Burr King 4000 FilterPak - Manual (Page 3)

BURR KING MFG. CO., INC.
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WARSAW MO 65355
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December 2008
Installation/Operating instruction for the FilterPAK 4001
The FilterPAK 4001 provides filtration of vibratory fluids via replaceable filter bags, gravity settling, and a flow over
baffle. The replaceable filters are available from Burr King Manufacturing in 5, 10, 15, 25, 50, and 100-micron meshes.
Select finer mesh (i.e. 10 micron vs. 100 micron) for greater filtration. Finer mesh filters will have shorter service life
than filters with coarser mesh, but will provide clearer filtration and thus cleaner vibratory processing. The standard
filter that is provided with the FilterPAK 4001 is 15-micron mesh.
To place your FilterPAK 4001 in service follow these instructions (if you purchased the FilterPAK 4001 as a part of a
vibratory system from Burr King go to step 4):
1. Install a 1/2 (3/8 with VibraKING bowls) male barb into the drain outlet of your VibraKING chamber.
2. Connect the 1/2-inch (3/8 with VibraKING bowls) clear plastic hose between the input to the FilterPAK 4000 and the
chamber output drain.
3. Secure the 1/2-inch hose to the chamber barb, and to the FilterPAK 4001 input tube with the clamps provided.
4. Route the 1/4-inch pump tube from the chamber input to the pump connection. Pass the tube and the pump power
cord through the 1 inch hole of the protective rubber grommet in the lid of the FilterPAK 4001. You may split the
grommet to accept the pump power cord and fluid feeder tube.
5. Connect the clear plastic hose from the chamber drain to (or through) the tube fitting on the lid of the FilterPAK
4001. If the tube ID fits over the fitting used the supplied clamp to secure.
6. Place the pump into the bracket that is provided in the small chamber.
7. Add water to the FilterPAK 1 inch above baffle. At this fill level there are 6 gallons of fluid in the FilterPAK 4001.
Do not over fill the FilterPAK.
8. Add compounds (soaps) of the type and the ratios suggested by the compound manufacturer (Burr King recommends
BKS60, and AR60 soap for de-burring and most surface moderation). In example, if the suggested ratio is 2-oz.
soap per gallon of water, add about 12 oz. of soap to the FilterPAK reservoir and mix with the 6 gallons of water
previously added. We recommend that you premix all fluids.
9. Adjust the metering valve on your vibratory chamber to the desired fluid flow rate. The pump that is provided with
the FilterPAK 4001 is capable of providing 140 gal./hour at a 36-inch rise. In general a fluid flow rate of 1 to 2 gallons
per hour per cubic feet of chamber capacity is nominal, this flow occurs with the metering valve at about 60 degrees off
line.
10. The filter in your FilterPAK 4001 will require periodic change. The length of time between changes will vary
depending on the capacity of your chamber, the media type you are using, the chamber liquid flow rate, the material you
are processing, the mass of your material, and naturally the mesh size of the filter you use. As a reference point a 15
micron filter with 250 pounds of P20 media in a 4.5 cubic foot chamber processing 50 pounds aluminum, at a fluid flow
rate of 4 to 6 gallons/hour will sustain useable fluid flow and sludge filtration for about 12 hours. When the filter nears
replacement time you will note that fluid backs up in the clear drain tube such that there is no air pocket visible. To
replace the filter lift the top of the FilterPAK free, remove the filter. Install the new filter and reassemble the FilterPAK.
You will find it helpful to have a bucket handy into which you should place the depleted filter (including its fluid and
sludge contents). Later, after the filter has fully drained, remove the depleted filter from the bucket and dispose of the
filter and its dried contents in a responsible manner.
Note: Plastic and synthetic media will foam and will require more frequent filter changes than does ceramic
media. This is natural and unavoidable due to the composition of plastic media. Typically the life of filters when
plastic media is used will be less than ½ that of filters when ceramic media is used.
11. Periodically clean out the sludge that will form in the bottom of the FilterPAK. Most of this sludge deposit will
occur in the larger chamber. Do not allow the sludge to accumulate deeper than 1/2 inch in either chamber.
12. Add water and soap to your FilterPAK as required to keep the fluid level between above the pump inlet (about 4
inches minimum) and the 6-gallon mark 1 inch above the baffle. DO NOT RUN THE PUMP DRY. Running the pump
dry may damage the pump as it will have inadequate cooling.
13. Dispose of the depleted (filled) filters in a responsible manner. Generally, the filter bags can be
disposed in public landfills when material such as steel, iron, aluminum, and copper are processed: however,
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