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.
32 guides
Latest · September 11, 2026 · 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.
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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.
September 7, 2026 · Sourcing & trade · 5 min read
A sample tells you almost nothing if you only look at it. Here is the eight-step check that actually predicts whether a part will come back as a return.
September 4, 2026 · Sourcing & trade · 5 min read
Ocean freight and production lead times mean spring stock is a Q4 decision. Ordering in February is ordering for June.
September 2, 2026 · Sourcing & trade · 5 min read
Aftermarket parts that fail rarely fail randomly. Five patterns account for almost all of it, and four of the five are visible before you place a volume order.
August 31, 2026 · Sourcing & trade · 5 min read
Almost every supplier claims to be a factory. Six questions separate the ones that mould parts from the ones that forward your email to someone who does.
August 28, 2026 · Sourcing & trade · 5 min read
Air freight is the expensive fix for a planning failure, except in the cases where it is simply the right answer. Knowing which is which is arithmetic.
August 26, 2026 · Sourcing & trade · 5 min read
Private label is mostly a packaging decision, not a manufacturing one. Knowing which of the two you are buying changes what you should pay for it.
August 24, 2026 · Sourcing & trade · 5 min read
There are parts we will not quote, and the reasons are worth understanding whoever you buy from. Certification boundaries do not care who made the part.
August 21, 2026 · Sourcing & trade · 5 min read
The MOQ number a factory quotes is less important than what it is attached to. Per SKU, per order or per carton produces completely different working capital.
August 19, 2026 · Sourcing & trade · 4 min read
A small number of parts account for most of what a service company actually replaces. Identifying yours is a query you can run today, not a guess.
August 17, 2026 · Sourcing & trade · 5 min read
The honest answer is that it depends entirely on which part you are talking about. Here is where the difference is real, where it is marketing, and where aftermarket is simply better value.
