When planning the construction of an individual reservoir on its plot, it is necessary to approach the choice of filter and pump for the pool. This is one of the first and most important components, which will continue to ensure the purity of the water in it. Fine cleaning and disinfection of water leads to its spoilate, the liquid becomes muddy, green, acquires the smell characteristic for swampy terrain, which means that the bacterium malicious for human health is multiplied.

Regular bathing in such water threatens all household health, and especially children, therefore, together with the development of the project to install the pool, acquire a cleaning device. However, not any filter is sufficiently able to cope with their work, therefore, choosing a filter, it is important to take into account the volume of the pool and the frequency of its use. A high-quality and properly selected tool for filtering and water purification is capable of increasing the life of the basin several times, and also will reduce regular financial investments for the purchase of disinfectants to maintain its hygienic condition.

For the closed stationary basins, there should be a powerful filter system at the design stage. Since water in such water bodies circulates around the clock, the use of disinfecting solutions is continuously.

For private domestic use, not such bulk baths are used, they are used less powerful, but no less effective filters. They are easy to install and fairly simple in maintenance, if it occurs regularly.

Filtration system: What is it for?

1. Neither water, nor natural water in our water bodies do not meet the permissible sanitary requirements necessary for the safe use of the pool.
2. To bring the contents of a private reservoir to the required parameters, various kinds of water purification and disinfection methods are used. This includes disinfection with the help of chemicals, directly mechanical cleansing, ozonation of water and processing the contents of the pool using filters.
3. Bathing in polluted water, with bacteria, does not deliver pleasure, moreover, it can cause serious damage to health. Therefore, the need to install the filter system is obvious and justified by elementary safety regulations for the safety of open pools.
4. No matter where you take the contents for filling the pool, whether it is a running water from the central water supply system, or a private water well in the courtyard, all water needs to be cleaned and do it correctly. Since even liquid from artesian sources or natural reservoirs is not completely impeccable. It contains a sufficient number of conventional and pathogenic bacteria.
5. In addition, if the surface of the pool is always open, dust, dirt, garbage and other products of vital activity are inevitably fall into the water. The tap water is also far from ideal, the more it is uncomfortable, and updated periodically.
6. Immersing to the pool, body and all external organs are in contact with the liquid in it, so the water indicators in the bathroom must correspond to the quality of drinking water.
7. Approximate condition of water in the pool can be determined visually. If it is transparent, the swamp smell does not feel, the color without greenish or brown shades, then we can say that the content is quite suitable for operation.
8. The amount of chlorine can be determined using various preparations and devices, such as tablets or strips. For more accurate diagnostics, rather expensive equipment has been developed - modern electronic testers of the chemical composition of the liquid.
9. But to analyze the composition of water for the content of salts in it or approximately determine the acidity of the eye, alas, it is impossible.
10. In order to achieve proper water quality in the tank, various methods of cleaning and processing are used, among them the following can be distinguished:

• purification by minerals;
• hardware cleaning with reagents;
• normalization of the pH of water.

11. Pool filters perform various functions, ranging from surface cleaning from garbage from a special device, ending with distillation and pH normalization at the final stage of the purification process.

Filtering of water in the pool: types and principles of work

1. With the help of modern filter systems, it is possible to most effectively purify water in the tank from solid impurities. Filters are mandatory and necessary equipment in the active operation of the artificial reservoir.
2. The purification of the fluid must be carried out three times during the day. The principle of operation of the pumps for the pools is to pass the contaminated water through the filter system in the catchment collector, so the water is cleared and returns to the renewed tank.
3. Modern cleaning systems allow to adsorb even microparticles.
4. On the quality of filtration, its speed has a great influence, so when choosing an aggregate, it is necessary to consider the volume of the purified fluid and the pump bandwidth.
5. Cleaning systems have different characteristics, they differ in both the power and the quality of the filters, the case material and the properties of the filter material.
6. The purification pump design consists of a container with filter material inside. As a reagent for cleaning, fillers from quartz sand, diatomitis and a cartouche are usually used. The kit includes a filter pump that passes water through the cleaning device and back.
7. The housing and the internal parts of the pump are made from materials with high anti-corrosion properties. As a rule, it is high quality plastic, which can work smoothly for a long time even in salted water, as well as in fluid saturated with chemicals.
8. The modern market of filtering systems offers consumers three types of pool settings:

• sandy;
• cartridges;
• diatoms.

9. All three systems use the mechanical principle of water filtering.

View 1 - Sand devices

1. The simplest and affordable cleaning systems are sand filters, which are commonly used for small volumes of fluid.
2. Filters and pumps for swimming pools with sand fillers are advisable to apply for small inflatable compact basins and designs on the frame. For stationary pools, designed for large volumes of water, use powerful cleansing systems.
3. For home pools, production capacity aggregates are not required. Filters with sandy fillers are compact and have reliable protection against external influences. Usually they are installed in the immediate vicinity of the bathroom, while there is no need to install protective covers and highlight additional areas for their installation. An excellent version of the sand filter with a pool pump is Intex products.
4. By purchasing a cleaning pump with a sandy filler, carefully inspect it. A clean sand of a fine fraction should be used as content, a mixture of sand with gravel, enclosures of anthracite particles or carbon. The highest degree of purification can be obtained using a filler having a heterogeneous composition.
5. Sand cleaners need to be changed periodically. For quartz sand, the filter service life is no more than 3 years, and for glass, approximately 5 to 6 years without replacement.
6. The simplest design of the sandy pump filter for the pool consists of one sand layer with a thickness of 0.5 - 0.8 mm. More complex structures have at least 3 - 5 layers from a different type of fillers.
7. Larger fractions are first participating in the purification process, and already for final processing, water passes through the smallest sand. Expensive models of pumps and filters for pools typically have an additional absorbent layer that completes the cleaning process.
8. Various filter fillers differ not only to the types and chemical properties of fractions, but also their properties. For example, an anthracite filler consisting of 90% of carbon has a granular structure. The size of its granules is quite large, they do not form a dense layer, like sand, but provide good cleaning speed.
9. When the filter is clogged, you must use the reverse cleaning function, which is provided in any, even the simplest device. Cleaning the contaminated filter should be made at least 1 time for two weeks of active use of the bath and its contents.
10. Fillers for pumps and filters are sold in stores specializing in this type of product. The sand filter is the cheapest, and quartz will cost about 2 times cheaper than glass.

