If rads are rusting inside, can anything be done?

[doitall]

The spirotrap is a mesh-based filter.

In fairness Tony, some people on here do question your advice![/b]

Like it or not Tony was correct this time, whereas them stupid TF things are a waste of space.

 

[ALEC1]

The spirotrap is a mesh-based filter.

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This is not quite true, it does have a mesh but the movement of the water around the mesh in a vortex is what causes the dirt to settle at the bottom..its the change in velocity that seperates it... not the mesh..

and the problem with strainers is that they have a very high pressure drop, much higher than a fit for purpose filter..

 

[Agile]

A clean strainer has little flow resistance although this increases quickly if they become blocked to a virtual no flow if much blocked. But they are easily cleaned when correctly orientated.

Many of the mag filters have a significant flow resistance although this does not reduce as the catch dirt.

Many users are sceptical about just how much dirt the TF1 will catch. As Alec says the gauze is only to slow down the vortex flow speed to encourage dirt to drop to the bottom and not to catch dirt as a filter. I suppose it is also seen as a selling point to those who do not understand what it really does!


Tony