
Quick overview
- Genuine Raypak part Factory part number 015285F rather than a generic coupler insert.
- Supplied as a kit Comes as a complete coupler insert kit, not a single loose piece.
- Taco pump application The 4J coupler insert used on the Taco circulator side of the assembly.
- Durable construction Raypak builds the kit from hard wearing materials for a routine service item.
- Straightforward service The insert is designed to be changed as a maintenance item rather than a teardown.
- Raypak equipment Listed for use with Raypak products.
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Product details
The Raypak 015285F is the 4J pump coupler insert Taco kit, a genuine Raypak service part supplied as a complete kit.
What a coupler insert does
A coupler joins a motor shaft to a pump shaft, and the insert is the flexible piece in the middle that carries the drive. It is intentionally the weakest link in the chain. It takes up small misalignments and absorbs the shock of starting, and it wears out over time so that the shafts and bearings on either side of it do not.
When to change it
A tired insert makes noise before it fails outright, usually a rattle or a knock that rises and falls with load. Left long enough it lets go completely, and then the motor runs while the pump does nothing. Because the kit is inexpensive next to the parts it protects, it is worth changing at the first sign of wear rather than waiting.
This is the Raypak part, number 015285F, built from durable materials and intended as a routine service item.
| Brand | Raypak |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer part number | 015285F |
| UPC | 840891038467 |
| Type | Pump coupler insert kit |
| Model reference | 4J |
| Pump | Taco |
| Part type | Pool Heater Part |
| Shipping weight | 0.25 lb |
| Ships | Parcel |
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