How to Remove and Maintain a Trimmer Filter
The trimmer is an irreplaceable thing on a garden site. If you want to maintain the beauty of the lawns in the country, the trimmer will help to quickly cut the grass with minimal effort.
Like any other equipment, it needs careful operation. First of all, it is necessary to timely replace the fuel and air filter.
At the same time, it is completely optional to give the equipment to the service. anyone can cope with the task.
Types and principle of operation of filters for trimmer
In modern scythes, two types of filters are used. fuel and air.
- Fuel filter for trimmer
Even the highest quality fuel has various additives that quickly accumulate and disable equipment.
The task of the fuel filter in gas trimmers is to protect the engine of the device from various impurities that are contained in gasoline and oil.
Outwardly, it is very small. They make it from felt material. The manufacturer places the compactly folded felt in a metal tip and places it on the intake pipe inside the fuel tank.
Another placement option is in the line between the carburetor and the tank. Many trimmer owners even note overly thorough cleaning, so the material quickly becomes clogged so badly that it requires a complete replacement.
- Gas trimmer air filter
Its main purpose is to keep dirt and dust coming into the trimmer from the outside during operation.
When mowing, not only dust often rises into the air, but also small litter, ground grass, which can quickly clog the equipment. A good filter will prevent engine damage even if the air is very dirty.
Video: How to Remove and Maintain a Trimmer Filter
Its location may vary depending on the trimmer model, but is usually located on the side of the device under a protective cover.
The casing is fixed either to the bolt or by latches, which are very easy to open to remove the contents. The filter itself can be made in the form of a ring or plate of foam rubber, felt, fleece.
If you mow on average 1-2 times a week, then replacing will be enough at least once a year. For more intensive use, inspection and replacement should be carried out more often.
How to clean the filter on the trimmer
Sooner or later, there will necessarily be a need flush the Husqvarne trimmer air filter or any other manufacturer. There is nothing complicated, and you can remove pollution from it yourself a couple of hours before mowing.
To do this, proceed as follows:
- Unscrew the bolt on the protective cover or wring out the latches.
- We take out the filter and inspect. To remove all accumulated oil and other contaminants, gasoline is required.
- Pour gasoline from a canister onto a dirty filter and wash off all the oil. Squeeze and leave to dry for at least 2 hours.
- We wipe the installation site with a cloth soaked in gasoline.
- We install everything in place and close the casing.
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Instead of gasoline, you can use soapy water, but it removes dirt is still not as effective.
As an alternative to flushing, you can advise blowing or just shaking out the litter. These cleaning options are suitable if there is no oil contamination.
Trimmer fuel filter replacement
If the trimmer starts to stall at high speeds, most likely the fuel filter is so dirty that it needs to be replaced immediately.
To replace it is completely within the power of everyone. You can stick to the following algorithm.
The first thing to do is to remove the intake pipe (see video), since the filter itself is inside the fuel tank. To do this, we pull the pipeline towards us with our hands. When removing the seal, the intake pipe should come off and remain in the tank. tweezers will help to remove it from there. You can also drain gasoline from the tank and pull the intake pipe through the hole.
We take a new filter, we put on it an intake pipe and a spring ring.
We install the o-ring back onto the pipeline, we attach the intake pipe with a new filter to it and fill it into the tank with the pipe.
We put in place a sealing ring. Turn a little around its axis so that the connection is fixed.
We pump the carburetor with a booster pump.