I'm not a Hastings or Baldwin fan after opening up many. I tried to be.
This is a hard shot unless you have 3 hands.
Look center left and you will see a yellow dot. The center tube at the top was bent or rolled roughly and it has a long gap where the sealant is not wide enough to seal off the media. later I will open it to see how bad it is. with a flashlight it is over 3/4 inch long and the seam is over .150" wide easily.
It shows up as flashing a bit where the metal of the center tube is distorted where it contacts the underside of the baseplate.
These filters just seem poorly made to me these days.
This is a hard shot unless you have 3 hands.
Look center left and you will see a yellow dot. The center tube at the top was bent or rolled roughly and it has a long gap where the sealant is not wide enough to seal off the media. later I will open it to see how bad it is. with a flashlight it is over 3/4 inch long and the seam is over .150" wide easily.
It shows up as flashing a bit where the metal of the center tube is distorted where it contacts the underside of the baseplate.
These filters just seem poorly made to me these days.