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AIR FILTRATION

Filter Performance Alternatives Some vehicle owners and maintenance supervisors, concerned with lowering their
What’s Donaldson’s Position Air Filter Cleaning & Reuse?

Donaldson recommends servicing air filters by monitoring the air flow restriction

levels in the intake system. DO NOT clean and reuse Donaldson filters.

operating costs, will clean and reuse their heavy-duty air filters. Before you decide

whether cleaning or washing of air filters is appropriate for your vehicle or fleet,

please consider these factors:

• Heavy-duty air filtration manufacturers do not • Reusing a cleaned heavy duty filter

recommend any type of cleaning process be increases the likelihood of improper
used on their products. Donaldson, like other air cleaner servicing because of the
Shoptalk heavy duty air filter manufacturers, does shortened service life. Each time the air

intake system is serviced, it is exposed to
not warrant the air filter once it has been

cleaned.
the chance of contamination.
• Filter dirt holding capacity is reduced 20-40% • Never attempt to clean a safety filter.

with each cleaning. Replace it after three primary filter
services.

• Rather than cleaning or reusing filters,
consider upgrading to an extended service

filter and service the filter by restriction.

Filter Maintenance Kits of the filter while cleaning, plus possible
• There is a risk of dirt reaching the clean side

filter damage from high pressure water or

compressed air, makes cleaning or washing
a gamble. Add the cost of cleaning to the
danger of filter damage when determining

the risk versus the value of filter cleaning

process.

• Damaged filters should not be cleaned or

reused. If a filter is damaged in service,

Liquid Filtration Heads & Filters
investigate the source of damage and make
corrections to avoid future damage.

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