What does a filtration system do?Updated 2 years ago

If you have ever had to pay for a drain cleaning service or plumber to come to your shop to unclog your drain, then you already know why you should be using a filtration system underneath your washout sink.

The purpose of a filtration system is to capture solids that come from emulsion and ink that do not completely dissolve in water and prevent them from going down the drain. Over time, when you constantly flush out these types of chemicals from screens, they will stick to the sides and eventually completely clog the pipes.

A filtration system has tubing, which attaches underneath your sink, and funnels the water to a tank with six filters. The first filter, which is disposable, catches all the big particles. Then the water goes through a series of three reusable screens: 110, 156, and 200 meshes.

Next, the filtered water flows into a holding tank where a high-powered industrial sump pump is triggered pushing the water through the final two stages: a 70- and 20-micron disposable filter.

Once the refuse has gone through this six-stage filtering process, the water has been strained multiple times, and most solids have been removed. Any remaining particulate has been reduced to 20 microns (0.000787402 inch), making it small enough to go down the drain with no fear of drain clogs.