CANDLE FILTER ASSEMBLY AND CANDLE FILTER ELEMENT

A candle filter assembly (24) for a filter device (10) includes, in an exemplary embodiment, a tubular core (30) having an outer surface (32) and an inner surface (34), and including a plurality of openings (35) extending therethrough, a filter media (36) supported by the core defining a core and filter media subassembly, and a drain pipe (38) including a plurality of openings (39) extending therethrough to permit fluid to flow between an outer surface of the drain pipe and the inside of the drain pipe. The drain pipe is located inside the core. The candle filter assembly also includes an end cap (40), a first sealing block (52) including a drain pipe opening (54). The drain pipe extends through the drain pipe opening in the first sealing block. The candle filter assembly further includes a compression nut (66) threadingly engaging the drain pipe extending through the first sealing block.