what's best way to clean a husky air filter??

[Bass]

just wondering the best way to clean my 272xp's air filter

Thanks very much
steve

 

[troutfisher]

I clean mine with compressed air, just blow' em off. I hold the filter up in front of a light, to judge how dirty it is. Look at a new one, lots of light shows through the filter. One I have cleaned a few times will not let as much light through, I replace it.

 

[Industry]

Now I KNOW i'm going fishin' in the morning!

 

[crashagn]

Dont know if it is recomended or not, but on my felt filters like on the 51 and stihl 011 ill gently blow off the thicker stuff then i'll use a soft toothbrush and warm soap and water. If its the thicker foam filters for 4 strokes.. heck i just use straight gas and then blow them out

 

[Urbicide]

I wish I could take credit for this tip, but I can not. Keeping your chain sharp so that you are making chips verses running a dull chain making saw dust will greatly increase the time interval between cleanings. opcorn:

 

[redprospector]

I clean all my filters in the kitchen sink with dish soap.
I just submerse the filter in the strong dish water and slosh it around. If it's too dirty you can put a little soap right on the filter and let it set a few minutes, and then slosh. If you clean them before it get's too late in the evening they will be dry and ready to use in the morning.
The filter on my 372 has been washed 15 or 20 times, and still going strong.

Andy

 

[clearance]

I clean all my filters in the kitchen sink with dish soap.
I just submerse the filter in the strong dish water and slosh it around. If it's too dirty you can put a little soap right on the filter and let it set a few minutes, and then slosh. If you clean them before it get's too late in the evening they will be dry and ready to use in the morning.
The filter on my 372 has been washed 15 or 20 times, and still going strong.

Andy

Me too, I have used air, gas, but this is best.

 

[BC_Logger]

I clean all my filters in the kitchen sink with dish soap.
I just submerse the filter in the strong dish water and slosh it around. If it's too dirty you can put a little soap right on the filter and let it set a few minutes, and then slosh. If you clean them before it get's too late in the evening they will be dry and ready to use in the morning.
The filter on my 372 has been washed 15 or 20 times, and still going strong.

Andy

same thing I do works really good

 

[ddhlakebound]

We use compressed air for regular cleanings, and when they get gunked up, a can of carb cleaner will have 'em looking like new in no time, and they dry much quicker than washing them.