Strainers and filters

Spirax Sarco strainers and filters help protect equipment from blockage and damage caused by dirt, rust, weld debris and other solid contamination carried in pipework. They are commonly installed upstream of pressure reducing valve stations, traps, control valves and other sensitive line equipment where debris would otherwise damage seats, choke passages or destabilise control. By removing contamination before it reaches critical equipment, they reduce maintenance cost, avoid unnecessary downtime and help limit production losses caused by line fouling. They also support better overall system condition by keeping steam and air services cleaner and helping downstream equipment operate more consistently. Where steam conditioning also depends on dryness control, strainers can be combined with separators and other ancillaries to build a more stable and serviceable line arrangement. The range is especially relevant where protecting one valve, trap or station can avoid a much wider reliability or production problem downstream. In many cases, a relatively simple strainer becomes the component that protects the performance of a much more expensive station downstream.