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The “green movement” is touching all facets of the aquatics industry. Manufacturers are implementing new efficiencies to meet the demand for safer, more desirable means of energy conservation. Today, facility managers will find greener technology for pumps, filters, heaters, cleaning devices and chemical-sanitization equipment.
Regenerative media filtration (RMF) is not new--the technology has been around for several decades, originally called the “bump filter.” While traditional sand, cartridge and diatomaceous earth (DE) filtration technologies have evolved, the RMF systems have proved to be a cost-efficient solution. Research shows that RMF saves water, chemicals, filter room space and electrical power, while maintaining the highest standard in water quality.
Water clarity is the result of proper filtration, circulation and chemical treatment. The measurement of water clarity in aquatics facilities can be attained through turbidity testing; however, the appeal of DE filtration has long been accepted as the filtration that will remove the smallest particles--as small as 4 microns. DE filtration can be either vacuum- or pressure installations. However, most facility operators avoid this type of system because of the labor involved in cleaning the filter grids, as well as the difficulty in abiding by local codes for removing and disposing of used DE With the advent of RMF, this objection is now a moot point.