Abstract: A filter candle apparatus is provided comprising an elongated mesh pack defining an axial opening therethrough and having an end cap fixedly secured to one end and an end fitting fixedly secured to the opposite end, the end fitting defining an opening therethrough which is coaxial with the axial opening of the mesh pack, a hollow core tube defining a plurality of openings therein positioned within the axial opening of the mesh pack and being removably slidable therethrough, the core tube having an end member surrounding one end thereof that engage the end fitting of the mesh pack, a ring-shaped bearing recessedly held within and by the end fitting of the mesh pack and engaging the core tube proximate the end member, and an outer guard defining apertures therein adjacently surrounding the mesh pack.