Filter cross-reference lookup

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Type the number on the end cap or the box. This page lists every cartridge in the dataset that carries it, with the OEM, Unicel, Pleatco, and Filbur numbers already on that row, plus diameter, length, and fittings. Each name links to that filter page. The homepage search opens one part-number page and leaves this step out. The size lookup is the other tool, for when the number is gone. This one does not add a number the catalogs do not already have.

Retailer buttons stay on the filter page. A listing this site has opened is labeled there, and a search is labeled as a search. This page does not print a price.

The table stays empty until a number matches. Try C-8326, 6540-476, or FC-0161.

Questions

Which part numbers can I look up?

Any OEM, Unicel, Pleatco, or Filbur number that is already in this site’s dataset. The dataset is built from the Unicel 2026 Replacement Guide, the Pleatco 2023 catalog, the Filbur catalog, and the other sources named on each filter page. A number that is not in those sources will not appear. This lookup does not invent a match.

Does one number always mean one cartridge?

No. Some numbers are listed on more than one cartridge. The lookup lists every row that carries the number you typed, with that row’s diameter, length, fittings, and square feet when a source printed them. Open each filter page and compare before you order.

Is a catalog cross-reference the same filter the spa maker sells?

No. A cross-reference is the filter maker’s match on size and fittings. Hot Spring’s maintenance page says to replace with genuine Watkins filters. Jacuzzi recommends filters designed for the specific model. Check the filter page, then the fittings, before you buy.

Sources

Each filter page names the catalog page its row came from. The documents behind the dataset, and the two maker sentences in the FAQ, are:

  1. Unicel 2026 Replacement Guide
  2. Pleatco 2023 Catalog (Pentair)
  3. Filbur Catalog & Reference Guide
  4. Hot Spring Spas: Maintenance Tips
  5. Jacuzzi: Hot Tub Filter Cleaning Made Easy

Numbers on this page are the ones those rows already store. The method is on the about page. A correction goes to contact, which reaches [email protected] and no other address.

Related: OEM vs Unicel vs Pleatco, how Filbur, Unicel, and Pleatco numbers compare, how to find your spa filter size, the replace and clean calculator, and the replacement schedule and reorder page, which adds the buy link for the cartridge you pick.