Filson: Your Reliable Manufacturer and Supplier of Basket Strainer
Filson basket strainer, also called basket strainer filter or basket type strainer, is mainly used to mechanically remove unwanted solids from the liquid and other commercial and industrial piping systems.
Main Filson basket strainers series includes simplex basket strainer, duplex basket strainer, inline basket strainer, PVC basket strainer, pipeline basket strainer, bucket strainer, etc.
Compared to other basket strainer suppliers in China, Filson basket strainer has a larger debris-holding capacity and a longer lifetime while bringing you less pressure drop, that is why our sales volume can reach 100 units a month.
Send us your basket strainer flow rate, working pressure, and temp, pressure drop, or other basket type strainer specifications, our engineering sales will send you a basket strainer catalog and basic drawing in 8 working hours, also we will share with you some similar case studies for your reference.
Main Types of Filson Basket Strainer
Filson simplex basket strainer, with a large filtration area of stainless steel filter basket inside the strainer, helps you reduce cleaning frequency and greatly improves filtration efficiency. A simplex basket strainer is mainly used to protect pumps, meters, valves, spray nozzles, and many other applications.
Filson duplex basket strainer can satisfy a non-stop work for it has two basket strainers working by turns. Then you can clean the basket strainer without interrupting the production process, which effectively spares the labor and equipment and raises the filtration efficiency.
Filson stainless steel basket strainer is mainly made of 304L or 316L materials. It has a high corrosion resistance and good mechanical strength and is mainly applied in the chemical engineering and petrochemical industry.
Filson carbon steel basket strainer has a relatively low strength but a good plasticity that can be made in different shapes and patterns. You can customize Y-shaped, T-shaped, duplex, and basket-type strainers from Filson.
Filson cast iron basket strainers are widely used in wastewater with high corrosion resistance. Besides, because of the simple production process, this kind of basket strainer costs the least.
Filson PVC basket strainer has a PVC body and components, providing exceptional chemical and corrosion resistance. It can be used for the protection of heat exchangers, lubrication systems, or boiler feed water.
Filson pipeline basket strainer is usually used to protect the pipe system in the filtration system. It can be made of carbon steel or stainless steel. And pipeline basket strainer is widely applied in environmental protection, food processing, power generation, pharmaceutical, chemical, etc.
Filson basket strainers for pumps are suitable to be installed on the suction side of the pump to avoid suspended solids, filaments, and foreign bodies. Basket strainers for pumps are usually applied in the chemical industry, water treatment, fish farming, paper industry, etc.
The water basket strainer is a vital component in a water system. Filson water basket strainer not only protects the pump, meter, and compressor but also the additional components downstream.
Filson 1-inch basket strainer is available in pipe size of 1’’ for a relatively low flow rate. And more different micron ratings basket strainers can be ordered from Filson.
Filson 2’’ basket strainer has a 2-inch connection size of inlet and outlet with connections threaded or flanged. With 20 years of experience in the industrial filtration field, we promise you a high-grade 2’’ basket strainer at a low cost.
Filson 3’’ basket strainer is used in the filtering system with a 3-inch pipe size. And the inlet and outlet connections can be made in different shapes. Consult Filson for more details.
Filson 4’’ basket strainer, with a 4-inch connection size, satisfies your specific requirements for the pipe system. It can be designed in different sizes to comply with your current filtration system.
Filson provides basket strainers with a wide range of connection sizes from 1’’ to 24’’. It’s easy for us to manufacture a 6’’ basket strainer to meet your needs.
Manufacturing basket strainers are a specialty for Filson. An 8’’ basket strainer can be made as fast as we can to suit your present system.
The connection size can be customized by Filson to fit different requirements. Leave your flow rate and specifications, no matter the 6’’ basket strainer, 10’’ basket strainer, or 16’’ basket strainer, Filson can provide for you.
As the increasing of the connection size, the basket strainer allows a larger amount of fluid to pass. For Filson 12’’ basket strainer, it allows a larger flow rate than a 1’’ basket strainer, but a smaller flow rate than a 24’’ basket strainer.
Filson 14’’ basket strainer is another size of the basket strainer. It can meet your specific request in the production process.
Filson has standard and customized basket strainers in various sizes. 16’’ basket strainer is one of the sizes we can supply to be used in many industrial applications.
Filson manufactures basket strainers to fit your requirements. You can order a 24’’ basket strainer from us for your huge fluid passing through. Contact us for a basket-type strainer datasheet instantly.
