{"product_id":"lateral-hub-assembly-s244s-s220s","title":"Hayward Lateral Hub Assembly (S244S, S220S)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hayward SX242MA1S is the folding umbrella lateral assembly with center pipe for the Pro Series side mount S220S and S244S sand filters. It comes as one assembly: the hub, the laterals and the center pipe, so there is no threading individual laterals into a hub inside the tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFit and history\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt fits the S220S and S244S built after 1999, and it replaces the earlier SX242MA1. Hayward made the new version backward compatible, so it goes into the filters that originally shipped with the old number.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy the folding design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe laterals fold up against the center pipe so the whole assembly passes through the tank opening, then unfold to lie flat on the tank floor under the sand. That is what makes a lateral swap possible without cutting the tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiagnosis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSand blowing back into the pool through the returns almost always means a cracked lateral. Drain the sand, inspect, and if any lateral is damaged replace the assembly rather than hunting for a single lateral.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hayward","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48624880550100,"sku":"HAY-051-1373","price":124.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/9568\/2516\/files\/default_3121fc85-4fe1-4f89-a439-a3b4b2c7857b.png?v=1788648900","url":"https:\/\/www.activepoolsupply.com\/products\/lateral-hub-assembly-s244s-s220s","provider":"Active Pool Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}