Self-Cleaning Filtration

How Self-Cleaning Filtration Works

The secret to the Self-Cleaning system is the ultra-efficient pressurized filtration technology commonly used in commercial pools. In a pressurized filtration system, water is pulled from a surface skimmer and a floor vacuum through a specialized filtration pump. This pump then forces water through the microfilter at high speeds to clean and sanitize the water in a fraction of the time required by the more traditional suction side filtration.

Benefits Of Self-Cleaning Filtration

Owning a hot tub or swim spa with Self-Cleaning filtration has many benefits, including:

• Cleaner, clearer water. Self-Cleaning filtration is able to clean all of the water in a fraction of the time that a traditional filtration system takes. In fact, all of the water in a hot tub is filtered in 15 minutes or less. Even swim spas can be completely cleaned in less than 45 minutes!
• Less maintenance. Since Self-Cleaning is able to clean the water so effectively, you won’t have to worry about manually cleaning or vacuuming it out. In fact, a Self-Cleaning hot tub or swim spa can be fully maintained in as little as 5 minutes per week!
• Fewer chemicals. Cleaner water means fewer chemicals are needed to properly maintain the water; saving you money and improving the feel of the water.
• Less draining. The better filtered the water, the less it needs to be drained and refilled.

How Self-Cleaning Filtration Saves You Money

The biggest advantage of Self-Cleaning filtration is its energy efficiency. Self Cleaning Filtration saves you money in a few ways:

• Less run time. Since Self-Cleaning is able to clean the water so quickly, it doesn’t need to run for nearly as long as other systems to keep the water clear. In fact, Self Cleaning hot tubs typically only have to run between 4-8 hours per day and swim spas between 6-12 hours per day. Compare that with standard hot tubs that require between 12-24 hours of filtration every day and swim spas that need to be running 24 hours a day to keep the water clear.
• Dedicated filtration pumps. The AquaFlo filtration pumps used by Self-Cleaning hot tubs and swim spas use just 1/6 of the power that standard pumps require.
• Programming. Self-Cleaning hot tubs and swim spas are also equipped with one of the most advanced topside controls in the industry. They allow you to control exactly when the filtration system will run so you to set it to run off peak hours.