Jet 708732 AFS-1B-WOF Washable Electrostatic Outer Filter for 708620B AFS-1000B Air Filtration System

List Price: $49.00 Discount Price: $37.68

Features:

• Ideal washable filter for when a durable, washable, and long-lasting filter is needed
• Suitable for many wash-and-use cycles
• Durable filter material that cleans easily with water
• Compatible with the 708620B AFS-1000B air filtration system

Customer Reviews:

Washable? [Posted on 2005-03-16]
Just received this item from Amazon. The filter does have a metal frame. The actual filter material looks the same as the Jet disposable filter. This makes me a little skeptical about being able to wash this thing multiple times. Doesn't come with any instructions so I guess you can just take a hose to it when it needs cleaning.

Disappointed [Posted on 2006-11-05]
The filter does not catch the majority of the dust, leaving the inner pocket filter to do the job. Both the inner and this electrostatic filter need cleaning after one day at the lathe. The inner filter takes a full day to dry, that means a down time ($$). The non-washable filter by JET is good. It just needed tapping to clean. After 4 or 5 cleanings the inner filter would also need to be cleaned. Soooooo disappointed with the washable filter. I now tape a furnace filter in front as a prefilter to the electrostatic filter. What a waste.

Works well. [Posted on 2007-11-18]
Easy to clean and continues to work well. I own 2 so one can be cleaned while the other is in use.

Works for me (On an AFS-500)... [Posted on 2008-04-05]
Has a metal frame with cross bars, etc. so I don't doubt it's washable. I just vaccuum mine though. My only gripe is that it isn't QUITE a snug fit. There's a 1/8th inch gap on each side which lets some stuff go straight past the filter (Probably because I have an AFS-500, but Amazon recommended this filter for it). But overall, I'm happy with it.

Its a Washable Filter [Posted on 2008-05-17]
I don't know where the others have issues or questions with this filter. I have used the same cleanable filter for 2 1/2 years. When it's dirty, spray it with a hose from the back to the front (so you don't imbed the dirt into the fibers, just like cleaning a car's air filter with compressed air). Then set it somewhere to drip dry. Best done at the end of the day because it takes a few hours to dry. That's all there is to it. I didn't give it the fifth star because there is no element support on the front, so when you spray it the element tends to lose its louvered shape a little. But the first time you turn the Air Filtration System back on, it sucks the element back into shape, and besides it doesn't reduce the filtering capacity.

And before running out to buy furnace filters, compare the micron filteration of the two. If you get a cheapo furnace filter you're just reducing the effectiveness of the Air Filtration System.

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