How do Ego3 filters work?
How the Ego3 hot tub filters work - a new dimension
Our hot tub filters follow a completely new technological approach. They use a three-dimensional filter material instead of the two-dimensional filter fleece used in cartridge filters.
And this difference changes everything.
1) Filtration results of Ego3 hot tub filters
The Ego3 filter is the only filter worldwide that filters 100% of the dirt.
In the first week of use, it filters all particles larger than 40 micrometers just like the cartridge filter. The cartridge filter can never filter particles smaller than 40 micrometers. After about one week, the Zero Dirt effect (adhesion of the fibers) of the Ego3 filter develops, and it can filter every particle. You get technically pure water. Along with this, hot tub water care becomes much easier because, unlike with cartridge filters, there are no longer huge amounts of micro dirt particles in the water. Although you cannot see these, they naturally affect water quality, and after a few weeks, the hot tub water develops a characteristic odor due to these always-present microparticles (even the user's skin then smells slightly). Ego3 filtered water has absolutely no suspended solids and is completely odorless.
2) Filtration capacity of Ego3 hot tub filters
Cartridge filters are basically just a mesh with a certain mesh size through which the water is pushed. The filter surface is therefore very small, even though countless folds (which are very difficult to clean) are made in the filter to increase the surface area. Because the Ego3 uses the entire three-dimensional filter volume, it has a 4-5 times higher dirt absorption capacity.
3) Cleaning cycle of hot tub filters
The cartridge filter should be cleaned at least every 2 weeks to achieve a lifespan of at least one year. Cleaning cartridge filters takes about 20 minutes per filter and also requires chemicals for cleaning. The Ego3 filter only needs to be cleaned every 8 weeks (see also point 2). This takes about 5-10 minutes. This means cartridge filters need to be cleaned 4 times as often and it takes twice as long as cleaning the Ego3 filter. Cleaning cartridge filters is 8 times more labor-intensive than cleaning Ego3 hot tub filters.
4) Filter clogging
Cartridge filters clog immediately if they are not cleaned often enough. Ego3 filters cannot clog.
5) Dirt retention
Because the Ego3 filter filters vertically and the flow direction when removing water from the hot tub is the filter direction, 100% of the dirt remains in the filter. When you remove a dirty cartridge filter, 10% of the dirt goes back into the water when unscrewing it.
Link to explanation for turbidity measurements: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tr%C3%BCbung
Therefore, the Ego3 hot tub filter can do the following:
- it filters much more (all particles)
- it filters much longer (8 times longer than cartridge filters)
- it is much easier to clean (3-4 times faster and it gets much cleaner)
- it never clogs (meaning the hot tub never has to stop)
- it retains all the dirt in the filter
- it saves 95% waste and thus protects the environment
- it reduces chemical use by 20-30%
- it is much cheaper because only the filter material (the fiber balls) is replaced, and that only once a year at most, with just 12-14 fiber balls
The Ego3 hot tub filter is guaranteed the best and most affordable hot tub filter in the world!
What can Ego3 hot tub filters not do?
When testing with heavily contaminated water, the cartridge filter immediately filters out all particles up to 40 micrometers on the first pass. Its performance ends there. The water reaches a maximum turbidity of NTU 0.5. The Ego3 filter needs several passes to break down the dirt. However, it continues filtering until technically pure water is reached again with a turbidity of NTU 0.1. Why can’t the Ego3 filter do this immediately? Because it was designed and developed to perfectly filter hot tub water, and no one fills hot tubs with heavily contaminated and polluted water. To clean very dirty water, the Ego3 filter takes a few hours longer than the cartridge filter, but it then achieves much better results. Why? Because it was developed to make your hot tub water perfect, not to quickly sieve very heavily soiled water.
To put it simply:
The Ego3 filter is not a coffee filter (the cartridge filter works on the coffee filter principle), but the perfect hot tub water filter with 8-fold guarantee.
