6637 Filter Test
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: Spokane, WA
Nate, think of your truck as a giant vacuum, would you take the 6637 filter off and replace it with a vacuum hose and then do a mod to install the 6637 as a tail pipe tip filter.
I know that's bad sorry
I know that's bad sorry
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From: AZ
I was going to try it today but after taking the 'sock' off I remembered that the filter only had 6,700 miles on it. Wash the sock and put it back on.
We'll just yanking your chain Nate, seeing if you have a sense of humor.
We'll just yanking your chain Nate, seeing if you have a sense of humor.
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From: Seguin
Hey Rich, for scientific purposes is that an incandescent, compact fluorescente, or LED bulb used in that test???
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: Spokane, WA
For scientific purposes i used 100 watt incandescent.
I still would like to know more about when it would be necessary to replace the filter, miles or in use time. Mine was 2 1/2 years old but only about 5 k miles. According to the light test it appears to me the media must be pretty much plugged up. When I tapped the filter a little on the floor I really had a only a small amount of larger particles fall out. Then I retested with the light test and I found almost no noticeable difference.
I still would like to know more about when it would be necessary to replace the filter, miles or in use time. Mine was 2 1/2 years old but only about 5 k miles. According to the light test it appears to me the media must be pretty much plugged up. When I tapped the filter a little on the floor I really had a only a small amount of larger particles fall out. Then I retested with the light test and I found almost no noticeable difference.
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I don't mind the ribbing, I was actually hoping that I was mistaken in my understanding of how they were doing this. Two, three no's and I guess it is a consensus that I was missing the point! I will have to go back and re-read the thread more carefully. I have a paper element (HEPA) filter on my shop vac that works great, but those things are expensive! It would really be nice to be able to reuse my 6637 for that purpose. I just didn't think that the inside of the 6637 would fit over the basket inside my shop vac. Guess if Glenn can figure it out, I better go back and re-read the article because I must have missed something pretty obvious (like a diagram of how to do it written in crayon or something).
How you like my sense of humor now, Glenn?!
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I like it! If I can figure it out Nate, then anybody can figure it out, right? LOL Good come back Nate! The truth is, read carefully now, I said that I 'heard' or 'read' that some guys have used the 6637 for a shop vac. The truth is, I've never done it but will try next time I change one out.
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I like it! If I can figure it out Nate, then anybody can figure it out, right? LOL Good come back Nate! The truth is, read carefully now, I said that I 'heard' or 'read' that some guys have used the 6637 for a shop vac. The truth is, I've never done it but will try next time I change one out.
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The first time I read this post, I thought, "How do you put 6,700 miles on a shop vac?" LOL