Ceramic Spa Filters

Clean your filters with every water change and replace them annually to protect your warranty and reduce unnecessary service calls.

Ceramic spa filters.

You can wash this type of filter in the dishwasher. Spray carefully with a high pressure hose nozzle to remove debris from each pleat. Here s a step by step guide for cleaning spa and hot tub filter cartridges. Use a filter cleaning wand to rinse out your spa filter.

Ceramic water filters work by allowing water to flow through the millions of tiny pores on the casing of the ceramic cartridge. Old filters also put strain on your spa s pump and other equipment which can waste energy dollars and reduce water circulation. Spa filter cartridges are surprisingly simple to manufacture all you need is a machine to make neat pleats in the fabric and roll it into a tube and a second machine to shape and stamp the end caps. Tri x filters are gaining in popularity due to their unique ceramic design which allows it to filter twice as efficiently as a standard paper filter.

These pores a half micron in size trap impurities as the water passes through them. Hold the nozzle at a 45 degree angle and use the comb to gently open and rinse debris from the pleats of the spa filter. Poolpure nsf 50 certified spa filter replace watkins 31114 unicel c 8465 pleatco pwk65 filbur fc 3960 71827 71828 watkins 65 sq ft tiger river spa filter pack of 2 4 8 out of 5 stars 242 64 99 64. Soak the cartridge for 8 hours in tsp solution 1 cup tsp per 5 gallons hot water.

A soiled clogged or worn out spa filter will fail in its job of trapping contaminants. A ceramic filter also has a pleated covering that extends from end to end but the covering is rigid. Turn off spa open filter canister and remove cartridge. This has given rise to a large number of imported spa filters being dumped on us shores in packed shipping containers.

In 2006 the tri x became available as a replacement for the common polyester filters aka paper filters. This ceramic fiber cartridge filter was introduced in the 2004 hot spring high performance spa models. This is the rigid inner part of the filter that gives it its structure. You don t have to clean it as often either.