Filson provides a custom service. You can customize a threaded or flanged basket strainer to match your pipe system in use.
Filson supplies basket strainers with connections made in different shapes. Whether your requirement is a threaded one or a flanged one, we will manufacture exactly following your needs.
Filson inline basket strainers are designed to resist and remove particles and unwanted solids from production processes like water, petroleum, and chemicals. And it has a great value to safeguard the other important components in the piping system.
Filson basket strainer offers flexible installation options. That means the inlet and outlet flange can be designed in any position or angle. Vertical basket strainer is convenient to install and clean, while horizontal basket strainer allows a larger flow to pass and filter. Either horizontally or vertically, it’s totally up to your needs.
Filson sanitary basket strainer is mainly made of 316 stainless steel and is the industry standard for pharmaceutical, food, beverage, and other applications. By filtering solid debris, Filson sanitary basket strainer will help to protect equipment from damage.
Filson magnetic filter is used for filtration of iron particles from liquid and removes unwanted ferrous contaminants from processing lines. The magnetic strainer is applied for lubrication systems, cooling towers, heavy machinery, and so on.
Filson industrial food strainer is made of stainless steel 316 for pipeline. Aiming at filtering, the industrial strainer is designed for larger saltwater and corrosive industries.
Filson basket strainer is an important pump protection device. Our basket strainer housing includes materials of carbon steel, cast iron, and stainless steel to fit different situations. The size, even the color can be customized according to your requirements.
Filson fabricated basket strainers use stainless steel or carbon steel, and are fully welded with no leakage. We can provide any sizes of abricated basket strainers you want from 2’’ to 24’’.
Filson supplies replacement basket strainers of other brands in different types, such as Hayward duplex basket strainer, Keckley basket strainer, Eaton basket strainer model 72, Titan basket strainer pipe strainer types, Mueller basket strainer, etc. Just send us your requirements, and you will get a detailed response from Filson as soon as possible.
As high-quality parts, Filson filter strainer baskets have found extensive applications. They have the characteristics of robust constructions, high filtration efficiency, excellent corrosion resistance, wide micron ratings, and more. We guarantee our baskets meet your needs and requirements absolutely.
Advantages of Filson Basket Strainer
Production- All Filson basket strainers are manufactured scrupulously in accordance with ANSI and ASME standards.
Engineering- Every size of the basket strainer is carefully calculated under low pressure drop but larger flow rate request. Before shipment, our products will undergo rigorous PMI and hydrostatic testing.
Delivery- Custom basket strainer can be finish within 20 days after drawing is confirmed, even for special material, like C276.
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Your Optimal Choice of Basket Strainer Manufacturer in China
Filson has more than 21 years of design and manufacturing experience in all types of basket strainers. No matter for a stainless steel basket strainer, cast iron basket strainer, threaded connection basket strainer, flanged basket strainer, or even sanitary basket strainer or magnetic strainer, Filson can offer a high-quality product depending on your needs.
Common basket strainers from Filson can be made of carbon steel, 304 or 316 stainless steel, or cast iron, you can order a standard basket strainer or other customized materials strainer upon request.
Filson Stainless steel basket strainer is widely used in the chemical, food, and pharmaceutical industries for its high corrosion resistance. The rigidity and strength of the carbon steel basket strainer depend on its carbon content. The higher the carbon content, the better its strength, which makes it popular in the oil and petrochemical industries.
Filson Basket Filter Sealing Testing
In addition, Filson provides you with high-quality construction with our basket strainer flanges designed and built to ANSI, British, and JIS specifications and materials specifications in accordance with ASME and ASTM.
Filson Basket Type Strainer Painting Process
By the way, don’t worry about if the Filson basket strainer is damaged or exploded because each basket strainer from Filson has a pressure capacity of up to 100 bar and has passed the pressure test with ASME standards before transport. You can feel free to use it.
Filson Basket Type Strainer Welding Details
Filson supplies basket strainer designs in standard and custom to fit your specific requirements. We provide connection sizes of basket strainers from 1’’ to 24’’ with flow capacity up to 15000 L/min, which gives you high filtering efficiency and allows a large dirt holding capacity.
As your reliable basket strainer manufacturer in China, Filson promises you a better filtration rating from 1μm to 10000μm. With such excellent accuracy, no matter how tiny the impurities are, they would be easily blocked.
