General > Beating a dead horse
Filtration in hot tubs
hymbaw:
Aqua, You missed my point. I know they all no-bypass but NONE filter the water BEFORE it enters the pump which HS claims saves wear and tear on the pumps(see Term's diagram). Pools have unfiltered water running through the pump and the pumps last for years and years and years........
Micah:
--- Quote ---All pools DO have 100% no-bypass. They just place the filter after the pump.
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I'm looking at a pentair filter right now. What is that clear tube that sticks out of the top that is meant to reduce pressure when the filter gets dirty....OH YEA! thats a bypass. and Sta-rite and Hayward have them too. ;D
Now why would all the pool filter manufactures pay more to put in a by pass when It would be cheaper to just leave it out?
Could it be that the bypass eliminates presure so as not to "crush" the filter grids.
So mayby H.S. is on to something afterall. "No By-pass = shorter filter life = millions of dollars in replacement filters...wow
Chas:
--- Quote ---HS big claim is that it's important to filter the water BEFORE it enters the pump, right? NO pools do this, so is that just hype on HS part or did you pick the wrong random anaolgy?
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Right analogy, wrong audience.
Mendocino101:
--- Quote ---Aqua, You missed my point. I know they all no-bypass but NONE filter the water BEFORE it enters the pump which HS claims saves wear and tear on the pumps(see Term's diagram). Pools have unfiltered water running through the pump and the pumps last for years and years and years........
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lol...now slow down I am not so sure thats the diagram you want to explain the H. S. no by-pass system any more that you want to show how a bottle of shinnerrock is being poured into your spa as a sanitizer...... ;).( I am sure someone who can post a pic can show that one.... :)
anne:
Lots of really good point on this thread. Would anyone disagree that you should not buy a spa for it's filtration? Assuming (and again you can disagree) that many companies have owners of clean, sparkling spas, they all accomplish their goal. Even if no-bypass IS better, which seems debateable, would anybody say "well, I really liked wet testing the SD1 Arctesian, it had nice powerful, well placed jets, the lounger fit me really well, had comfy seats and the dealer seemed like a knowledgeable guy, but that HS filtration- cant do with out that!!!" Now, if the HS happens to also be the nicest to your back and butt, then buy it, and you too can rave on about no-bypass filtration and how irreplaceable it is! ;)
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