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industry feature<br />
The MultiCyclone pre-filter<br />
SPLASH! Environmental Product<br />
of the Year<br />
The major product award went to Waterco for its<br />
MultiCyclone pre-filter.<br />
MultiCyclone is an Australian innovation<br />
which filters the water prior to it going to the<br />
main filters, reducing the load on the filter and<br />
therefore the amount of backwashing required.<br />
An average sand filter may use more than<br />
8000 litres for backwashing each a year. This can<br />
be vastly reduced by using the cyclonic pre-filter,<br />
which itself only needs 15 litres of water to purge.<br />
Simon Boadle of Sunbather Technologies presenting Bryan Goh of<br />
Waterco with the SPLASH! Environmental Product of the Year award<br />
Potential water savings are estimated at about 7000 litres per year<br />
for an average pool.<br />
The judges were impressed that this product is economically<br />
priced and as such is something that most existing and new<br />
pool owners could benefit from.<br />
The judges also wanted to make sure Pentair received a special<br />
mention for its Intelliflo VF pump.<br />
Project awards<br />
Residential Pool (Outdoor)<br />
Sponsor: Sunbather Technologies<br />
Winner: A Total Concept<br />
(Landscape Architects)<br />
The winning pool was designed by A Total Concept Landscape<br />
Architects and built by Pride Pools.<br />
The judges found this pool to be the best entry, as it covers all the<br />
criteria: energy efficiency, water efficiency, chemical efficiency as well<br />
as noise minimisation and re-use of excavation material.<br />
It has an automatic slatted swimming pool cover, which can have a<br />
very substantial effect on water efficiency as well as energy efficiency<br />
by minimising heat loss. The fact that the cover is automatic is an advantage,<br />
as the convenience means it is more likely to be used by the<br />
owners, therefore maximising the benefits. The pool cover also assists<br />
with keeping dirt, leaves and organic matter out of the pool. This helps<br />
reduce chemical and filtration requirements, which in turn reduces<br />
chemical usage, and water usage through less need for backwashing.<br />
38 | SPLASH! www.splashmagazine.com.au
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