• Switch the Pump/Filtration system off making it safe to work on.
• Open the filter lid, replace the bolts in the holes they came from. This avoids sand getting in there while removing the old sand.
• Remove all the old sand, being careful not to damage any of the filter fingers inside, ensure that the filter fingers are not blocked with sand and clean if necessary
• Once all the sand is out, ensure the breather pipe is not blocked. (If your filter is fitted with one)
• Rinse the filter with clean water doing your best to get rid of excess dirt which may have been left inside. The hard part is done.

Every Swimming pool is different, condition and environment depict how often ECO-FIBER® would need to be cleaned. We recommend once every 3 months, some pools go 6 and others even 12 months. However, your Automatic Pool Cleaner is the tell-tale. When it starts to get sluggish, basically the ECO-FIBER® is saturated with dirt and in

• Switch the system off and open the filter lid.
• Remove all the ECO-FIBER® from the filter.
• Do your best to remove the remaining sediment & dirt from the bottom of the filter.
• Using a bucket with clean water, dip and squeeze the dirty ECO-FIBER® blocks as your would do rinsing a bath sponge. You will need to replenish the bucket a few times with clean water.
• Once clean, add ECO-FIBER® back into the filter.

Each pool differs in flow rate depending on pump size, distance from pool etc. etc., but, assuming the following;

1. A 0.75kw pump has a flow rate of 266lt a minute.
2. It uses 750 Watts per hour
3. Cost of water is 0.0135c per litre
4. Cost of electricity is 0.001c per Watt

 A total of R3600 savings in Water and Electricity over 3 years

based on current rates which will be going up drastically over the next few years.

Watch this really informative video to find out more