Products V60-400 Hayward Leaf Canister Basket

Perfect fit. This is my second purchase. The first one lasted over 4 years before succumbing to too much leaf bulk. Definitely well made.

ADDENDUM 1/19/25 - This puppy lasted 5 YEARS before it finally split and gave out. It got HEAVY use here in Florida - especially after hurricanes dropped buckets of leaves and debris in my pool. I've ordered another one today. It is worth every penny. I ordered this leaf canister after two original Hayward canisters burst from too many leaves. Yeah, I know, you have to empty these things before they reach the breaking point. But here in Florida at this time of year (February) if you don't have a screened in pool (I don't because I like sun), leaves from live oaks and water oaks are a constant hassle to clean out of a pool. With the Navigator running regularly to sweep the leaves, the canister can get full quickly and, sadly, split. This Val-pak canister is heavy duty, hard plastic and way stronger than the Hayward OEM replacement which, by comparison, seems flimsy. The Val-pak is also larger (more capacity), but it fits into the canister housing just fine allowing the O-ring lid and screw on housing to fit snugly with room to spare.

This product was a perfect replacement for the pool basket that I needed to replace after many years of use. The new product fit perfectly. It was easy to install.

I was skeptical that this would work out after my existing basket split under the strain of a full leaf load, but I was surprised. The strainer that arrived was not tapered like the one pictured in the listing or like the existing one I had, but it fits very well, and has a larger capacity (because it is not tapered). It appears and feels to be much sturdier than my old one, so I am pleased. It is labeled as a Val-Pak V60-400 just as described in the listing. The old one is on the left in the photo, and the new one is on the right.....I wired up the old one with some stainless steel wire while waiting for the new one.

thick sturdy material does not bow what you pick it up, bidder and so much, bigger and better than the original and replacement haywards

Much better and stronger than original. I went through 3 original filters. A little wind and leaves and the original would burst and break. This works awesome.

Better quality than Haywards plastic is thicker--wasn't sure it would fit since it doesn't have the same narrow bottoming, it did though

This leaf basket is very sturdy and not likely to split when there is a heavy leaf load inside. I was unhappy with other leaf baskets that I had purchased because the baskets split in several places if too many leaves were caught. I would recommend this item because it is heavy-duty.