Maximizing Cartridge Filter Performance with Unicel’s President Christine Schaeffer

Christine Schaeffer is President of Unicel, a company with decades of expertise in aftermarket replacement filters. Born into the pool industry, she now carries on a family legacy built on innovation and quality manufacturing.

Dalton and Christine cover the evolution of cartridge filters, the misconceptions that persist around filtration, and practical ways to extend filter life. The conversation runs from the early innovations in synthetic media with DuPont through to modern maintenance practice.

Christine’s central point is that understanding the whole pool ecosystem, rather than the filter alone, is what produces better performance and fewer problems for service techs and homeowners. If you have wondered why filters fail, or how water chemistry affects how long they last, this one is for you.