On my 3rd year with filter balls. Pool is much clearer...no small particles floating area. No need for clarifier. Backwashing is kept to a minimum as well. Cleaning was super easy - Removed the filter balls, rinsed them in a large bucket of clean water to remove the heavy stuff, placed them in our washing machine with bleach only and they came clean. If you are doing this in the fall you can dry them in the dryer and store in a plastic bag. Would highly recommended this product.

All the positive reviews are on the mark . I’ve been using them for almost a year and I add nothing to my unground pool . Mind you I run my pump 24/7 but it’s never been so trouble free . Best investment a person can make and this is coming from a person that never gives reviews

We purchased a home that had a sand filter for the pool, after some research I found you are supposed to replace the sand every 5 years or so. Based on the way they looked after things, this was probably never done in 20+ years. So on spring startup the second season I decided I needed to replace the sand & came across the Filtra balls. When I purchased them, I couldn't find any reviews but they weren't that much more vs actual filter sand & the specs seemed good so I took a chance & am glad I did. They do everything they claim, they filter far better then sand & leave the water crystal clear, they create less backpressure vs sand & are far easier to handle when you have to maintain them. The first season I didn't require an backwashing (pressure gauge basically didn't move all season, maybe increased by .5psi), the only reason I had to backwash a couple times was to remove additional water. I found at the end of the second season the pressure started creeping up & required backwashing. At the start of this season (my third season with the balls) the backpressure was creeping up a day after backwashing, so I knew I had an issue. They have changed the maintenance instructions on the balls & now say to remove & clean monthly, I had never removed & cleaned the balls after two full seasons (just over 4 months a season). I was just going to purchase new balls but figured I would try cleaning them first. I removed them & cleaned them first by hand with the hose & bucket (as they were nasty & didn't want them in the washing machine), then put them in the washing machine for a couple cycles. After putting them back in the filter, pool has been running for a month & pressure once again is low & rock solid. Based on my experience (unless you have a much dirtier pool), you can probably get away with a removal cleaning once a season & likely not require any backwashing during the season. Highly recommended, would never go back to sand.

Well first of all I received my order extremely fast , I ordered it on the 7th and received it on the 10th . I've been having trouble all spring to get my pool clear so I decided to give these filter balls a try and I could hardly believe the difference overnight , went from green to almost clear . so glad I decided to give these a try .

We replaced the pump/filter that came with pool with a sand filter and found the Filtra Balls. Our pool water has been so clear. It’s so easy to get it going and when it comes time to winterized I will be able to just pull the balls out of the filter wash them and store them until next year.

Fortunatelly I have forgot to get the water out from the filter in the first winter after purchasing the house so next spring I was forced to upgrade :D Already the 3rd season with Filtra Balls. Very impressed the first summer when we were out for 3 weeks and found the water crystal-clear when came back (pool covered, pump motor controlled over internet, live webcam showing the pool). I use one bucket of 8 kg of 3" chlorine tablets per season and according to the filter gauge there is no need to wash the filter during the summer so it's also a water-saver solution too. If you have to empty the filter it's much easier, cleaner and faster than with the sand. But, if there are cedars or lilac near the pool, it will be noooot easy to clean those balls! Maybe buy new ones... This is the only moment when I would prefer the sand :(

Amazing, with a hot summer like this one, everybody as problem with their pool. After many problem at the beginning of the season, I changed the sand for filtra balls and never had a water so clear for the past ten years. It took a couple of hours before getting clear and it still sparkling clean since then, almost two months now.

After having a lot of algae problems over the past few years and spending mega bucks on chemicals this year I tried this ,it is about twice the price of sand but after two months of use It has already paid for itself in savings over what I paid for chemicals and the water is sparkling clean, I live on a gravel road and it gets really dusty during dry times but this stuff is amazing for filtering out the small particles will never go back to sand.