Installing New Media - EcoSmarte Pool System Manual

Many brands of sand filters require a pea gravel
base to cover the water distribution laterals and
this is not well documented by various replacement
media sellers. Failure to cover the laterals with
gravel on most Pentair, Jacuzzi, or Sta-Rite filters
will result in the sand, ZEOlite, or glass plugging the

installing new media

1. Remove tank
cover. Cover the
exposed vertical
pipe.
Glass, ZEOlite, or 20 Quartz Silica Sand (regular sand will not work)
Sand - Every 3 years
ZEOlite - Every 3-5 years
Glass - Every 5-7 years
(Bacquacil users will need to change sand or ZEOlite every year)
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Sand filter lateral
Pea gravel must cover all laterals fully with glass or ZEOlite.
Glass manufacturers, even though their material is machined to
sugar-like consistency, are universal in their pea gravel bed
requirement. Most ZEOlite suppliers do not document the gravel
requirements.
Replacing the Sand
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
2. Remove the 3. Check all pip-
sand; use of wet- ing for correct
vac is helpful. fit and defects.
Cover laterals w/
pea gravel.
razor-like openeings. In addition to plugged later-
als, media will pass to the pool, filter bed depth will
fall, and the filter media will channel. NO AMOUNT
of chemical will clear the pool for more than a few
days after this happens.
4. Add media to
achieve specific
filter bed depth.
Put back the
tank cover and
introduce water.
5. Backwash un-
til water is clear.
(Please note: If
using ZEOlite, the
backwash pro-
cess should take
place after each
bag is added).