How does moisture get inside a baghouse? There are five common ways as explained by Joe Haney, IAC Product Specialist. In this Tip-of-the-Month video series, we’ll take a look at the five most common ways moisture enters a baghouse and offer solutions you can implement to prevent this problem and keep your baghouse dust collector operating at peak efficiency.
Part 1 of 5: Door Seals
It’s very common for seals around access doors and ports to wear out. Doors and access ports are regularly opened for inspections of the conditions inside the baghouse but inspecting the seals around them is often overlooked.
Doors and ports are also opened when unexpected downtime situations occur. Since these situations require a timely response in order to get production back up and running, door seals can get damaged incidentally, without being noticed. Environmental conditions, such being outdoors and exposed to elements, can also wear out seals over time.
When seal gasket material wears out, it fails to prevent outside air from getting in the baghouse dust collection system. More than likely, anytime outside air gets into a baghouse filtration system, moisture does too. The fan on your baghouse is always going to pull air from wherever it can get it the easiest. Therefore, if outside air is leaking into your baghouse around doors and ports, then that’s were your system is going to get airflow, as opposed to back at your process source.
Joe Haney gives tips on inspecting door seals for leaks, and recommendations on when to replace. Contact IAC for our Door Seal Guide and get a quote on the right type of seal material for your application!
