KLEENOIL | Why Waste Perfectly Good Hydraulic Oils just because they are Dirty or Wet?

Companies are endlessly searching for cost savings and yet still readily accept a ritual change out of expensive oils, with transfer and waste disposal, without even knowing if the oil is ready to be condemned, and it rarely is.

Only two conditions mandate a hydraulic oil change: degradation of the base oil or depletion of the additive package. Because there are so many variables that determine the rate at which oil degrades, and additives get used up, changing hydraulic oil based on hours in service, without any reference to the actual condition of the oil, is a stab in the dark.

Given the current high price of oil and environmental aspects, dumping oil that doesn’t need to be changed is just wrong. On the other hand, if you continue to operate with the base oil degraded or additives depleted, you compromise the service life of every other component in the hydraulic system.

And why the need for yet ‘more’ filtration?

Cleansing the oil of contaminants is generally considered secondary to the hydraulic system’s primary functions and thus is often neglected and underemphasised as a vital part of the design. This can result in filters performing poorly due to lacking structural integrity, dirt-holding capacity, or particle-capture efficiency. Although filters can be very efficient, they are sometimes not enough according to the virtual environments and workloads, so they must be complemented with other methods.

Cellulose Depth Micron Filtration Systems will filter used mineral oils as clean as new.

Cellulose depth filtration achieves the finest levels of oil filtration to remove dirt and moisture in the same natural application…. Unlike standard filters, it has a dense media for oil to travel through that captures the minuscule particles down to 3-micron level, and because it is plant fiber based, it absorbs all moisture passing through it – so leaving oil clean and dry.

For larger sumps and tanks, Kleenoil is integrated into a filter cart – and, in the same way, a kidney works; it takes a small feed of oil, constantly cleansing and returning it to the tank – to maintaining an optimum level.

With this constant cleansing to extend oil life, in conjunction with condition monitoring, a company can eliminate the oil changes based on routine and move to essential changes based on assessed conditions…..generally extending oil life by five times or more.

Any machine operating on constantly cleansed oil is going to outperform its counterparts.

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