Ash Disposal

Ash and Soot removed from the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) is considered low level hazardous waste in some states such as California. Check with your local or state environmental agencies before disposal. Dispose of cleaning byproducts in accordance with your local regulations.

Paper Filter Disposal

The SootSucker 2 and SootSucker 5 paper filters were designed for long life. One of the many advantages, both from an operation and an environmental standpoint is that over 500 DPFs (and many over 1000) have been cleaned before they need to be replaced. Competing dust collector designs require you change the filters between every 10 and 50 DPFs, increasing the cost of operation and the impact to the environment. FSX SootSucker dust collectors save you money and substantially reduce your environmental impact!

When paper filters are removed they need to be disposed of in accordance with local environmental regulations since they contain the same diesel soot and ash found in all other exhaust system components.