Eco Fiber
What is Eco-Fiber?
The lightweight alternative to other filter media:
- Save 3500L of water a month
- 1kg Eco-Fiber = 40Kg sand
- 100% recyclable
- Exceptional high dirt holding capacity through regenerative specialty fibres
- Saves energy due to the high flow rate
- Filter change in less than 30 minutes
- Resistant to all pool chemicals
How It's Made
Eco-Fiber is produced from virgin fibers, through various processes. The fiber is formed and needled to produce well-engineered pads. These lightweight pads are packed to meet required volumes for various sized pool filters.
After the fiber's lifespan, they can be recycled 100%.
With Eco-Fiber, you NEVER need to backwash again!
Installation & Maintenance
Installing the Eco-Fiber
Now it's time to install your bag of Eco-Fiber. This is a DIY project; however, if you need assistance, call our helpline number, and we can assist you over the phone or give you contact details of pool maintenance people we trust.
Let's get started:
- Switch the Pump/Filtration system off making it safe to work on.
- Open the filter lid, replace the bolts in the holes they came from. This will prevent sand getting in there whilst removing the old sand.
- Remove all the old sand. Once all the sand is out, ensure the breather pipe is not blocked. (If your filter is fitted with one)
- Remove 3 Filter Fingers from the bottom of the filter and ensure the remaining filter fingers are not blocked with sand/dirt.
- Rinse the filter with clean water doing your best to get rid of excess dirt which may have been left inside. The hard part is done.
- Add ECO-FIBER and fill to the top of the filter. Remember, ECO-FIBER compacts when wet, so push it in.
When It's Time to Clean
Every swimming pool is different; condition and environment depict how often Eco-Fiber would need to be cleaned.
We recommend once every 3 months; some pools go 6 and others even 12 months. However, your Automatic Pool Cleaner is the tell. When it starts to get sluggish, the Eco-Fiber is saturated with dirt and in need of a wash.
This is the cleaning process:
- Switch the system off and open the filter lid.
- Remove all the ECO-FIBER from the filter.
- Do your best to remove the remaining sediment & dirt from the bottom of the filter.
- Using a bucket with clean water, dip and squeeze the dirty ECO-FIBER blocks as you would do rinsing a bath sponge. You will need to replenish the bucket a few times with clean water.
- Once clean, add ECO-FIBER back into the filter. You may need to replenish damaged & weathered blocks. Always ensure the filter is filled to the top.
- Make sure the white breather pipe is not blocked with dirt.
- Close and run the system again.
Water and Electricity Savings by Switching to Eco-Fiber
Each pool differs in flow rate depending on pump size, distance from pool, etc.
But, let’s assume the following:
- A 0.75kw pump has a flow rate of 266lt a minute.
- It uses 750 watts per hour.
- The cost of water is 0.0135c per litre.
- The cost of electricity is 0.001c per Watt.
Water-Saving Due to No Backwashing
266lt x 0.0135c per litre = R3.50 per minute.
50 x 8 minutes backwash and rinse = R28 per backwash.
R28 x 2 backwashes per month = R56 per month.
R56 x 36 months (3 years) = R2016 water saving over 3 years.
Electricity Saving Due to Reduced Pump Running Time by 2 Hours a Day
0.001c x 750 Watts per hour = 0.75c per hour.
0.75c per hour x 2 hours a day = R1.50 per day x 7 days = R10.50 per week.
R10.50 x 4.2 weeks a month = R44 per month.
R44 per month x 36 months = R1584 electricity saving over 3 years.
Extra Information
Filtration
Your pool filter's job is to filter the water in the pool.
If the filter media in the pool filter is dirty, it will struggle to filter the water efficiently, and you will end up using lots more chemicals and spending more time maintaining the pool.
A good time to check if the Eco-Fiber needs cleaning is when the pool returns dirty water back into the pool, or the pool cleaner becomes sluggish.
Remember, whilst using filter sand, you are required to backwash and rinse weekly. This is to keep the filter at its optimum. Because we do not backwash with Eco-Fiber, it is necessary to remove the Eco-Fiber and clean when dirty.
Whilst dealing with problem pools, you may need to remove the Eco-Fiber and clean more regularly until the pool is clean.
Same as whilst using sand, backwashing would be commonly done daily.
To avoid this initial frequent cleaning of Eco-Fiber, we suggest you flocculate the pool and vacuum to waste.
Maintain Your Pool Chemistry
- pH should range between 7.2 & 7.6. Test weekly.
- By controlling pH to be lower, you will use less chlorine.
- Alkalinity should range between 80ppm – 120ppm (marbelite pools) & 120ppm – 180ppm (fibreglass pools).
Quick & Easy To Clean
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