Hot tub have a Clogged Filter Flow Error Message?

A possible cause of a Clogged Filter Flow Error Message is a filter desperately in need of a clean.

When was the last time the filters were checked or cleaned properly? Really properly, not just a quick swill with a hose pipe as this won’t help address the real problem here. 

Filter checks should not only be based on time periods, such as weekly or monthly. Consider how often and by how many the hot tub is used. Greater usage increases the possible dirt and contamination that may have entered the water, the filters may need cleaning more often if the usage is higher than usual.

If your Hot Tub Filters block quickly, check out our My Hot Tub Filter Blocks Quickly, Is It Faulty? Filter Care topic.

What does a filter remove from the water? 

Knowing common contaminants and how they can enter the water can help us to understand the reasoning behind the need for high quality filtration and water care.

Quality Darlly filters are designed to trap most contamination that enter the hot tub water, ranging from tanning products to leaves and dead insects. Other contaminants can include make-up, hair, dirt carried in on the bottom of bather’s feet etc.

Why does a hot tub need filters?

How do Hot Tub filters work? 

The way filters work is quite simple. Dirty contaminated water is pumped through the filter which collects dirt, body oils and debris from the flow, the dirt is trapped within the filter and the filtered water is returned to the hot tub.

Can I use the hot tub without filters installed?

All in all the answer is a definite no. Without efficient filtration, the water would soon become contaminated with dirt, from the environment (dust, leaves, insects etc), and from the hot tub users (Sunscreen, tanning products, make-up, deodorant, body oils, dirt, hair etc).

Without efficient filtration, the contaminants could soon build up to a critical level. If left unaddressed, this can cause the bathing water to become cloudy, and algae growth a possibility. 

This can upset the balance of the water and chemical usage increases in trying to deal with the problem. This in turn hastens water saturation where the chemicals cease to be effective. For that reason, the water can then become damaging to the hot tub mechanicals and/or affect the surface feel of the hot tub moulding.

Read our How Do I Check And Maintain The Water Quality In My Hot Tub? Filter Care Topic.

Inline Sanitisation

What is Inline Sanitisation and how can it help with maintaining water quality? Darlly SaniStream Filters and SpaPods dispense your choice of bromine or chlorine directly into the water. Read our ‘Inline Sanitisation, Darlly Sanistream And SpaPod. What Does It All Mean?’ Filter Care topic for more information

Further interesting topics and reading

We have additional interesting information, and many other relevant topics to help you with hot tub and filter care which you may find interesting, on our Darlly Filter Care Topics page. Take a quick look, there may just be something that can help improve your hot tub experience.

We regularly add new topics to our Filter Care pages. Remember to drop by to read more articles about how to care for your hot tub filters.

If you have any questions or suggestions for topics that you would like us to cover on our Filter Care Topics page, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

We will do what we can to help.

Happy Hot Tubbing!

The Darlly Team