Pentair Kreepy Krauly Kruiser Foot Pad Kit, K12450

The Pentair K12450 is the foot pad kit for the Kreepy Krauly Kruiser pool cleaner. It is the genuine Pentair replacement, supplied as a kit.

Why the foot pad wears

The foot pad is the part of the Kruiser that is actually touching the pool. Every hour the cleaner runs, that pad is dragging across plaster, tile or vinyl, and it is designed to take that wear so the body of the cleaner does not. It is a consumable, in the same way a brush or a tire on any other cleaner is a consumable.

What a worn pad looks like

Owners usually notice the symptom before the cause. The Kruiser slows down, sits in one corner, loses the wall climb it used to manage, or covers less of the pool in the same run time. Once the pad is thin, torn or glazed over, the cleaner cannot get the same purchase on the surface and its walk falls apart. Replacing the pad restores the grip it was built with. Check that you have the Kruiser and not another Kreepy Krauly model, since Pentair specifies different pads across the range.