Why do the Pelican™ Systems not require backwashing?
Pelican™ Systems operate in an up-flow design rather than the traditional down-flow. The reason for backwashing is to fluff the media bed and not to wash out contaminants as most people are lead to believe. The Pelican Systems media is continuously being fluffed in the up-flow design from the normal water flow. Other down-flow systems have a tendency to channel causing the media to be ineffective. The Pelican™ Systems uses an up-flow design to be more effective and avoid those possibilities.
