Xclude Breathers

Elevate your equipment's performance with the Xclude™ Rebuildable Steel Breather, a revolutionary solution designed for high-flow applications that demand superior air filtration and moisture control. Crafted with precision, this breather sets a new standard in safeguarding your machinery.

At its core, the Xclude™ Breather features a pleated filter element that goes beyond the ordinary, capturing airborne contamination down to 1-micron absolute (ß0.3≥1000). Enhancing its capabilities, this breather comes equipped with a customizable silica gel desiccant, stripping moisture from incoming air.

Stay ahead of maintenance effortlessly with the outside sight glass indicator. Witness the transformation of the silica gel colour from blue to light pink, signalling the perfect time for component replacement or rebuilding. This intuitive feature puts you in control of equipment maintenance like never before.

Installation is a breeze with removable stickers on the air vents, ensuring the breather remains inactive until precisely when you're ready to install it. Built for resilience, the integrated standpipe not only enhances the breather's longevity but also facilitates the efficient coalescing of oil mist, allowing it to drain back into the reservoir.

The inclusion of a foam pad adds an extra layer of protection, capturing large particles and evenly dispersing incoming air over the filtration and drying areas. The result? Maximum efficiency and performance when you need it most.

Maintenance becomes a simple and straightforward process with the easy-to-replace polypropylene desiccant bag, complete with handles for convenience. Keep your equipment running smoothly with minimal downtime.

Finally, the Xclude™ Breather boasts a rugged housing, available in powder-coated carbon steel or stainless steel, providing exceptional protection against the elements. Invest in the future of your machinery with the Xclude™ Rebuildable Steel Breather – where advanced design meets uncompromising performance, ensuring the reliability and longevity of your equipment.

Applications

• Bulk storage
• Chemical/harsh environments
• Hydraulic reservoir
• Diesel tank storage

Xclude™ Standard Breather—an essential safeguard against moisture and particulate contamination for your lubricant and equipment. Designed to deliver basic protection, this breather unit finds its application across a spectrum of industries including power generation, mining, aviation, storage, manufacturing, and petrochemical.

Key Features:

Domed Cap: The innovative design allows for superior washdown runoff, ensuring effective performance in various environmental conditions.

Integrated Nylon Standpipe: Engineered for robustness, it provides exceptional vibration resistance and impact dispersion throughout the unit. The standpipe facilitates uniform airflow distribution, preventing inaccurate readings of desiccant saturation.

External Ribs on Shell: Enhancing durability and grip, these ribs make installation and replacement of the breather a breeze.

Integrated Drip Ring: A built-in safeguard, the drip ring prevents water from infiltrating vent holes, maintaining the integrity of your equipment.

Threaded Mounting: Easily replace your standard filler/breather cap with a multi-fit connection or one of several adapters, offering versatility in installation.

Air Vents: Individual air intakes adapt to the flow requirements of the system, with protective plugs ensuring the breather's integrity during shipping and storage.

Foam Filter Pad: Effectively capturing oil mist, the foam filter pad ensures even dispersal of incoming air over filtration and drying areas.

Polyester Filter Element: This high-performance element removes airborne contamination down to 3-micron absolute, safeguarding your equipment from harmful particles.

Unique Particle Release Loops: Strategically incorporated loops facilitate the release of particles during system exhalation, contributing to an extended breather life.

Enhanced Seal: Minimise the potential for airflow bypass with the enhanced seal, ensuring the breather operates at peak efficiency.

How Does It Work?

Replace your standard dust cap or OEM breather cap with the Xclude™ Standard Breather. As air is drawn into your equipment, the layered filter elements systematically remove particulate matter, while the desiccant beads strip away detrimental moisture.

Whether in active service or during shutdown, the desiccant beads actively attract and remove moisture from the equipment reservoir, actively contributing to equipment drying.

The breather's shock-absorbing, clear polycarbonate body provides not only reliability in service but also offers easy visual maintenance, allowing you to monitor its performance effortlessly. The UV-resistant casing ensures durability in various environmental conditions.

To further enhance its filtration capabilities, the Xclude™ Extended Series Breather incorporates a polyester filter element that removes airborne contamination down to 3 microns absolute. The unique loops in the filter element facilitate the release of particles during system exhalation, contributing to an extended breather life.

A foam pad acts as an additional layer of protection, capturing any oil mist and evenly dispersing incoming air over the filtration and drying areas. This thoughtful design ensures consistent performance and reliability.

Silica gel, known for its exceptional water adsorption properties, serves as the water vapour adsorbent in the breather. Capable of holding up to 40% of its weight in water, the silica gel changes colour from blue to light pink, indicating the need for maintenance.

Adding another layer of defence, a secondary polyester filter element protects against the migration of desiccant dust, maximising the breather's efficiency over its lifespan.

For ease of installation, the breather features threaded mounting with internal threads, providing durability and stability. Compatible with a range of adapters, this breather ensures a secure fit for various applications.

