NOTES:

1. Filter only wine that is fairly clear already. If your wine is too cloudy, the pads will clog quickly and you’ll have to replace them half-way through. The same is true for preventing the intake tube from dropping into the sediment.

2. Do not bottle your wine from the filter’s out tube... it will cause too many problems. Especially do not attach a bottle filler to the end, and don’t shut the motor on & off to bottle the wine. This will damage the motor, and likely overheat during the filtering process and shut down completely half way through. Filter first and bottle second (use your syphon and bottle filler then).

3. Quickly wet pads prior to inserting. The pads then fit more snugly & seal better.

4. Use 1 set of 3 pads per each 5 gallons.

5. Let filter stand for 45 minutes between successive batches to cool down.

ASSEMBLY:

1. Sterilize tubing, plates & other parts prior to starting.

2. Insert wet pads between the filter plates. Make sure that the holes in the pads line up with the holes in the plates, which line up with the in and out holes for the tubing (top left & bottom right). (Hint: rough sides of the pads will face you if you are facing the front of the filter & driptray)

3. Tighten hand wheels. You may have to retighten after the first gallon has gone through.

4. The small 2" tube attaches the plate part to the pump part (left hand side of the motor).

5. The tube with the wire in it & red anti-sediment tip is the intake. It will go into the full (unfiltered) carboy of wine.

6. There are two tubings remaining. A large diameter out-tube (where the wine flows out to your empty container) and a smaller diameter driptray tube (run this into an empty bottle to refilter when finished).

7. Plug in the minijet.

PROCESS:

1. Most people prefer to filter ½gallon of water first - to wash the paper taste off the pads & make sure that everything is set up OK.

2. Place intake tube into full carboy of wine (start half-way down to avoid sediment). Keep the tip out of the sediment at all times.

3. With out tubes in place, turn on motor. If you ran water through the pads first, it may take 500mls before the wine comes through.

4. Filtering should take no more than 15 minutes. Run water through the pump when finished. This will push the remaining 300-500 mls of wine out so that you don’t lose any.

5. Please clean up pump & wash out hoses before returning filter for someone else to use. You’ll appreciate it when they have done the same for you.

FILTER PADS:

#1: Coarse pads - for first filtrations and beer. For wine, refilter with #2 or #3 after.

#2: Medium pads - recommended for red and white wine.

#3: Extra Fine pads - for polishing a wine filtered with #1 or #2 already.

TROUBLESHOOTING:

Q: The pump won’t draw the wine, but the motor is running. What’s wrong?

A: Try disconnecting the 2" tube from the plate (leave attached to the pump side though). This ought to remove the vacuum or bubble.  Be ready to reconnect when the wine starts flowing through!

Q: Why is wine coming through the top of the pads & leaking a lot?

A: Check that the wheels are tightened. Secondly, are the pads in right?   The holes in the pads should be lined up with the holes in the plates.  It could be that they're not lined up exactly.  Otherwise, the pads have become clogged with sediment (either from the dregs at the bottom or from suspended particles in the wine. Replace the pads and continue, or let the wine sit for a day or two.. maybe add a clearing agent. Wine should be clear before filtering.

Q: There is a lot of foam... why?

A: There is a lot of gas trapped in the wine (insufficient stirring in later stages) It’s hard to tell how much stirring is enough, but regardless, the wine’s OK... just let the foam subside before bottling. Check all connections for good seal, too.  If the port fittings aren't sealed, they're drawing in air along with the wine, and pushing it through.

Q: What are the different grades of pad (what are they for)?

A: #1 in the blue package is a COARSE pad... use for clear beer for kegging, or prior to filtering with a #2 medium or #3 extra fine pad.
     #2 in the red package is a MEDIUM pad... use for all wines, but only if wine is fairly clear (or clearing) already.  It is a fine filtration pad.
     #3 in the green package is a STERILE (or extra fine) pad... use on very clear or coarse filtered whites for ultra clarity, or on filtered reds that have been put through a #2 pad.  Also okay for clear liquors.