Why Not Just Use A Mineral Extractor?

​Mineral Extractors are good with resins and loose carbon but have limitations with heavy and clumped filter media. 

 

Resin & Loose Carbon

After resin is fouled and is no longer able to exchange or has achieved capacity, the resin tank needs a rebed. This can be done with a Mineral Extractor. By forcing water into the vessel, the resin gets pushed up  into a riser tube where the resin comes out of the top of the tank as a nice slurry and can be emptied into a container. It's a fairly smooth process and they say you can remove 1 cubic foot of resin in 1 minute. Loose carbon can also be removed smoothly by the same process.  Cool!

 

Filter Medias

​​With filter medias however, and depending on the condition, there are challenges. In order for the extractor to work with smaller diameter tanks (2.5" openings), you first need to remove the distributor tube. Because of the weight of most filter medias and how they pack in overtime during service, the distributor tubes can't be pulled up and out of the tank.  Also, filter media can clump and because of this, the media can plug up the extractor tube. These things create issues using an extractor. Not cool!

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GOOD NEWS! The Rebed Box is your got to for both resins and all filter medias! As long as the media clumps are smaller than the tanks opening, they will drop out without a problem. Also, resins and carbon will be discharged at a faster rate than the extractor. Empty 1.5 cubic feet of resin and carbon in 30 seconds and 2.5 cubic feet of calcite in under 60 seconds! Very cool!