easy gb filter

[bart]

i was using bits of shade cloth as a filter where the water enters the gbs i now have made open ended rings made by cutting a plastic pail into 100mm sections i place a disposable hair net over the ring and the ring sits under the incoming water, as the hair net material is very fine it does a great job off collecting solids and when dirty i throw them into the compost there dirt cheap and work

[GaryD]

Hi Bart,

Sounds like an excellent solution......simple and cost effective.

A photo would be good..........an image is worth a thousand words for many people.

Gary

[bart]

here's the pics you asked for the hair nets are used in our bakery the health Dept of any council will know a supplier as they are wildly used in most food related business

[GaryD]

Hi Bart,

Thanks for the photos. For some reason, I had a different image of a hair net in my mind but as soon as I saw your photos, I connected.

The bucket and hair net arrangement is a simple but technically elegant solution to solids removal - I love it.

With such a simple and inexpensive solution at hand, the removal of sedimentary solids (and most suspended solids I would think) is within the grasp of everyone.

I've tried filter foam, orphan socks and stockings and a host of mechanical devices.....but none of them come close to your idea in terms of cost, simplicity and ease of maintenance.

Gary

[kellenw]

This is much like a screen filter. Use some durable mesh that is maybe 14 mesh in size or maybe slightly smaller, and you've got a really nice micro-screen filter. They work surprisingly well as long as you tend to them daily.

[mcfarm]

For Aussies, I've found the 'green' shopping bags work really well as a cheap filter. 89 cents at Aldi or 99 cents at Woolies/coles, they filter to about 50 micron and are washable. Made of non woven poly prop, the same stuff as in water filters.