An apparatus for filtering suspended solids from a liquid having a group
of filters mounted inside a filter chamber. The filters divide the
chamber into dirty liquid chambers and clean liquid chambers. A wash
assembly is disposed within the chamber having vacuum/pump heads in
contact with the filters rotates within the chamber. The vacuum/pump
heads are connected to a pump and vacuum source located either within or
without the apparatus. The vacuum/pump heads either vacuum material up or
spray material therefrom in order to clean the filters. As the wash
assembly rotates, the vacuum heads are able to contact and clean the
entire surface of the filters. The filters are reasonably mounted in the
chamber such that they may be removed from the chamber for
servicing/replacement without the need to drain the chamber or enter the
chamber.