{"id":1903,"date":"2018-08-10T18:11:47","date_gmt":"2016-10-29T16:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cat.barchemicals.it\/en\/product\/acqua-madre-copy-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T11:15:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T10:15:43","slug":"flocculants","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/cat.barchemicals.it\/en\/prodotto\/flocculants\/","title":{"rendered":"FLOCCULANTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The use of disinfectants is often not enough to<br \/>\nproduce transparent, crystal-clear water. Using<br \/>\nflocculants encourages and facilitate the filtration<br \/>\nprocess by making very small particles filterable<br \/>\nwhen they otherwise would not be. Using a<br \/>\nflocculant therefore helps to make the water crystal\u0002clear, transparent and bright.<br \/>\nThe swimming pool water frequently loses its<br \/>\ntransparency and appears cloudy as a result of:<br \/>\n\uf09f Algae and bacteria<br \/>\n\uf09f Calcium and magnesium salt precipitation<br \/>\n\uf09f Dust carried by the air or bathers<br \/>\n\uf09f Oxidation of iron and manganese salts<br \/>\n\uf09f Organic and colloidal substances<br \/>\nIn most cases, the particles added to the water<br \/>\nare extremely small or micro-dispersed and do not<br \/>\nbecome large enough to be captured by filtration<br \/>\nsystems. Flocculants improve the capacity of<br \/>\nparticles to join together and form larger, more<br \/>\nfilterable aggregates. Colloids normally tend to<br \/>\nreject each other due to the electrostatic loads found on their surfaces. Flocculants neutralize these<br \/>\nloads, allowing aggregates to form, which can then<br \/>\nbe captured by the filter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Flocculants are divided into two categories:<br \/>\n\u2022 ORGANIC \u2013 these are made up of polymer<br \/>\nmolecules that act as coagulants. Ideal for rapid<br \/>\nfilters and slow filters<br \/>\n\u2022 INORGANIC \u2013 these are made up of<br \/>\nwater-soluble salts of transition metals. Ideal for<br \/>\nslow filters<\/p>\n<h3>HOW THE FLOCCULANT IS USED<\/h3>\n<p><strong>By injecting it into the recirculation line<br \/>\n<\/strong>Using a feed pump, inject 0.5ml of Flocculant for each cubic meter of the recirculation flow, prior to the filter entrance or in the compensation pool.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In the Skimmer<br \/>\n<\/strong>Put the amount of Flocculant in tablet form needed directly into the skimmer (from 1 to 3 tablets every 100 cubic metres) or liquid (0.5l\/1ml \/m<sup>3<\/sup>).<br \/>\nFlocculants are not used for diatom, sock or cartridge filters, while they are suitable for sand and glass filters.<\/p>\n<p>HOW FLOCCULANTS ARE USED<br \/>\nInject it into the recirculation line<br \/>\nUse a dosing pump to inject 0.5 ml of flocculant per cubic meter of recirculation flow, before to the filter inlet or in the balance tank.<br \/>\nIn the Skimmer<br \/>\nPut the required number of flocculant tablets (from 1 to 3 tablets per 100 cubic metres) or amount of liquid (0.5\u20131 l\/m3) directly into the skimmers.<br \/>\nFlocculants are not used for diatomaceous earth, bag or cartridge filters, while they are suitable for sand and glass filters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>A complete line of products to resolve the problem of cloudy water<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>We do not recommend using flocculants directly in the pool<\/h4>\n<h4><a style=\"text-decoration: none; color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/cat.barchemicals.it\/en\/product-category\/flocculants\/\">SEE THE COMPLETE LINE -&gt;<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Keeping the water transparent and crystalline is easy and fast with flocculants. They eliminate all the suspended particles that the filter fails to retain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1907,"template":"","meta":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cat.barchemicals.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1903"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cat.barchemicals.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cat.barchemicals.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cat.barchemicals.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cat.barchemicals.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}