Type 2 - diatomitis systems

1. It is believed that diatomitis is the most efficient fluid purifier with any contamination. Such a filler is usually filled with expensive cleaning grounds for pools. Diatomitis, it is also Kizelgur - this is a sedimentary rock, the remains of diatom algae, which with time compressed to the petition. They are 95% consisting of silica.
2. Kizelgur is a mountain flour, a very small fraction. He is able to delay even the most meager pollution. This is a big advantage compared even with the smallest sandstone, so it is much more efficient than ordinary sand filters.
3. The principle of operation of diatomite cleansing systems is practically no different from the sandy devices. Sequentially all water from the pool is passed through the diatomite pillow, where it is cleared and returns back to the tank.
4. The difference consists only that during purification, the liquid is saturated with silicon. The theme of the positive effects of silicon water on the human body has recently been the subject of hot disputes of specialists. It is believed that such water is beneficial from the usual filtered in the following characteristics:

• silicon completely neutralizes chlorine;
• effectively destroys bacteria;
• promotes precipitation with heavy metals;
• suppresses the growth of algae;
• strengthens human immunity.

5. This type of cleaning does not require additional chemical treatment in order to disinfect water. Quite expensive diatomitic equipment allows, except for water purification, strengthen the health of households.

View 3 - Compact cartridge installations

1. An alternative to the sand cleaner is an inexpensive cartridge installation. This device is a small oblong box with a fairly primitive device. Inside the device is a compartment where the filter cartridge and polyethylene package for collecting large sera are placed. Water, leaking through the filter insert of the cartridge, is cleaned of small dirt particles, and larger settlement in the polyethylene package.
2. Cartridge systems have various filtering inserts, with excellent thickness and density, different filtering speed and heterogeneous types of collectors.
3. Cartridges, equipped with coal elements, have the ability to eliminate unpleasant odors, and fractions having an ion exchange resin, perfectly cope with bacteria. Experts recommend purchasing similar filters for pools with inserts containing polyphosphoric salt.
4. Each individual cartridge is characterized by ease of maintenance, and it is possible to replace the exhaust element quickly enough, because they are easily washed.
5. Flashing filter insert of the cartridge is enough to rinse under running water, and sorny from the bag is simply removed. Then the device is returned back to the installation. Similar flushing can be repeated only a few times, and then, finally failed the cartridge, you will have to be replaced with a new one.
6. The speed of contamination of the filter inserts of the cartridge depends on the state of water, conditions and frequency of the basin. The most popular pump with a basin cartridge filter is the Bestway brand device.

How to choose the right filter pump

1. Without the filter pump it is impossible to provide circulation, and therefore purity of water in the pool. All types of cleaning systems are an integral part of the filter pumps.
2. In order for the fluid in the pool regularly, a pump with a powerful engine, which must have water intake. The system kit can consist of a pump and filters, in addition, components are also sold separately. When buying, pay special attention to the power of the pump and the velocity of cleaning, they must correspond to the effectiveness of the filters.
3. In most cases, self-priming pumps have built-in filters, however, cleaning with such a device will be sufficiently superficial. For deeper filtering, additional filters must be purchased and disinfecting drugs.
4. The pump is installed in a special container, which is placed in the ground to the full depth or half. Access to it must be unimpeded.
5. The built-in filter in the pump is usually a small grid that can delay only quite large trash.

What is a skimmer and do you need you?

1. Skimmer is a simple device that can effectively make surface purification. It has the form of a plastic box, into which the contaminated water is poured on top, and the purified one comes from below.
2. There are also models that have additional functions, such as:

• soro fence from water surface;
• determining the water level;
• cleaning with chemicals.

3. Skimmers are two species: external and internal.
4. In the open pools, you can use both types, of course, considering the design of the pool. For stationary pools it is more expedient to set an internal option, and for inflatable structures it is better to use external variants of devices.

Operating and maintenance rules for pools

1. Filters are mandatory periodically washed with reverse flushing. The procedure is recommended to produce at least 1 time in 10 days.
2. During the operation of the pump, a complete blockage of the filter is gradually occurring and it must be changed to a new one. This is especially true of sand filters that are often clogged with lime, and the reverse flushing does not allow complete cleaning of the device.
3. You can clean the filter from lime with special chemicals. The chemical solution is poured into the skimmer and turns on the return rinsing mode. The remedy is necessary for several hours to leave in a skimmer until the lime is completely dissolved, and then it is already a long-lasting reverse flushing.
4. The usual pump changes every 2nd - 3 years.

Savings on cleaning the contents of the pool can turn into large troubles. Infected water will negatively affect the health of people who operate it. Consult with specialists in installing private type pools, purchase the appropriate equipment for your case and enjoy active rest in clean water.