| Owning a swimming pool is not considered a luxury | | | | your pool and they are effective in stopping particles |
| anymore, as swimming pools have become more | | | | 20 to 100 microns in size to reach your swimming pool. |
| affordable over the last years and more and more | | | | The cartridge swimming pool filter has a similar method |
| people are installing pools in their back yards. However, | | | | of functioning as your fridge or car purifier and it is |
| having bought and installed the swimming pool is not | | | | effective in removing particles 25 to 100 microns in |
| enough. If you want to fully enjoy it, you have to | | | | size. |
| properly maintain it and having an efficient water filter | | | | The DE filters are considered to be the most efficient |
| is one of the most important steps in this regard. | | | | types of swimming pool filters, as they can stop even |
| However, many people avoid buying a swimming pool | | | | the smallest particles from getting in your pool (DE |
| filter as they do not consider it necessary or they do | | | | filters are meant to stop debris 3 to 5 micros in size). |
| not know what sort of filter is most suitable for their | | | | Depending on the region you live in and the water's |
| own swimming pool. | | | | characteristics, you may require one type of filter or |
| When it comes to swimming pool filters, you should | | | | another. In all situations, DE filters provide you with the |
| know that there are three main types of filtration | | | | cleanest water possible, but they are also the most |
| systems. These types are filters are the sand filter, the | | | | expensive swimming pool filters. |
| cartridge filter and the diatomaceous earth filter (also | | | | All the swimming pool filters should be cleaned regularly |
| known as DE filter). These filters can and should be | | | | and the most frequent and recommended method of |
| installed on all types of pools, no matter if they are in | | | | cleaning the filter is backwashing them (reversing the |
| ground swimming pools or above the ground pools. | | | | water flow through the filter, all the gathered debris will |
| Each of the above filters has a different task and they | | | | be drained away). |
| should be purchased for their characteristics. | | | | Having a swimming pool filter is vital if you want to |
| The first type of swimming pool filters, the sand filter, is | | | | enjoy your pool and avoid any possible problems with |
| supposed to remove any sand particles from reaching | | | | impure water. |