Episode 204: AquaStar Pipeline Filters - Reinventing the Way Cartridge Filters are Designed with Todd Pieri and Steve Barnes
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Episode Summary
Today, we sit down once again with AquaStar Pool Products COO Todd Pieri and Director of Science and Compliance Steve Barnes.
Founded in 2000, AquaStar grew to become a vertically-integrated company that offers a variety of products such as spa jets and fittings, skimmers, ozonators, chlorinators, cleaners, and—as we talk about at length in today’s episode—pipeline filters.
Our guests reveal what sets AquaStar’s filters apart from the competition, outperforming units twice its size and making pool ownership easy with its intuitive design. They also speak on upcoming products in the company’s pipeline.
Topics Discussed
01:12 - The process behind the design of AquaStar’s pipeline filter and its competitive advantage
07:35 - ANSI pool standards for operation and maintenance
13:08 - The filter’s NSF testing data
19:48 - Features and benefits
32:51 - How often to clean the filter
34:55 - AquaStar’s rep coverage
37:46 - Upcoming products in the pipeline
Key Quotes From Episode
What does the label say on the filter that you’re servicing or going to replace? Compare that to what your pool operating flow rates are, and select a filter based on that, because a lot of these giant filters have no higher flow rating and that’s why we open them up and find them half-clean. ~Steve
You cannot ignore basic hydraulics. The hydraulics are the hydraulics, and we’ve made a unit superior relative to size than anybody else out there at this point. ~Todd
Everything AquaStar focuses on is, “What is it like to own this product?” ~Todd
Our goal is to make the pool industry successful and pool ownership easy. ~Todd
