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Jackfish

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01/07/2012 09:52AM

Have any of you had to clean or replace your intake pre-filter? If you replaced it, where did you get it, and if you cleaned it, what method did you find worked the best?

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butthead

01/07/2012 10:30AM

60+ days of use, no cleaning other than pumping it empty and wiping it off. The prefilter does not disassemble as far as I could do it but the blue part can be twisted around the prefilter to allow careful brushing if needed. It can also be back-flushed.

butthead

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kanoes

01/07/2012 10:55AM

funny you ask pete.

i just cleaned mine a week ago. i soaked it in vinegar and it came out clean as a whistle.

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Jackfish

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01/07/2012 11:04AM

Thanks guys. The pre-filter can be taken off the tubing so I figured it would be replaceable, but the vinegar and scrubbing option sounds like all I need to do. I'll let you know how it turns out.

"Keep close to Nature's heart, yourself; and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean." ~ John Muir

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