I’ve used this Tuxing Gold water / oil / filter for about 2 years, connected to my Yong Heng compressor. The clear plastic tube is filled half with the tan colored molecular sieve beads and the other half is filled with color changing desiccant beads. Normally I can get about 5 top offs on my 60 minute SCBA tank before I have to remove the beads and bake them to remove the colected moisture. A couple days ago I pulled the clear plastic tube for normal baking service and when I removed it this is what I found.
The half of the clear tube that had the molecular sieve beads in it had disintegrated and the beads were crumbled dust. Luckily the cotton filter in the end had prevented any of the dust from passing through into my tank. The gold plating, next to that area inside the aluminum tube has lost some of the gold plating so this filter is being tossed into the circular file container.
If any of you are using this filter with the tan colored molecular sieve beads you might want to keep an eye on the condition of the tube and those beads. I’ve baked these beads numerous times and have never seen any of them fail until this episode.
I’ve ordered a replacement filter and will no longer use the molecular sieve beads but will fill the tube with color changing desiccant beads from here on.
The half of the clear tube that had the molecular sieve beads in it had disintegrated and the beads were crumbled dust. Luckily the cotton filter in the end had prevented any of the dust from passing through into my tank. The gold plating, next to that area inside the aluminum tube has lost some of the gold plating so this filter is being tossed into the circular file container.
If any of you are using this filter with the tan colored molecular sieve beads you might want to keep an eye on the condition of the tube and those beads. I’ve baked these beads numerous times and have never seen any of them fail until this episode.
I’ve ordered a replacement filter and will no longer use the molecular sieve beads but will fill the tube with color changing desiccant beads from here on.