Applications

• Storage tanks
• Wind turbines
• Large gearboxes
• Remote applications

Xclude™ High Humidity Expansion Chamber Breather—a sophisticated solution designed for low-flow, steady-state operations. Safeguard your equipment with its advanced features, including an expansion chamber, check-valve system, and enhanced sealing technology.

This breather creates a nearly sealed system with its expansion chamber and internal check-valve system, offering robust protection against moisture and particulate contamination. Get rid of rust-forming condensation, sludge deposits, and water-contaminated oil, as this breather ensures longer oil and filter life while reducing wear and tear on your valuable equipment.

Key Features:

• Domed cap for better washdown runoff
• External ribs on the shell for increased durability and grip during installation
• Integrated nylon standpipe for superior vibration resistance
• Integrated drip ring prevents water from entering vent holes
• Threaded mounting system for easy replacement of standard filler/breather caps with multi-fit connections or adapters
• Larger, high-capacity check valves that enable increased airflow at low cracking pressure
• Polyester filter element removes airborne contamination down to 3 microns absolute
• Enhanced seal technology eliminates the potential for airflow bypass

The breather's functionality is complemented by a top foam pad that prevents oil mist from contacting the silica gel or entering the atmosphere during air expulsion from the container.

Applications

• Totes
• Transformers
• Storage tanks
• Hydraulics

Highlights

• Expansion chamber and internal check-valve system create a nearly sealed system.
• Eliminates rust-forming condensation
• Prevents sludge deposits and water-contaminated oil
• Provides longer oil and filter life
• Reduces wear and tear on equipment, prolongs life

Elevate equipment protection with the Xclude™ High Humidity Check Valve Breathe. An optimal solution for safeguarding against moisture and particulate contamination in low-flow applications with intermittent operations.

This innovative breather can seamlessly replace standard dust caps or OEM breather caps. It incorporates larger, high-capacity check valves at the bottom to isolate the system until necessary.

When the equipment needs to breathe, the breather springs into action, drawing air in and utilising layered filter elements to meticulously remove particulates. Meanwhile, desiccant beads within the unit work tirelessly, stripping harmful moisture from the incoming air.

In both active service and shutdown periods, these desiccant beads go the extra mile by attracting and effectively drying the equipment's internal reservoir.

Applications

• Gearboxes
• Low-flow
• High-humidity
• Washdown

Features

Domed Cap

• Enables superior washdown runoff for enhanced cleanliness.

Integrated Nylon Standpipe

• Provides exceptional vibration resistance, eliminating weak points.
• Ensures even airflow distribution, preventing desiccant saturation inaccuracies.

External Ribs on Shell

• Enhance durability and grip during effortless installation or replacement.

Integrated Drip Ring

• Effectively prevents water from infiltrating vent holes, enhancing protection.

Threaded Mounting

• Easily replaces standard filler/breather cap with versatile multi-fit connection or adapters.

Larger, High-Capacity Check Valves

• Facilitate increased airflow at low cracking pressure, optimising performance.

Polyester Filter Element

• Removes airborne contamination down to 3 microns absolute.
• Unique loops ensure particle release during system exhalation, prolonging breather life.

Enhanced Seal

• Eliminates the potential for airflow bypass, ensuring secure and efficient operation.

We are offering Xclude™ Extreme Duty Breather, LE’s most versatile breather solution. Engineered to excel in challenging conditions, this breather ensures optimal performance, system integrity, and extends the life of your equipment.

The breather's rugged housing is constructed from a PC/PBT alloy, offering excellent chemical compatibility at the surface and impact resistance at the core. This design makes it well-suited for a broad temperature range and diverse chemical environments.

Integrated Quad Check Valves play a crucial role in pressurising the system, safeguarding its integrity, and extending the overall product life. This feature, coupled with excellent vibration and impact resistance, ensures uninterrupted operation even in the harshest conditions.

Equipped with an ePTFE filter, the breather efficiently removes airborne contamination down to 0.3 microns absolute (ß0.3≥200). This assures clean and pure air for the system. The dual filter elements, including a second particulate filter, provide added protection against the migration of desiccant, enhancing defence mechanisms for your equipment.

A key highlight is the water vapour adsorbent with a colour-indicating silica gel that absorbs water from incoming air. The visual indicator changes from blue to pink, signalling when replacement is necessary. This feature enhances the breather's ability to stop free water and maintain peak performance.

Windows on two sides of the breather allow for easy monitoring of the desiccant, ensuring timely replacement and optimal drying performance. The integrated standpipe, constructed with resilience, enhances durability and allows oil mist to coalesce and drain back into the reservoir.

Highlights

• Excellent vibration and impact resistance
• Broad temperature range and chemical compatibility
• Quality check-valves isolate system while accommodating high airflow
• Filter efficiency down to 0.3μ (ß0.3≥200)
• Delivers longer oil and filter life

Applications

• Mobile/off-road equipment
• Harsh environments with vibration
• Nautical applications