AQUA RAIN WATER FILTER REVIEWS

1 Micron 4"x8" Polyester Filter Bag PESP3S size 3

"These filter bags are made of a micron-rated felt, a non-woven fabric. Small polymer fibers of varying diameters and lengths are forced into a matrix. One side is singed, a process that further locks the filaments together on the downstream surface. This fabric does not produce an absolute filtration but rather a range based on generally accepted industry tests. Mandy factors influence the actual filtration including the shape, size, consistency and loading of the contaminates. Also, the feed pressure and rate of flow affects the filtration results.
These felts have a far higher dirt capacity and flow rate than a flat woven type bag and is much more resistant to blinding (clogging). The material is meant to be disposable and does not clean as well as a woven material.

Polyester filter bags can be used for filtering any liquid. There is a handle strap which can be used for hanging them from a pipe or something similar for gravity filtration. They can also be pressurized by using a filter adapter head and a pump for faster and unattended filtering. Using a pump/adapter combo is highly recommended so you can get the longest life out of your bags and not have to wait around all day to filter when they are clogging.
What bags should you be using? Use coarse bags for initial filtering. Do not jump right to the 1 micron. It's a waste of money. Start with at least 100 micron and work your way down as many steps as possible. bags can be stuffed inside of each other for multiple micron size passes in one filtering session. About 34 bags can be fit onto an adapter head to use with a pump. if done right, you will need more coarse bags than fine bags. 1 micron bags should rarely have to be changed while 50 and 100 micron bags will need to be changed many times collecting the bulk of the debris. Let the coarse bags do all the work for your final filtering bags.
When filtering WVO make sure the oil is at least 100 degrees so all fats are melted.
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Tamrac Aero 85. I also looked at the LowePro CompuDayPack and FastPack 250, and a couple of Kata bags, the Sensitivity V and a more traditional one. However the Sensitivity V wouldn't hold my work Thinkpad, even though it will hold my Macbook, and the other bags didn't really hold enough gear, they were more daypack focused. This was also the only one besides the FastPack that had the side access so you don't have to take the bag off to get the camera out. My only disappointment with this bag is the lack of day pack compartments in the top. There aren't any pencil/pen slots, or key ring holders, or little zipper pockets. Otherwise I've been very happy. One big benefit is the solid bottom, so the bag will stand upright. There is plenty of padding and space for both laptop and camera gear, and a decent sized upper pocket for everything else. My tripod came with a bag, so I typically just throw that bag on my shoulder when I need to take it.

My crappy sewing in action. I bought some 1/2 inch thick dense foam and a yard of flannel fabric. I made a padded box insert for my camera and then decided to put the padding in the top of the case since there were two built-in snaps there. Finally I made a pouch stuffed with fiber fill for padding to hold my other lens. So I'm able to hold my filters, cable release and about 5 rolls of film in the front pocket.

"Cut and make whatever you want out of it for your custom filtering needs. This sheet of polyester filter fabric is the same as what's used to make our polyester filter bags. These filter bags are made of a micron-rated felt, a non-woven fabric. Small polymer fibers of varying diameters and lengths are forced into a matrix. One side is singed, a process that further locks the filaments together on the ""downstream"" surface. This fabric does not produce an absolute filtration but rather a range based on generally accepted industry tests. Mandy factors influence the actual filtration including the shape, size, consistancy and loading of the contaminates. Also, the feed pressure and rate of flow affects the filtration results. These felts have a far higher dirt capacity and flow rate than a flat woven type bag and is much more resistant to blinding (clogging). The material is meant to be disposable and does not clean as well as a woven material. "