That orange PST Rust / A Fungus?

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Re: That orange PST Rust / A Fungus?

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that looks like normal failure
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Re: That orange PST Rust / A Fungus?

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that's oxidation not fungus starts at edge and works inward
I had same problem
replaced filter

older filters were not sealed at edge and their fate was sealed (no pun indented)


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Re: That orange PST Rust / A Fungus?

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its ITF filter


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my old ITF removed
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