Hayward W560 Navigator Standard Canister Reviews Summary

Design and Usability

Pros:

• "Product came on time and was easily assembled."
• "Easy to attach pictures existing hose and easy to clean out."
• "This thing is awesome!"
• "Works perfect with the Warrior pool cleaner, just as designed! Traps debris before it reaches the pool pump strainer so I don't have to clean out the pump basket as often."
• "This is what I have been needing forever! Installs easily and catches debris before it makes it to the pump filter so this makes life much easier!"
• "5 starts to Hayward on the design and ease of installing this item."
• "Don't forget to place a nylon (ladies stockings) in the filter. It traps everything down to a grain of sand."

Cons:

• "The basket /strainer inside broke after a few light use (few weeks)."
• "It does the job. The problem is it is impossible to open!"
• "This is a horrible design. When it is time to clean out the canister, it is almost impossible to remove the top from the canister body."
• "I spent so much time trying to figure out how to connect it to a standard pool vacuum hose and pump."
• "This thing works, but the rubber washer around the white top is near impossible to remove. It takes me 20-30 minutes every time I need to empty it."
• "The coupling for male and female seem to be reversed so I need to switch out the basket."
• "The only issue I have is that sometimes the lid is a little hard to get off."

Performance and Quality

Pros:

• "Saving me a lot time, since I don’t have to open pump basket as often as before."
• "It works very well."
• "Canister basket does a good job, but smaller debris passes through the Canister basket grid pattern to the pump."
• "This worked like a charm and the unit has a basket in it that is really easy to clean."
• "It's like a little garbage can for leaves and debris."
• "The plastic is sturdy and shows very little signs of wear from UV and chlorine exposure."
• "This filter does what it is intended to do - filter debris picked up by the pool cleaner so that the debris does not get all the way to the pool pump."

Cons:

• "The inner basket tore when the inner sock became full. That renders the product useless."
• "This does not work. while it will collect the leaves while you vacuum it decreases the suction and will not allow the smaller sand to be vacuumed up, making it worthless."
• "Basket inside burst within 2 weeks and I have a minimal debris location."
• "The basket isn't very strong or durable."
• "However, as other reviews noted, the internal basket is a cheap soft plastic that broke after two weeks."
• "The leaf basket inside the canister seems to be made of a very low-grade or inappropriate type of plastic."
• "The strainer cracked during the first the use."

Convenience and Maintenance

Pros:

• "Now I don't even have to shut it off if I don't want to. Pop this off, dump it, and right back to vacuuming."
• "This can be cleaned, with the pump running and that is a huge plus."
• "Leaves stay out of your pool plumbing."
• "Will definitely reduce the amount of debris that makes it to the pool filter."
• "Our old canister had a mesh bag that was difficult to empty and clean. This one makes clean up a snap: just dump and hose out and it's ready for the next round of leaves."
• "This will dramatically reduce the amount of time spent maintaining the pool."
• "Anyone vacuuming a pool should use one of these. Catches all the trash before it gets to the pump, saving dozens of trips across the yard to empty the pump basket."

Cons:

• "My only complaint is that it is often hard to get the top off to empty the basket."
• "Taking the top off is very difficult, so hard that I will shake the debris out."
• "I paid more for the name brand basket. BIG MISTAKE. I had to use flat head screwdrivers and all my strength to pry the lid off every time."
• "Removing the lid is so difficult. You have to pry it open, essentially breaking the seal."
• "And it is insanely difficult to open."
• "When you need to open it to empty it, the top is incredibly hard to get off."
• "Getting the main top unscrewed was impossible. It is not easy to remove."