Filiter Minder Pegs in Red
On the trip home from North Carolina after purchasing my coach, I noticed the Filter Minder was fully in the red. So I stopped in Oklahoma and purchased a new air filter, Fleetwood #AH8503. When I ...
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Ivylog wrote:
Filter minders are pretty simple spring activated devices... not likely to malfunction. Does yours show how high a reading it goes up to?
I looked at filter minders on Ebay and found one for Cummins that goes up to 25" of H20 for $25.. Being cheap I found this one for $15 that goes to 25 too. You do not need the electrical connection that comes with it.
Since I have some small clear plastic tubing I would fill a 6' section half full with water and attach it to the filter minder. With a loop in the tubing and the minder at the top I would lower the open end until it goes into the red. If you have 25" of difference in the water levels the minder is good.
Mine does go to 25".
I talked to a Filter Minder area rep yesterday and he said the Minders rarely loose more that 1-2% of their calibration over 10 years. My problem is far more likely a ducting design or faulty filter issue. My be just covering but that is what he told me.
I like your water tubing test idea. I will pick up some tubing this weekend and measure the gauge. Thanks.
