DFA filtering design

[Jed196]

Hey all

I'm new to the DFA group. I am wating for my kit to arrive for my 02 250. Are any of you using the filtering system detailed on the DFA website. I really like that round air filter in th 5 gallon bucket deal. I look forward to picking all of your brains in the future.

thanks

[Clay]

Hey all

I'm new to the DFA group. I am wating for my kit to arrive for my 02 250. Are any of you using the filtering system detailed on the DFA website. I really like that round air filter in th 5 gallon bucket deal. I look forward to picking all of your brains in the future.

thanks

Welcome Jed!

Actually i have not even seen the DFA filter design...lol...guess i had better go look.

[lancaster,pa]

Jed,

Nice to have you with us. - Patrick

[Wilson]

Jed,

Nice to have you with us. - Patrick

it works... there are many ways to skin that cat. for me I use filter bags... 25mic for first pass then 5 and 1.

[greasyX]

Go for the gusto!

I have done jeans,then bags50,25,5.I have done cartridge with and with-out pressure.By far my best experience Is the centrifuge,Its pricey,but hell If you bought a Vegistroke,we know you want the best!!Small centrifuge $299.99(no pump,you do the engineering),Complete system108 gallons a hour(55 gallons twice)$1300+-.I bought a Fryer to Fuel OC 50 Dieselcraft unit(complete with nozzle,and transfer pump),very happy,more time with my family(happy wife,Happy Life)........Good Luck and welcome aboard..............grease out

[Elvia]

Here Here Greasy X
I agree completely. I too have run the course from jeans, bags and cartridge filters. then to the centrifuge. Much cleaner. Just set it and go. I used to set and watch it while it ran to make sure nothing happened. But now, I set it and let it run for 18 hours at a time.

[Hooter]

I used that design for a while, and it will work. It is meant to be simple, and cheap, and can usually be built for next to nothing if you can weld. I found it worked better if you removed the top part of the heating barrel. With the top on, I got a lot of condensation inside the barrel. Also with the DFA design, you will need to order a case of Donaldson filters, which I believe are about $12-$13 each. If you only run the oil one pass through the filter in the bucket, you will plug the Donaldson in short order. I use the filter bags now and usually get a good few hundred gallons through one. You will have to buy the housing for it, but it will pay for itself rather quickly

[triplemoutdoors]

Jed,
We're glad to have you here. I use the HWH & Filter design on the frybird site. Good luck.

[Marv]

Another vote for the HWH and 5 micron, bag style, canister type filter. Same setup as Frybrid and Clay.

Worked good so far.

[triplemoutdoors]

Another vote for the HWH and 5 micron, bag style, canister type filter. Same setup as Frybrid and Clay.

Worked good so far.

I use the 1 micron filter bag but my oil is very clean.

[Marv]

I use the 1 micron filter bag but my oil is very clean.

Triple, how long are those 1 micron bags lasting for you?

[Fordnut74]

Hey all!! That "DFA design" filtering setup works quite well when done right. I even know the guy who came up with it. As hooter said it is designed to be simple, effective and cheap. How many of you would like a filtering system that only has 1 valve, is almost fully automatic, and can process nearly 40 gallons a day with about 10 minutes of your time and has only one hose?

That is what the setup is designed for. I currently use the centrifuge and honestly can not wait until I revise my old setup a bit and go back to it. Just so bloody easy. Instead of a hot water heate element I know use a barrel heater wrap. and have already been tinkering with making the setup more compact, with easier to change filters that are cheaper, and of course offering it as a "Turn Key" setup.

Should I also mention that at my house I have a fuel station type setup? Coming out of my 175gallon clean oil holding tank I have a harbor freight 1" water pump connected to the bottom of the poly tank that outlets to a pvc pipe wehre I have a home watering system pressure valve connected that controls the pump power. That then continues underground(wrapped in heater wrap) to a Diesel fueling hose and nozzle. I pull up in my truck, Grab the filler nozzle and squeeze the trigger. That relases the pressure in the line causing the pressure switch to activate the pump and fill'er up!! Once full, I simply let off the trigger, line pressure builds and shuts off the pump. I replace the hose and nozzle, neglect to pay anything at all, and drive away!! This is something that can EASILY be done cheap and with basic hardware store stuff. I will have more on this later and hope to offer it for sale in a kit in the very near future, if anyone is interested in nice easy ways to do this stuff

[triplemoutdoors]

Triple, how long are those 1 micron bags lasting for you?

Marv,

I have ran over 500 gallons through it and have not changed it yet. I have really clean oil so I don't expect to have to change it that often.

[Clay]

Hey all!! That "DFA design" filtering setup works quite well when done right. I even know the guy who came up with it. As hooter said it is designed to be simple, effective and cheap. How many of you would like a filtering system that only has 1 valve, is almost fully automatic, and can process nearly 40 gallons a day with about 10 minutes of your time and has only one hose?

That is what the setup is designed for. I currently use the centrifuge and honestly can not wait until I revise my old setup a bit and go back to it. Just so bloody easy. Instead of a hot water heate element I know use a barrel heater wrap. and have already been tinkering with making the setup more compact, with easier to change filters that are cheaper, and of course offering it as a "Turn Key" setup.

Should I also mention that at my house I have a fuel station type setup? Coming out of my 175gallon clean oil holding tank I have a harbor freight 1" water pump connected to the bottom of the poly tank that outlets to a pvc pipe wehre I have a home watering system pressure valve connected that controls the pump power. That then continues underground(wrapped in heater wrap) to a Diesel fueling hose and nozzle. I pull up in my truck, Grab the filler nozzle and squeeze the trigger. That relases the pressure in the line causing the pressure switch to activate the pump and fill'er up!! Once full, I simply let off the trigger, line pressure builds and shuts off the pump. I replace the hose and nozzle, neglect to pay anything at all, and drive away!! This is something that can EASILY be done cheap and with basic hardware store stuff. I will have more on this later and hope to offer it for sale in a kit in the very near future, if anyone is interested in nice easy ways to do this stuff

Very cool idea. I too just added a 300 gal. tote for clean oil storage and a 1" norhtern tool pump. i used a switch inline with the cord and plumbed in a bypass hose so when i release the trigger, the pressure routes through the bypass and loops back to the inlet hose. I never thought about a pressure switch to turn it on and off. Damit, back to lowes again.

[Jack_Toepfer]

Can I have some more details about this NT 1" pump? I have the catalog at home, and I was looking at it last night... which pump is it?

I'm in Buffalo... will this pump work with cold oil or no? Will anything work with cold oil?