Guides & cross-reference notes
Fitment guides, cross-reference charts and repair notes for Hayward, Pentair, Jandy, Sta-Rite and Zodiac equipment — written by the people who mould the parts, not by a copywriter.
42 guides
Latest · September 25, 2026 · 5 min read
The chain from an original part to a production run has five links. Knowing which one your supplier is weakest at tells you where the returns will come from.
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September 24, 2026 · Repair & service · 15 min read
A Baracuda that quits, crawls or circles has only a handful of possible causes, and they sort themselves in a fixed order. Here is that order, what a worn diaphragm and foot pad look like, how hose length and weight placement change behaviour, and which cassette parts fit which generation.
September 23, 2026 · Sourcing & trade · 5 min read
Classification is the decision that sets your duty rate, and it is yours to make as importer of record — not your supplier's. Here is the framework.
September 22, 2026 · Repair & service · 13 min read
A Stealth that drips at the backplate, growls or has lost flow comes apart in a fixed order. Here is that order, the seal-size trap that catches half of first-time rebuilds, and when the impeller-and-diffuser kit beats buying parts one at a time.
September 21, 2026 · Sourcing & trade · 5 min read
Ninety days is enough to go from nothing to first stock on the shelf, if the sequence is right. Most of the delay in a failed launch is doing things in the wrong order.
September 18, 2026 · Sourcing & trade · 5 min read
The unit price is the least useful number on most quotations. What decides your landed cost is the six things the quote does not say.
September 17, 2026 · Repair & service · 14 min read
The Raypak Digital's display codes (PRS, HL1/HL2, SNS, IGN, ROL) point to a side of the heater, not a part. Here is the order to check them in, what the Unitherm governor is doing, and which components are aftermarket work versus OEM-only.
September 16, 2026 · Sourcing & trade · 5 min read
The question is not which model is better. It is which model each individual part belongs in, and the answer is usually visible in two numbers.
September 15, 2026 · Repair & service · 12 min read
PS, HLS, AFS, IGN, AGS, SFS and the E-codes all point somewhere specific. Here is how to read the panel, what to check before touching a part, and which parts are aftermarket work versus OEM-only.
September 14, 2026 · Sourcing & trade · 5 min read
Material is the specification that decides whether a part lasts a season or five, and it is the one most commonly left off the purchase order.
September 11, 2026 · Sourcing & trade · 5 min read
A mixed order of small parts is mostly air. How it is packed and loaded decides both what you pay in freight and what arrives broken.
September 9, 2026 · Sourcing & trade · 5 min read
You are allowed to say what a part fits. You are not allowed to imply who made it. The line between those two sentences is where the complaints happen.
