Tornado Solution Filter Screen 19525

The Tornado Solution Filter Screen 19525 is the genuine OEM inlet screen that protects the solution pump on the PS Series professional spotters. Tornado’s dealer catalog lists it as “Filter, Extractor, Solution Screen” — a mesh strainer on the clean side of the circuit, between the solution tank and the pump. It also fits the Tornado PS8226 Spotter 98226, the 230-volt build of the deluxe PS Series spotter.

Compatible Models for the Solution Filter Screen

• Tornado PS Spotter 98220 — PS Series professional spotter, 115V
• Tornado PS8221 Spotter 98221 — the 230-volt build of the same spotter
• Tornado PS8225 Spotter 98225 — deluxe PS Series spotter
• Tornado PS8226 Spotter 98226 — the 230-volt build of the deluxe PS Series spotter, Series D & E

Tornado’s factory cross-reference returns twelve machines in total for this screen. We publish only the models we can confirm against Tornado’s current catalog — call us at 763-535-0770 with your model and serial number if yours is not listed and we will confirm it before you order.

What the screen does

Everything the operator puts in the solution tank passes through this screen before it reaches the pump. That includes the things nobody intends to add: undissolved detergent powder or granules, scale and grit carried in with tap water, lint and carpet fibre picked up while the tank is filled in a corridor, and the occasional larger piece of debris that falls in with the lid off.

A mesh screen is a surface filter, and that is the right choice at this point in the circuit. It stops the comparatively large particles that would jam a pump valve or lodge in the tool jet, while flowing freely and — importantly — being rinseable rather than disposable. It works alongside the foam filter further along the circuit, which filters through its depth and catches the finer material. The two are not alternatives; they handle different sizes of debris in sequence.

The reason to care about a few dollars’ worth of mesh is what sits downstream. A solution pump is a positive-displacement unit with valves and seals, and the quickest way to kill one is to feed it grit: the valves stop seating, pressure falls off, and the pump gets condemned for a fault that started in the tank. Running a pump starved by a blocked screen does similar damage from the other direction.

When to replace it

This screen is designed to be rinsed, so start there: pull it, flush it from the clean side so debris comes back out the way it went in, and refit it. Make that part of routine service rather than something you do when a symptom appears.

Replace it when rinsing no longer restores it — when the mesh stays loaded with scale or compacted detergent. Replace it if the mesh is torn, holed or lifting from its frame, because a holed screen passes exactly the debris it was fitted to stop while still looking like protection. Replace it if the frame is cracked or distorted so it no longer seats, since solution will simply bypass a screen that does not sit square in its seat.

The symptom that points here is weak or falling spray pressure with a pump that still sounds normal. Before condemning a pump, check this screen, the foam filter and the tool jet — between them they explain most low-pressure complaints on this machine.

Fitting notes

Drain the solution tank before pulling the screen so you are not working against a head of water. Rinse the seat out before refitting so you are not seating a clean screen on top of old debris, and check that the screen sits fully home with no gap at the rim for solution to pass around it.

While the circuit is open it is worth going through the rest of the chain in one pass: the foam filter, the fittings and the tool jet. They are all cheap, they all produce the same symptom when blocked, and the labour to get at them is the expensive part. Run the pump afterwards and confirm full spray pressure and a clean fan from the tool before the machine goes back into service.

Twin City Vacuum has been selling and servicing Tornado equipment since 1956 and keeps PS Series spotter filters on the shelf in Crystal, Minnesota.

You can browse every assembly for this machine on our Tornado PS Spotter 98220 parts page, and the manufacturer’s specifications are published at tornadovac.com.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the Solution Filter Screen 19525 protect?

The solution pump and everything downstream of it. It is a mesh strainer on the clean side of the circuit, so undissolved detergent, scale, grit and fibre from the tank are stopped before they can jam a pump valve or lodge in the tool jet.

Can the Solution Filter Screen be cleaned instead of replaced?

Yes — it is designed to be rinsed, and that should be part of routine service. Flush it from the clean side so debris leaves the way it entered. Replace it only when rinsing no longer restores it, or if the mesh is torn or the frame will no longer seat.

Is the Solution Filter Screen the same as the foam filter?

No, and one does not replace the other. The screen is a surface filter that catches larger debris and can be rinsed; the foam filter further along the circuit filters through its depth and catches the finer material. They work in sequence.

How do I order the Solution Filter Screen (part# 19525) or get help?

You can add the Solution Filter Screen (part# 19525) directly to your cart on this page, or call us at 763-535-0770. Our staff at 5415 West Broadway, Crystal, MN 55428 has been servicing Tornado equipment since 1956 and can help confirm the right part for your machine.

Questions? Call us at 763-535-0770 or visit us at 5415 West Broadway, Crystal, MN 55428.