Replacement filter cartridge for the Nardi PAC3 Purification Tower.
The Filter PAC3 cartridge is a drop-in replacement that scrubs water vapour, oil aerosol, hydrocarbons, and odour from the air stream before it reaches your storage cylinder. Replacing it on schedule keeps your breathing air compliant with DIN EN 12021 (breathing air quality) and EN ISO 8573-1 (compressed air contaminants) at 1000 L/min throughput per tower. Double- and triple-tower PAC3 installations consume two or three cartridges per service.
Select the cartridge for your compressor
Electric
Standard MC-AC media (Molecular Sieve + Activated Carbon). For any electric compressor driving a PAC3 tower (Pacific CX, MX, or any Pacific compressor upgraded to a PAC3 tower at order time). With no combustion source upstream of the intake, there is no carbon monoxide risk and a standard cartridge is sufficient.
Gasoline / Diesel
MC-AC-HO media (Molecular Sieve + Activated Carbon + Hopcalite). Hopcalite is a catalyst that converts carbon monoxide to carbon dioxide. Required for any compressor driven by an internal combustion engine when fitted with a PAC3 tower.
Service interval
Replace each cartridge per the schedule in your compressor Operator's Manual, or sooner if the saturation indicator changes colour. Double- and triple-tower installations consume cartridges in proportion. Intervals shorten with high ambient humidity, polluted intake conditions, or high run hours.
Standards
- DIN EN 12021:2014 breathing air quality
- EN ISO 8573-1 compressed air purity
- CSA-certified for sale and use in Canada
Compatibility
This cartridge fits the PAC3 tower (single, double, or triple configuration). PAC3 is the standard purification tower on Pacific CX 50/60, MX 50, and the double-PAC3 configuration on CX 68/85, MX 60/60.4/68/85, and MX Nitrox 60N. It is also offered as an upgrade on smaller Pacific configurations. Verify the model designation stamped on your tower before ordering — if your compressor uses a PAC1 or PAC2 tower, see the PAC1 Replacement Cartridge or PAC2 Replacement Cartridge. For Atlantic compressors, see the Filter Pac ATL Cartridge.
Need the full tower assembly?
This product is the replacement cartridge only. If you need the PAC3 filter tower itself (configurable inlet, with or without pressure-maintaining valve, freestanding, wall-mount, double-tower, or triple-tower), see the Nardi Filter PAC3 Purification Tower Assembly.
Engineered in Italy. Made in Italy.
Brand: Nardi Compressori
Category: Breathing Air Purification System
SKU: NRD-FP-PAC3-ELEC