{"product_id":"skimmer-basket","title":"CMP Kafko\/Equator Skimmer Basket","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe CMP 27180-163-000 is a replacement skimmer basket for Kafko and Equator skimmers, made to fit in place of the Kafko 19-0163-1.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIdentifying your basket\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe quickest check is the top rim. The basket this part replaces normally carries the number 1006 molded into the rim, so lift yours out and look before ordering. The body measures 6-1\/2 inches tall with 6-3\/4 inches across one end and 7-1\/2 inches across the other. Our sources disagree on which of those measurements is the top and which is the bottom, so measure both ends of the old basket and match the pair rather than a single figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy not run without one\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA skimmer basket is the last barrier before the pump. When it cracks or the rim breaks away, leaves pass straight through, and what would have been a basket change turns into a clogged impeller, a lost prime or a burnt out seal. Baskets are the cheapest part in the entire circulation loop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife expectancy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSun and cold both work on a skimmer basket. Most crack at the rim or at the handle first, and by then the plastic is brittle everywhere. If yours has gone that way, replace it rather than nursing it through another season.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CMP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48626224857300,"sku":"CTM-251-3018","price":32.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0801\/9568\/2516\/files\/default_76c91bea-7a5b-476f-b001-510d697dc950.jpg?v=1788706543","url":"https:\/\/www.activepoolsupply.com\/products\/skimmer-basket","provider":"Active Pool Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}