
Quick overview
- Genuine Hayward part The factory SP0410X602S slide valve kit, not an aftermarket body.
- Push pull action You change position by pulling the handle up and pushing it back down, with no dial to line up.
- Filter and backwash The two things a sand filter needs day to day, cleaning the water and cleaning the bed.
- 2 inch plumbing Sized for 2 inch pipe.
- Sold as a kit Supplied as a valve kit rather than a loose body.
- Fewer parts to fail A slide valve has less going on inside than a multiport, so there is less to bypass as the seals age.
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Product details
The Hayward SP0410X602S is a 2 inch push pull slide valve kit. It is the genuine Hayward part, supplied as a kit.
How a slide valve works
Instead of rotating a dial through several positions, a slide valve moves a shaft in and out of the body. Down is filter and up is backwash. That is all a sand filter needs to run and to clean itself, and it is a simpler mechanism than a multiport with fewer sealing faces to leak past as the valve ages.
Operating it
Always stop the pump before moving the handle. Moving a valve under flow is how seals get torn and how a filter takes a pressure spike it was not built for. Pull up for backwash, run until the water in the sight glass runs clear, then shut down and push the handle back to filter.
When to replace
A slide valve that leaks sand back to the pool, weeps around the shaft, or will not hold a position has worn its internal seals. At that point the kit is the fix.
| Brand | Hayward |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer part number | SP0410X602S |
| UPC | 610377041706 |
| Type | Slide valve kit |
| Action | Push pull |
| Size | 2 in |
| Function | Filter and backwash |
| Shipping weight | 4.2 lb |
| Ships | Parcel |
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