Pentair Clean & Clear RP 100 sq ft Cartridge Filter
Best value — 100 sq ft for about $649 on a clean 54-owner base and a 5.8% complaint rate (read in August)
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⚔️ Matchup — Pentair Clean & Clear RP 100 sq ft Cartridge Filter vs Hayward StarClear Plus 120 sq ft Cartridge Filter
Specs
| Filter area | 100 sq ft |
| Elements | 1 (single-element) |
| Pool type | In-ground |
| Suits | About 10,000 gallons at the standard sizing rule |
| Warranty | 1 yr parts on the EC- SKU; 60 days on the plain SKU bought online |
Pros
- The cheapest major-brand filter here at 100 sq ft or more, at about $649
- 5.8% critical rate on 52 owners at the August read — among the lowest here
- The EC- SKU carries a full year online where the plain TradeGrade SKU gets sixty days
- Sized for the most common in-ground pool volume at the standard rule of thumb
Cons
- The listing photograph shows the larger CC150 housing, which one owner calls out as misleading
- One owner had a bleed-valve leak, filed a warranty claim, and was denied and redirected to a manufacturer warranty that had expired ten months earlier
- Another reports asking Pentair to verify authorized-seller status and never receiving an answer — the exact condition the warranty turns on
- 54 ratings is a real but modest base
A misleading listing photo, and a warranty that was denied when it was needed
3 of 52 ratings are critical (5.8%), read signed-in 2026-08-26. Small and specific: the listing image shows the bigger CC150 housing; one owner's bleed valve leaked and the claim was denied and bounced to an already-expired manufacturer warranty; another asked Pentair directly to verify seller authorisation and got no reply. · critical reviews read August 2026
FAQ
Who is the Pentair Clean & Clear RP 100 sq ft Cartridge Filter for?
You have a pool around 10,000 gallons and want a major brand's filter without paying four figures — and you are buying the EC- prefixed SKU, because the plain one drops your warranty to sixty days.
What do owners say about the Pentair Clean & Clear RP 100 sq ft Cartridge Filter?
4.6★ across 54 owner ratings (Amazon, read September 2026 · early data). What owners complain about: A misleading listing photo, and a warranty that was denied when it was needed
What is the warranty on the Pentair Clean & Clear RP 100 sq ft Cartridge Filter?
1 yr parts on the EC- SKU; 60 days on the plain SKU bought online
Record
- — Price read 2026-10-02 from the live Amazon offer (Creators API): $649, no deal flag; was $575. Published at read time per the 2026-09-15 rule, ahead of Prime Big Deal Days.
- — Our listed rating moved from 4.5★ across 52 to 4.6★ across 54 from the same read.
- — Review base read: 4.6★ across 54; a style menu; 8 visible reviews, no free-product (Amazon Vine) reviews, all US. So the rating describes this one product, bought by US owners.
Warranty — and what changes if you buy it on Amazon
1 yr parts on the EC- SKU; 60 days on the plain SKU bought online · you are buying this on Amazon
Read it yourself: Pentair warranty document · we read it . Terms change without announcement, so treat this as a dated snapshot. How warranty works by buy path →
✓ Safety: no active recall — No CPSC recall for any filter in this roundup (full database, 9,966 records, read 2026-08-26). A cartridge filter is a PRESSURE VESSEL: shut off the pump, open the manual air relief valve and wait for water rather than air before touching the closure — see /pool-school/pool-filter-pressure-vessel-safety/.
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Data last verified: October 2026. Ratings are real, dated reads — never scraped or invented. Full methodology and monetization disclosure: how we test.