Purex, Fake or Alternative Filters

Cheap filter substitutions, dangerous to your health!

The filtration has a drawer (sometimes called a bin) into which you poor a bunch of activated carbon small briquettes into.  Looks a lot like charcoal used for a wood grill. The charcoal is cheap https://www.amazon.com/Filter-Coconut-Granular-Activated-Charcoal/dp/B00GKVNI8E

Replacing the charcoal is dirty, dusty and a pain in the…  The black dust goes everywhere and the containments float in the air damaging laser equipment optics, motors and worst of all unhealthy for the end users or technical staff that has to handle dangeoues contaminents.  As per OSHA standards, filters should be handled and disposed in the proper method, which this does not meet their guidelines.

Most companies choose the Purex filtration systems along with their original approved filters.  A varietion from this can be damaging to the equipment and not to even mention the health concerns to the employees.