I recentley replaced a large 35HP compressor and also replaced the suciton drier cores. I gave my local dist the # on the can for both the suction and liquid cores- said the same for both. When i replaced the suction cores I found them to be pleated paper elements rather then the desicants like a liquid drier, thought to myself well thats what i was told, so i put the desicant liquid drier cores in the suction canister, is that ok and can I mess something up in doing so? I later was told that the pleateds should go in there from the same dist- go figure. Also was wondering if i need to change the suction core when changing the liquid line cores. Should they (suction) be changed also even if theres no obvious sign of restricion (psi/temp drop ect. )there. My gut says yes but $ a real issue for the customer (Like its not always but ya know).
Suction line cores will break down over time and get into the system. The longest I will leave tem in for is around 30 days to clean up the system, then they are removed and pleated filters are put in.
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I've seen those pleated filters come apart and get into the system. I have found fibers from it in the TXV screen before. I leave em out.
sporlan says the [suction]dessicants are for clean up only and not the same as the typical rc-4864 and should be used for a short time and to put a felt in for long term i takem out as personal prefrence
A filter-drier core is the same for liquid or suction.
http://sporlan.jandrewschoen.com/40-10.htm
Felt elements should be used in the suction line if you are not cleaning up the system.
http://sporlan.jandrewschoen.com/80-10.htm
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