Understanding Spa Filters

By Author: Kirstin Douglas
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There is one piece of spa equipment is abused and unappreciated over and over again. There is water flowing through it every moment that your spa is running and its working over drive as it cleans your water of algae, leaves, bacteria, hair, oils, dead skin, bugs, dissolved solids and any other debris and gunk that gets into the water. Talk about a nasty thought and on you don't even think about as you sit in your bubbly oasis with massage jets soothing away all your troubles.

This one piece of equipment that takes such good care of you is the sap filter. There are a few different spa filters available and each with its own special advantages. You have your diatomaceous earth filters and sand filter which uses its name sake as a filter medium. Inside each filter of this type contains a specified amount of sand and gravel which get mixed around as the water goes through pulling out the dirt and debris. Although with a filter such as this some of the microscopic particles escape, an easy preventative products which coagulate the particles to larger pieces so that the filter can catch ...
... them. Every few years you will need to add or replace the sand in there, but be very careful as each filter requires very specific sand.

Another type would be the cartridge filters which are the most common ones found in spas also made of a mesh material. The pleats in any filter are what give it its filtering power- more surface area more filtering. With Spa-Daddy you will find every filter you need with 3 easy ways to find the right one for your spa, you can search by spa manufacturer if that's all you know. You can also put in the spa filter number if you have it, or enter in the diameter and length.
They also have everything you need to keep you filter in tip top shape. Changing them out on a regular basis is important but also the up keep in between is just as important to keep you spa running beautifully as well as running it for an hour to ensure good water circulation even if no one will be using it that day.

The great folks at Spa-Daddy can answer the harder questions like how often you need to change your filter depending on the size of the filter and the spa, its usage. They can also help you with other cleaning tips and tricks like floating ducks or oil absorbing sponges. They can also help yo with the do's and don'ts of spa ownership.

This article was written by Kirstin Douglas. Looking for more information about pool filter cartridges and spa chemicals talk to the Spa Daddys at www.spa-daddy.com or call them at (734) 418-2230.