joec6712

I like how people can post anything these days with no knowledge of what they are talking about and misdirecting people. my name is Joe Cantin and i have worked in the pool and spa industry for twenty years with The Company ECOsmarte First of all ECOsmarte is the largest manufacture of chlorine free pool systems in the world we have over three hundred dealers world wide and are a global company. Filtration Facts: There are three types of filters for swimming pools DE>diatomaceous earth filters: the DE filter is the best filtration at 2 -5 micron they can have large pads in a canister and you add the DE powder that sticks to the pads and the water is filtered throught that. the downfall is the DE can clog and you may have to break them down and clean them from time to time Cartridge Filter: the Cartridge filter is around 40 micron and is fine for the chlorine pool and is the favorite for a lot of pool guys. again you have to clean them when needed and guess what you get to buy more filters from the pool store every couple years \ The Sand Filter: The sand filter is around 50 to 100 micron and is the easiest to take care of and is the choose of most commercial pools the water filter throught the sand and you just backwash when needed. to improve the filtration on the sand filter we have provided altenatives to sand ,. Sand Filter Alternatives: Zeosand Zeosand and other Zeo products are ok ECOsmarte was one of the first companies to bring the Zeo products to market and we used them for many years but it had problems. first of all the Zeo products are very dirty they have a silica dust and when you load them they are dangerous (make sure you wear a mask) 2. they are a porous media allowing algae and other things to grow and finally after time it will break down and that is when we started looking for alternatives. Glass Media: ECOsmarte has brought this to the swimming pool market and had great success you can read up on Glass Pack Media at <advertising link removed per board rules> or call us at <advertising phone number removed per board rules> never take advise from anyone that will not give out their name and what company they work for I am sorry for a short reply but it is close to 7pm and i am heading home i hope this post helped you