What are pool pumps and filters for? What types are best for your swimming pool?

Follow the basics on choosing the right pump and filter for your swimming pool:

Pumps are essential for any pool, working hard to circulate water into, around and out of the pool. To ensure a hygienic pool, the pump will need to work in conjunction with a filter to clean the water. It’s important to discuss your specific pool style, size and requirements with a trusted supplier to make sure the power and strength of the pump are correct.

All the bodies popping in and out of your pool can create a hotbed of bacteria in the water. To keep water from going septic and making swimmers sick, it is important to filter out the impurities. Swimming pool filters and pumps are often sold as a package and can be pretty low maintenance if properly set up.

Sand filters are the most popular on the market, and a great basic option for cleaning bacteria out of the water. Dirty water sits on top of an internal sand bed and clean water is flushed back out the bottom. When full, the filter alerts the pool pump, which flushes out the filth and the process starts again.

The DE (Diatomaceous Earth) filter uses a crushed fossil or coral-like substance. With finer grains and a more complex system, the DE provides the cleanest water. After flushing, the filter needs replacing and this makes it more fiddly to use. A cartridge filter is another option; it collects dirt more frequently into a removable cartridge. These need manual maintenance and are suited to areas with limited sewerage.

The swimming pool pump and filter work hard to keep your water clean and can only do their jobs properly if they are adequately maintained. Depending on who uses the pool, what kind of debris gets in and the season, the pump may get clogged with hair or the filter full of dirt. Both should be regularly checked and cleaned for best results.

There’s a good standard for pool pumps and filters, and reputable stockists are unlikely to sell inferior products. The main thing is to ensure that you purchase products designed to handle the water mass of your pool, be it small or large.

Chat to your local pool supplies stockist today, to ensure your pool filter and pump are up to the job: