Pentair 24" Triton® II Side Mount Filter EC-140264

Pentair Triton® II 24" Side Mount Sand Filter (EC-140264)

The Pentair Triton® II 24-inch Side Mount Sand Filter (Product #: EC-140264 / TR60) is a premier, heavy-duty residential water filtration system optimized for online retail distribution and meticulously engineered to deliver crystalline water clarity for medium-to-large inground swimming pools. This rugged filter vessel is manufactured using Pentair’s proprietary Glaslok™ process, creating a seamless, one-piece fiberglass-reinforced unibody shell featuring a specialized UV-resistant almond surface finish designed to eliminate fiber "blooming," structural cracking, and chemical degradation over decades of continuous outdoor weathering. Shipped with open, threaded side-mount bulkhead connectors and without an attached multi-port backwash valve body, the EC-140264 provides pool builders and homeowners complete flexibility to customize their equipment pad with a variety of compatible 1.5-inch or 2-inch multiport or push-pull slide valves. Internally, the filter is equipped with an advanced swing-away water diffuser and heavy-duty, threaded lateral grids that distribute water perfectly across its 3.14 square feet of effective filtration area, comfortably supporting a continuous design flow rate of 63 gallons per minute (GPM) at a maximum operating pressure of 50 PSI. This highly balanced hydraulic profile eliminates water channeling, maximizing dirt-holding capacity while substantially extending filtration cycles to minimize backwashing frequency and conserve thousands of gallons of treated water. Routine inspection and seasonal winterization are made effortless by a heavy-duty, threaded 8-inch top closure with a built-in manual air relief valve and pressure gauge for tool-free interior access, alongside an integrated internal air bleed system and a specialized combination sand-and-water drain plug at the base of the tank. The dry weight of the Pentair Triton II EC-140264 filter tank body is approximately 40 pounds (noting that full operational deployment requires an initial media charge of 325 pounds of standard pool silica sand, or a combination of 250 pounds of sand and 75 pounds of pea gravel), delivering an exceptionally strong, reliable, and low-maintenance centerpiece for modern aquatic filtration pads.