http://www.SwimmingPoolSteve.com - Hot tub filters are made from paper and with proper care you can hope to get one to two years of use from them. Regular cleaning (every 30 days) with a hot tub filter cleaner is the best way to have them last and perform well. If you are simply rinsing your hot tub filters with water then this will not clean the oil that is saturating the paper filter. If you do not clean your filters properly (or often enough) then they will wear prematurely from the additional resistance to flow and the pressure from the spa pump trying to force water through them. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu93XibCJdE

http://www.SwimmingPoolSteve.com - If you have a problem with your pool pump breaking or failing early this video will discuss the most common reasons that pool pumps fail early. In order to get the most life out of your pool pump the pump needs to be sized correctly for your system and installed in such a way as to limit restrictions to flow such as friction loss. If you are looking to learn more about how to correctly size a pool pump for your system you can read this article from Swimming Pool Steve: http://www.swimmingpoolsteve.com/pages/pool-pump-reviews.html This article also has a buyers guide for swimming pool pumps that compares every brand, ,make and model of pool pump side by side based on FLOW RATES and not horsepower! If you would like to see a helpful video review series where Steve inspects 50 pool equipment installations for deficiencies you can find that here: http://www.swimmingpoolsteve.com/pages/installation-tips.html ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLlz4sI-coQ