EcoSmarte Pool System - Filter Media Installation; Installing New Filter Media

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Many brands of sand lters require a pea gravel

base to cover the water distribution laterals and

this is not well documented by various replacement

media sellers. Failure to cover the laterals with

gravel on most Pentair, Jacuzzi, or Sta-Rite lters

will result in the sand, ZEOlite, or glass plugging the

razor-like openeings. In addition to plugged later-

als, media will pass to the pool, lter bed depth will

fall, and the lter media will channel. NO AMOUNT

of chemical will clear the pool for more than a few

days after this happens.

installing new media

Sand lter lateral

Pea gravel must cover all laterals fully with glass or ZEOlite.

Glass manufacturers, even though their material is machined to

sugar-like consistency, are universal in their pea gravel bed

requirement. Most ZEOlite suppliers do not document the gravel

requirements.

Replacing the Sand

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

1. Remove tank

cover. Cover the

exposed vertical

pipe.

2. Remove the

sand; use of wet-

vac is helpful.

3. Check all pip-

ing for correct

t and defects.

Cover laterals w/

pea gravel.

4. Add media to

achieve specic

lter bed depth.

Put back the

tank cover and

introduce water.

5. Backwash un-

til water is clear.

(Please note: If

using ZEOlite, the

backwash pro-

cess should take

place after each

bag is added).

Glass, ZEOlite, or 20 Quartz Silica Sand (regular sand will not work)

Sand - Every 3 years

ZEOlite - Every 3-5 years

Glass - Every 5-7 years

(Bacquacil users will need to change sand or ZEOlite every year)

EcoSmarte Pool System - Filter Media Installation; Installing New Filter Media

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