Champion Intelli-PAK Replacement Cartridge - 250 to 1500 CFM Oil/Water Separator Media

The cartridge is the separator. Everything else in a Champion Intelli-PAK cabinet is plumbing and sheet metal; the alumina silicate media cartridge is what actually pulls the compressor lubricant out of your condensate and holds it there. These are the genuine Champion replacement cartridges, one part number per cabinet size.

Select the cartridge that matches your cabinet from the dropdown above.

Cartridge Selection Chart

Match the cartridge to the cabinet you own, not to your current air demand. The IP1500-CP double cabinet holds two cartridge positions; check which position you are servicing before you order.

When to Change the Cartridge

Champion designs the Intelli-PAK cartridge for six months of continuous use when the unit is correctly sized to the CFM flow of the compressed air system feeding it. In practice the interval moves with your carryover rate, your ambient humidity and how much of the plant drains into the unit. A cabinet running past its design life is the single most common reason a facility fails a discharge sample, so most shops put the change on a calendar and keep a spare cartridge on the shelf.

Changing It Takes Minutes

The cabinet opens to the cartridge, which uses smart-technology connections. Once you disconnect it the internal valves close, so there is no spill and no drip tray required. Lift the spent cartridge out, drop the new one in, reconnect and close the door. The B21005 fill kit is available if you need it.

Shared Technical Specifications

Disposing of the Spent Cartridge

Because the media chemically bonds the lubricant rather than merely holding it, a spent cartridge cannot leach its captured oil back out later. Plugs and caps ship with every unit and allow the spent cartridge to travel as non-hazardous waste. You can send it out through your local waste management service, or register the unit and use the manufacturer-sponsored recycling program via the RMA request form at recycleoilsep.com, where your only cost is freight back to the recycle center.

Ideal Applications

Any plant already running an Intelli-PAK cabinet: machine shops, truck and automotive service, food and beverage plants under a pretreatment permit, plastics, woodworking, printing, and laboratory or hospital air systems. Keep a spare on the shelf if a failed discharge sample would stop production or trigger a reportable event.

Why Buy from Air Compressor Store

Air Compressor Store is an authorized Champion Pneumatic distributor, so these are genuine factory cartridges with the correct encryption, not an aftermarket substitute that the cabinet may not accept. Our compressed air engineers can also review your change interval against your actual carryover and tell you whether you are servicing too often or not often enough.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which cartridge do I need?

Match the cabinet model. An IP750-CP cabinet takes an IP750-CPM cartridge. If the label has worn off, measure the cabinet or send us a photo and we will identify it.

Can I use an aftermarket cartridge?

The Intelli-PAK uses a proprietary encryption on the cartridge connection specifically to prevent that. Use the genuine part.

How do I know the old one is spent?

The design interval is six months of continuous use at the rated flow. Beyond that, draw a discharge sample and compare it to tap water, and change on the calendar rather than waiting for a visible failure. A cartridge that has stopped adsorbing will let contaminant through without any obvious external symptom.

Do I need to shut the plant down to change it?

No. The connections close off as the cartridge is disconnected. Isolate the drain lines feeding the cabinet if you want a completely dry change, swap the cartridge and reopen them.

Is there a cartridge for the 1500 double cabinet?

Yes, IP1500-CPM. The double cabinet carries two cartridge positions, so confirm whether you are replacing one or both.