1/88OperatinginstructionsforautomaticfilterType6.72.1NominaldiameterDN65+DN80FilterelementFiltercandleSiemensstraße10-1450170KerpenGermany(optional)..................................286.2.7Connectionofcompressedairsupply.......................296.2.8Electricalconnections...................................306.2.9Potentialequalisation....................................307Operation............................................317.1Functionaldescriptionoftheautomaticfilter..................317.1.1Filterhousing..........................................317.1.2Controller.............................................317.1.3Differentialpressuremonitoringsystem.....................317.1.4Airtankandflushingvalve................................347.1.5Pivotingactuator(pneumatic)withlimitswitch................357.1.6Flushingvalve.........................................354/88OperationInstruction6.72.17.1.7Filtrationstage.........................................367.1.8Backflushingstage......................................387.2Functionaldescriptionoftheplugvalveswitch-overcircuit.......407.2.1Pressurecompensation..................................417.3Functionaldescriptionofthebypassfilter....................427.3.1Housingcoversafetydevice..............................427.4Automaticfilterfilterinsert................................437.4.1Filterinsertwithfiltercandles..............................437.4.2Functionaldescriptionofthefilterinsertwithfiltercandles.......447.5Bypassfilterfilterinsert..................................457.5.1Star-pleatedfilterelement................................457.5.2Functionaldescriptionofthestar-pleatedfilterelement.........467.6Commissioning........................................477.6.1Determinationoftimeintervalfortime-controlledbackflushing....487.7Removalfromservice...................................497.7.1Short-termremovalfromservice...........................497.7.2Longertermremovalfromservice/removal..................497.7.3Disposal..............................................498Maintenanceandservicing..............................518.1Specialsafetyinstructions................................518.2Cleaningagent.........................................528.3Specialtool...........................................538.4Maintenanceintervals...................................548.5Cleaning/replacingthefilterelementontheautomaticfilter......568.5.1Preparatorywork.......................................568.5.2Removingthefilterinsertwithfiltercandles...................598.5.3Cleaningthefilterinsertwithfiltercandles....................608.5.3.1Cleaningthefiltercandlesincaseofstubbornsoiling...........618.5.4Installingthefilterinsertwithfiltercandles....................62