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Corrosion-Resistant Metal Filter Housings with Cartridge for Food and Beverage Steam Lines


		Replacement Cartridges

Remove contaminants from culinary steam—steam that sanitizes food and beverage processing equipment—with these corrosion-resistant filter housings. They’re often used as pre-filters to trap large particles, protecting filters that then capture smaller particles. Made of stainless steel, they won’t corrode from frequent washdowns with harsh cleaners. The cartridge can be cleaned for repeated use, but should be replaced after six uses. These housings comply with FDA design standards for pharmaceutical equipment and are FDA compliant for direct contact with food.

	Housings																	Replacement Cartridges
				Removes Particle Size Down To, μm						Cartridge
	Pipe Size	Thread Type	Steam Cap. @ Pressure	98% Efficiency	100% Efficiency	Gender	Max. Pressure, psi	Max. Temp., ° F	Cartridge Useful Life	Material	Reusable	Port-to-Port Lg.	Overall Ht.	Environment	Food Industry Std.		Each		Each
Cartridge Included







				Opaque 304 Stainless Steel Housing

				1/4	NPT	100 lb/hr @ 100 psi	1	2	Female	230	300	6 Uses	316 Stainless Steel	Yes	4 1/8"	8 1/8"	Food and Beverage	FDA Compliant 21 CFR 177.2600, FDA Compliant 21 CFR 211.65	3618N11	000000000	3618N118	0000000


				3/8	NPT	150 lb/hr @ 100 psi	1	2	Female	230	300	6 Uses	316 Stainless Steel	Yes	4 1/8"	9 1/4"	Food and Beverage	FDA Compliant 21 CFR 177.2600, FDA Compliant 21 CFR 211.65	3618N12	00000000	3618N119	000000
				1/2	NPT	175 lb/hr @ 100 psi	1	2	Female	230	300	6 Uses	316 Stainless Steel	Yes	4 1/4"	9 1/4"	Food and Beverage	FDA Compliant 21 CFR 177.2600, FDA Compliant 21 CFR 211.65	3618N13	00000000	3618N121	000000
				3/4	NPT	225 lb/hr @ 100 psi	1	2	Female	230	300	6 Uses	316 Stainless Steel	Yes	4 15/16"	10 1/4"	Food and Beverage	FDA Compliant 21 CFR 177.2600, FDA Compliant 21 CFR 211.65	3618N14	00000000	3618N122	000000
				1	NPT	300 lb/hr @ 100 psi	1	2	Female	230	300	6 Uses	316 Stainless Steel	Yes	4 15/16"	11 1/4"	Food and Beverage	FDA Compliant 21 CFR 177.2600, FDA Compliant 21 CFR 211.65	3618N15	00000000	3618N123	000000
				1 1/4	NPT	430 lb/hr @ 100 psi	1	2	Female	230	300	6 Uses	316 Stainless Steel	Yes	5 1/2"	13 5/16"	Food and Beverage	FDA Compliant 21 CFR 177.2600, FDA Compliant 21 CFR 211.65	3618N16	00000000	3618N124	000000
				2	NPT	800 lb/hr @ 100 psi	1	2	Female	230	300	6 Uses	316 Stainless Steel	Yes	6 11/16"	18"	Food and Beverage	FDA Compliant 21 CFR 177.2600, FDA Compliant 21 CFR 211.65	3618N17	00000000	3618N125	00000000

Sanitary Metal Filter Housings with Cartridge for Food and Beverage Steam Lines

Replacement Cartridges

Remove contaminants, moisture, and other particles from steam that will touch food and for final filtering in pharmaceutical, biotech, and electronics applications. The cartridge in these housings filters out 98% of particles as small as 1 micron and 100% of particles as small as 2 microns. That’s why they meet 3-A’s accepted practice for creating culinary-grade steam, which is often used in steam-in-place (SIP) cycles to sanitize equipment, and for applications such as blanching. They’re FDA compliant for direct contact with food, and also meet pharmaceutical equipment design standards.

All are made of 316 stainless steel, so frequent washdowns with harsh cleaners and sanitizers won’t corrode them, and they withstand steam. These housings are designed to sanitary standards; they’re 3-A certified 10-04 and meet ASME BPE. They have rounded edges and highly polished interior and exterior surfaces, minimizing the spots where bacteria could grow. For the same reason, they don’t have horizontal ledges—liquid completely drains off.

They connect to your line with two quick-clamp fittings that are easy to take apart for cleaning and line reconfiguration. Each fitting is tightly sealed with an EPDM gasket, which has excellent resistance to steam.

Cartridges can be cleaned and reused, but after six cleanings you should replace them to maintain high performance.

	Housings														Replacement Cartridges
				Removes Particle Size Down To, μm
	For Tube OD	Flange OD	Steam Cap. @ Pressure	98% Efficiency	100% Efficiency	Max. Pressure, psi	Max. Temp., ° F	Cartridge Useful Life	Port-to-Port Lg.	Overall Ht.	Food Industry Std.	Specs. Met		Each		Each
Quick-Clamp Fitting Connection







				316 Stainless Steel Housing and Cartridge

				1/2"	0.984"	100 lb/hr @ 100 psi	1	2	230	300	6 Uses	4 23/32"	9"	3-A Certified 10-04, FDA Compliant 21 CFR 177.2600, FDA Compliant 21 CFR 211.65	ASME BPE	6356N111	000000000	6356N15	0000000


				1"	1.984"	400 lb/hr @ 100 psi	1	2	230	300	6 Uses	6 3/8"	14 1/2"	3-A Certified 10-04, FDA Compliant 21 CFR 177.2600, FDA Compliant 21 CFR 211.65	ASME BPE	6356N113	00000000	6356N17	000000
				2"	1.984"	800 lb/hr @ 100 psi	1	2	230	300	6 Uses	6 3/8"	19 3/4"	3-A Certified 10-04, FDA Compliant 21 CFR 177.2600, FDA Compliant 21 CFR 211.65	ASME BPE	6356N114	00000000	6356N18	00000000