Bag Changes - Changing the bags on top of a silo in a conventional bag house/bin vent requires 1-2, sometimes 3, maintenance personnel. Transporting and then installing these bags with cages and clamps is time consuming (typically 2-3 minutes/bag), and tedious. In addition, a person must get inside of the dust collection unit, which often requires a confined workspace permit.

Bag Cleaning - Although bag cleaning and replacement is not recommended, it can be done by washing the bags in cold water and then allowing them to drip dry. This is a time consuming process.

Bag Replacement - Polyester bag technology is based on the particulate penetrating the bag surface and building up a cake through which other particulate material is filtered. This eventually causes the bags to become blinded, and therefore, the bags must be replaced.

Bag Access - Because of the design of a typical bag house, all bags must be accessed through a single door. Access to each row is sequential, making it time consuming to inspect and/or replace bags.

Filter Changes - With the IQC Filter, there are no bags or cages—typically, just 4-6 banks of filter elements that install in minutes, without tools. The filters are easy to access and don't require entry into the bag house/bin vent.

Filter Cleaning - The filter elements can be cleaned with a light stream of water or blown off with compressed air. If the filters are cleaned with water, they should be completely dry before reinstalling into the filter housing.

Filter Replacement - The non-stick properties of the PTFE membrane filter element provide excellent dust release characteristics. This means that the particulates do not penetrate the filter media, significantly extending the life of the filter.

Filter Access - Due to the new design of the IQC, once the door and hold-down bars are removed, any of the banks of filter elements can be accessed. Simply pull out a bank of filter elements, inspect, clean or replace.