Outlet piece assembly for a horizontal plate and frame-type filter, such as a tower press

An outlet piece assembly for conducting filtrate out from a filtrate vat of a horizontal filter press, comprising:

• an internal conduit for conducting the filtrate;
• a base removably attachable to the horizontal filter press;
• a lid removably fixed to the base, wherein the internal conduit is formed between the base and the lid, and runs between a vat end and a discharge end of the outlet piece assembly;
• and
• a recessed seat at the vat end of the outlet piece assembly, wherein the recessed seat is configured such that a portion of a filtrate vat component or a portion of the filtrate vat is receivable in the recessed seat,
• wherein the lid comprises one or more projections extending towards the base, and wherein the outlet piece assembly is configured for clamping the portion of the filtrate vat component or a part of the filtrate vat, received in the recessed seat, between the projections and the recessed seat, thereby securing the outlet piece assembly with respect to the portion of the filtrate vat.