Why Fat Tony Is the Boss of High Flow Filtration
Endoer Filtration's new FT series, which we call Fat Tony, is built for systems that need to run high flow rates. The name says it: big flow rate and big capacity to deliver the highest flow rate or longest service life on the market for its size. Here's how it differs from traditional high-flow cartridges, and how it compares in cost and capacity.
High-flow cartridges were made to take the place of the old technology, the bag filter, and they offer a reliably longer service life. The FT builds on those water filter cartridge advancements.
How Does the FT Compare to Other High-Flow Cartridges?
The technical difference is effective filtration area (EFA). You can benefit from greater EFA in two ways:
- Same flow, lower equipment cost. You get the flow rate you need in a lower-cost housing and cartridge.
- Longer service life. If high flow rate isn't your most critical goal, the large EFA gives you a longer duration between cartridge replacements.
Do You Want a Shorter Filter Cartridge?
Where a traditional high-flow design typically needs a 60" cartridge to get the filtration area a system requires, the FT delivers more filtration area in a 40" length. A 40" cartridge is easier to wrestle out of the housing and gives you more room to maneuver. It also means you may not need a platform to reach and remove it. With a 60" cartridge in a housing body that's raised off the floor, you often do.
What's the Catch?
The FT is a cartridge and housing designed to work together, and the cartridges are 8.2" OD. Existing housings cannot accommodate this new design, so the FT is for new systems.
If you're designing a new system, or you're ready to move up, the FT delivers a flow rate similar to a 21-round housing running 40" length, 2.7" diameter cartridges, with fewer cartridges to fumble around with to get in place and a smaller footprint.
How Does the Cost Compare?
The cost of a filtration system comes down to three things: the initial cost of the housing, the cost of the cartridges, and how many thousands of gallons of liquid the system can effectively filter.
Hurricane-style high-flow cartridges come from a well-known brand, and the pricing reflects that name recognition. The FT has a lower total cost per gallon, and lower costs to operate. If you're running bag filters or a polypropylene water filter cartridge in a large multi-round housing today, it's worth seeing what the Fat Tony system would save to run.
For a new high-flow system, the FT is worth a look as a liquid cartridge filter option. If you have an existing housing and want to keep it, we can look at other options that fit.
As a filtration equipment supplier, we can size the system, run the cost-per-gallon numbers with you, and provide pricing. Reach out anytime.