Does the disinfectant, especially Spa Balancer, affect the filter performance of Ego3 filters?

We are frequently asked whether the choice of hot tub disinfection method affects the filter behavior or whether the EGO3 hot tub filter is compatible with various disinfectants.

Ego3 always works perfectly regardless of water care

Basically, it can be said that the EGO³ filter always delivers its maximum performance regardless of the type of disinfection. However, some agents generally shorten the service life of hot tub filters.

This question often arises in connection with the product Spa Balancer. Spa Balancer is a good but very expensive product and unfortunately has a negative impact on the lifespan of a hot tub cartridge filter . Many users know this because they have to clean their old paper filters at very short intervals (often every 1-2 weeks). This is because Spa Balancer or similar All In products bind the finest dirt particles into larger parts so that these can also be filtered by normal cartridge filters with about 40-50 micron separation sharpness (= smallest particles that can be filtered). However, this causes the filter pores to clog or stick much faster. With the EGO3 hot tub filter, these agents also clog the filter material (filterballs) faster, but this is not nearly as noticeable due to the enormously larger filter surface and the 3-dimensional filter structure.

Moreover, this agent is not necessary for water clarity with EGO3 hot tub filters because the EGO3 filter is the only filter worldwide that has the Zero Dirt Technology and filters out all particles, even those as small as 1 micron.

I have been using Spa Balancer for some time and my water becomes cloudy as soon as I use EGo3 filters!

Does the EGo3 filter filter worse when disinfecting with Spa Balancer?

No!

The EGo3 filter always filters perfectly regardless of the agents used, but it reveals a major disadvantage of the Spa Balancer system that unfortunately only becomes apparent after several years.

Our filter cleans the hot tub pipes first!

Spa Balancer tends to slime the pipes. When you now use EGo3 filters, the flow rate increases significantly due to the much lower flow resistance (which incidentally greatly increases the lifespan of the circulation pump) and this deposited dirt in the pipes is "rubbed off".

It looks as if the water becomes cloudy when using EGo3 filters or because you use EGo3 hot tub filters . In reality, the filter only shows you how much dirt is already in the pipes and it can take several weeks until everything is finally out.

But it is very good and important that this comes out because contamination and sliming of the pipes is always very bad.

If you put the old filter back in between, the water will immediately become clear again. And you believe that it filters better. No, it only does not remove the dirt from the pipes, so the pipes remain heavily contaminated and water care requires more and more chemicals.

Ego3 filters reduce chemical demand!

Therefore, if you have used Spa Balancer and now switch to EGo3 filters, just keep running it even if the water becomes cloudy at first (it takes a little while for the dirt to be filtered out again and dirt keeps coming).

Just wait and keep running. Depending on the existing contamination, it takes a few days to weeks, but after that the water will naturally be crystal clear and your pipes will finally be much cleaner.

Your hot tub and your health will thank you.

Summary Ego3 filters and Spa Balancer

- Spa Balancer and EGO3 hot tub filters work perfectly together. Many of our customers use this combination.

- Spa Balancer shortens the time between filter cleanings for all filters. However, this is less problematic with EGO3 filters due to their unique filter volume.

- Spa Balancer often slimes the pipes. Therefore, do not be confused if the water becomes cloudy at first with EGo3. Your filter simply enables the automatic removal of Spa Balancer dirt from the pipes.

- We recommend as the ideal combination the use of EGO3 filters with only Spa Balancer Ultrashock for disinfection or HTH shockchlor red (excellent effect at a significantly lower price). This is the optimal combination for disinfection and water clarity with minimal effort and lowest cost.