs tho, (ph issue?)
Im done running until my order of celite from killa gets here then its back to runs with just filter plates with 2 micron filter papers, and 20 micron and less papers up top under the other media cakes, in condescending order down to 1.
Can rotate the BT fabrication screens in if/as needed.
Does anyone have problems with celite 545 going thru 5 micron or 2micron??
Try using 2 pieces of the filter paper layered together and you will be golden the problem is the retention ring and paper will create a small opening where powders can slip through if the retention ring isnāt tight enough so double up and it solves this problem . I even will use 3 on the final stack just to be sure . I havenāt experienced any issues with flow either . The only thing you have to be careful of is if the PSI of the column is lower than the evaporation vessel / collection chamber if you adjust the ball valve below your column sometimes the excess vapor pressure of the evaporation vessel will push up the retention rings fucking your powders all up . So donāt adjust your ball valve until your evaporation vessel is below 20 psi and you will be fine ! I run continuous flow / hot vapor loop for pushing through the powders so this will only be relevant if your doing the same . The top of the column will have the high psi where the bottom gets colder attracting the vapor of the evaporation vessel if you interrupt flow during the hot vapor loop/ continuous flow . For me its cause my column has such a larger surface area compared to 3/4 inch recovery lines so when you fully open the ball valve all the vapor can push up retention rings and powders contaminate your product. Normally only 1 or 2 stacks will do this and the other hold .
Sold by Utah Biodiesel Supply Sintered Sanitary Filters
Made by Mott Corp in Connecticut
Iām not sure what pressure differential the filter disc can withstand but I bet it isnāt more than a couple of atmospheres.
I ordered from utah biodiesl, and it actually was shipped from arborfab. You can order directly from them.
After reading about peopleās issues with sintered discs, Iād order a spool with a support plate welded flush to the end as well. I did just to be safe.
Super shady. All he had to do was apologize and refund it, and go back to the drawing board. When thatās too hard, I guess your customers are to blameā¦
Now heās backtracking, ducking questions, changing posts, blocking ppl.
Kinda funny he puts āHonest AFā in his IG bio what a creep.
I hope people understand the reality of the situation, and send theirs back, or stop using them. Just not worth it, imo. Iāve done what I can about it, I appreciate the support from all. Stay safe.
-Scoop
well this is the mentality of these sellers they scam and provide shitty service then block every opposing view to create their own little scam world reality
ive only had quality experiences with Nate and his products. I have used his sintered disk filter and bullseye vacuum filter with tons of success. Heās a stand up and honest guy who will be happy to help people out who are experiencing issues with his products.
ā¦except when youāre a dick.
maybe next time you shouldnāt REFUSE and DEMAND and should try respectfully showing him images and explaining your side of the situation of a possible manufacture defect.
Also, FYI, as you all explained, the sintered disk welding technique is pretty widely known and utilized for these products, beyond just Nate. So understand that this is a possible defect in ANY sintered disk filter you buy. I know you all like to cut corners with crappy/chinese parts, but just known that if nateās filter really did āsparkā then your cheap filter is going to do it even worse.
I have nothing to gain in any of this I just notice when threads pop up of people trying to take advantage of consumers And I stick up for them and whatās right because itās the right thing to do
He says it can spark in the email then it canāt spark when someone IG asks him directly what would you call that?
Also blocking people for not agreeing with him or for calling him out
Itās okay because consumers have rights and I can bet you any money that charge will reverse for the faulty part
an $800 sale is no skin off his back, plus heās got the filter back. you can take the W, congrats. At the end of the day, this kid backfilled his filter and over pressured it and broke it on his own user error, and is behaving like an infant trying to point blame at someone else. I applaud nate for having more patience than I wouldā¦
yes, friction CAN cause spark. it doesnt mean thats what happened. In fact, itās never been reported or documented, unlike people accidentally over pressuring their filters, so Iām going to go with the more probable case that this kid broke his own filter and is trying to scam Nate for a refund he doesnāt deserve.
running a cls at 350+ psi.