Except for basket strainer housing, the sizes, and numbers, as well as materials(stainless steel, metal, or sintered wire mesh)of the insert strainer basket, can also be customized by Filson. Multiple baskets can make removal much easier for its large capacity and higher efficiency. Whether you need a single basket or multiple baskets, it’s based on the size of the strainer.
As for basket strainer assembly, Filson has experienced engineers who know English well, so we will provide a manual along with your order and send you an installation video all in English. And our engineers will help you to solve your installation problems 24/7.
Contact Us for More Details:
Phone: +86-157 3695 8886
Email: sales@filsonfilters.com
We are looking forward to receiving your quote!
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Filson Basket Strainer Function：
- Offer different types of basket strainers for different mediums and applications
- Improve the clearance among the mediums
- Prolong the life of valves
- Protect expensive pumps, meters, and other equipment
- Guarantee a high working efficiency with a low cost
- Manufacture replacement basket strainers of other brands and types
Filson Basket Filter Working Principle
The Filson basket filter working principle is that when the liquid enters the basket strainer through the main tube, the solid particles and other unwanted factors are blocked in the basket strainer filter, and the clean fluid finally is discharged from the outlet.
Pay attention that the filtration accuracy of your customized Filson basket strainer should be slightly smaller than the minimum particle size to be removed. Show your basket strainer design calculation or filtering medium, our engineer will give you satisfying feedback on your order.
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Filson Basket Strainer Feature:
- Wide usage for liquid, viscous, and gaseous media filtration
- Easy cleaning and replacement of filter strainer baskets
- Various sizes, pressures, and materials to customer specifications
- Designed and manufactured according to ANSI, ASME standards
- Long-life service and low maintenance costs
- High filtration accuracy from 1μm to 10000μm
- Single or multiple baskets designed to fit your needs
Filson Basket Strainer Specification:
- Raw Material: stainless steel 304 or 316, carbon steel, cast iron, PVC
- Type: simplex basket strainer, duplex basket strainer, inline basket strainer, industrial basket strainer
- Connection Size: 1’’ to 24’’
- Operating Temperature: -190℃—600℃(upon material and request)
- Flow Capacity: up to 15000L/min
- Flitration Ratings: 1μm to 10000μm
- Pressure Capacity: up to 100 bar
- Applicable medium: oil, stream, water, gas.
Insert Strainer Basket Types
Filson Basket Strainer Application:
- Liquid, viscous, and gaseous media cleaning
- The petrochemical industry and refinery project
- Chemical industry
- Power plants
- Pulp and paper mill
- Metals and mining
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Cement plants
- Air conditioning
- Water/wastewater resources management
- District heating
People Also Ask
When you choose a new basket strainer or replace old basket strainer, usually the engineering team will recommend you to choose a basket strainer with lower pressure drop.
Here to list main benefits for a basket strainer in small pressure drop (ΔP):
- Energy & Overall Cost Saving
Basket filter in higher pressure drop will cost much more power and electricity in operation, especially in high-flow systems, like for ΔP reduction of 1 psi in a 500 gpm fluid system, it will help you save around 0.2 kW, which adds more up over time.
- Extended Pump & Total System Lifespan
Lower ΔP means the pump doesn’t need to work very hard to maintain your fluid flow rate, while high pressure drop easily strains pumps, leading to wear and premature failure.
- Consistent Flow Rates & Better System Performance
High pressure drop can easily cause flow starvation while many downstream processes like chemical dosing, cooling loops always require constant flow rates.
Critical in applications like HVAC, chemical processing, and fuel/oil systems, where pressure stability is vital.
Also, when pressure drop reaches 3bar around, basket filter need to shut down for clean to avoid further blocked, therefore a low initial ΔP allows more debris accumulation before maintenance is needed.
Here to list some key factors affecting your system Pressure Drop:
- Flow Rate → Higher flow rates increase velocity, leading to higher differential pressure.
- Strainer Open Area→ Less open area increases velocity and pressure drop.
- Fluid Viscosity→ Affects flow resistance (more significant for viscous fluids).
- Mesh Size (or Pore Size) → Finer mesh, higher differential pressure.
- Debris Loading → Clogging increases pressure drop over time.
Detailed design formula for a basket strainers/filters:
The pressure drop across a basket strainer depends mainly on flow rate, strainer design, and fluid properties. For accurate results, use manufacturer data or experimental measurements when possible.
