Hayward Industries, Inc.

Douglas H Philhower

Kevin L Potucek

Benoit Joseph Renaud

Dennis Willis

Patrick John Forsythe

William M Normyle

Jirawat (Jeffrey) Sumonthee

Jason Parcell

Jon Terence Stone

Gary Ortiz

Scott Petty

Jeffrey Sumonthee

Power supplies for pool and spa equipment are disclosed. In one embodiment, the power supply includes a buoyant housing, a peripheral float, at least one solar cell positioned on the buoyant housing for collecting sunlight and converting same to electrical energy, and a power cable for interconnecting the power supply and pool/spa equipment. In other embodiments, first and second inductive power couplings are provided for powering pool and spa equipment. The power couplings can also be installed using existing plumbing features of the pool or spa.

Power supplies for pool and spa equipment

A self-priming dedicated water feature pump is provided. The water feature pump can include a strainer housing connected to a pump housing. The strainer housing can include a reservoir for allowing water to enter the strainer housing so that the pump can self-prime. The strainer housing can also include a post installed within the reservoir. The post can function to prevent a strainer basket from being installed in the strainer housing. The post can be of sufficient volume and/or geometry to allow enough water to enter the strainer housing so that the water feature pump can self-prime while also preventing a strainer basket from being installed in the strainer housing.

Self-priming dedicated water feature pump

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Henderson, NV, United States of America

Douglas H Philhower