Would you like help with a specific strainer model or fluid type? Please send us the message.
Now, even before we proceed, you can watch this video:
That was a T basket strainer.
Let’s have a look at the Y basket strainer – look at this:
As you can see, the working principle of the basket strainer is straightforward.
It doesn’t matter whether you’re using a duplex, simple, or y- strainer.
You need to identify both the outlet and the inlet.
Once you connect the strainer appropriately, this is what happens:
The fluid flows into the suction segment through the filter housing.
As fluid flows, the strainer traps and holds all foreign materials.
These may include seaweeds, plastics, large particles, etc.
A well-functioning strainer effectively blocks foreign substances.
Besides, the strainer may have several compartments.
Each of the compartments plays a particular role in the process.
The basket strainer has two connection sides; one is the vent side, and the other is drain side.
Depending on the pressure rates and pipeline difference, the lid and connections will behave in a particular way.
Remember, you must take your time to align the gasket the right way, replace it in time.
In a nutshell, the working principle of a basket strainer involves basic steps:
i. Fluid flows into the basket strainer via the inlet
ii. Basket strainer traps all dirt, debris, or particles
iii. Once it gets clogged, the pressure difference will trigger the alarm
iv. Depending on the design of the strainer, you can shut down the pipe system or direct flow to the next basket strainer
Basically, the process is not complicated.
You must follow the right procedure to replace a basket strainer successfully.
That’s exactly what you will learn in this guide.
Following the right procedure helps you save money, and at times it takes quite a little effort.
Basket strainers have issues ranging from blocking, leakages, rust, or even corroding.
- Start by disconnecting or isolating the system
- Loosen bolt set from basket strainer
- Take out old filter basket to clean
- Fit the new or old but cleanable strainer basket
- Replace a new sealing gasket and put into right location.
- Tighten the basket strainer with bolt set to ensure no leakage
- Connect to your system pipeline
Working as a Basket Strainer
If you don’t see any leakages, it implies you have done things the right way.
The target from the start is to install a flawless system, and when there are no leaks, it means you are successful.
If you want to run your systems without possible downtimes, you can choose automatic basket strainers over manual basket strainers.
Automatic basket strainers feature a backwashing technology, giving them a self-cleaning capability.
Most of these filters are reliable.
Besides, you can reduce the operating costs.
The constant shutdowns usually turn off most people, but with the automatic device, everything happens quite smoothly.
Here is a simple video showing how automatic basket strainers:
The working principle of automatic basket strainers is straightforward.
Let’s have a look:
- The fluid takes an upward trajectory eventually through the straining element (wedge). Only debris smaller than the wedge wire slot manages to move past the straining element.
- The system has a well-proportioned flow path, and it is here that the clean fluid makes its way into the strainer outlet.
- After some time, when the strainer gets clogged backwashing process begins. The process gets sparked either automatically or manually. The differential pressure between the atmosphere and the line pressure is what initiates the backwashing process.
- The system has a tubular backwash assembly usually connected through piping to the atmosphere. It rotates gently with the internal straining element, and at this point, it acts in close contact. Quite a small portion of the screen gets isolated facilitating uninterrupted operation in the course of the backwashing process.
Self-Cleaning Filter
- Pressure differential eventually results in a huge reverse flow across the screen. The flow moves straight into the tubular backwash assembly where a port shoe performs a very important role. It acts in the optimization role enabling process effectiveness.
- The purpose of the full port backwash manifold is to collect the debris. The uninterrupted flow is the most amazing bit of the entire process.
A differential pressure switch, an actuated valve, and an electrical panel are elements that control the “auto-clean” operation.
- Differential pressure indicator – Design to monitor pressure drop conditions and provide visual warning that cleaning is required.
- Heating jackets – For constant temperature processes, wide applied in high viscous liquids
- Automatic air eliminators – To vent air from filter fluid
- Magnetic inserts – High efficiently capture metallic particles.
- Rubber Bushing – For chemical or high temperature application
- Custom Baskets – Fit in different basket strainer structure
Filson Stainless Steel Basket Strainer for Europe Customers
As you can see, this comprehensive guide walks you through everything you need to know about basket strainers.
So, before you buy any basket strainer, ensure you understand every mentioned in this guide.
More importantly, identify a trusted and reliable manufacturer.
It is the only sure way of optimizing all operations in your piping systems.
In case you have questions on basket strainers, don’t hesitate to contact us.
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