Hate to necro this but I did just come across this civil case Hayward Indus. v. Ningbo C.F. Elec. Tech Co., CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:20-CV-00710-FDW-DSC, (W.D.N.C. May. 27, 2021) (“CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:20-CV-00710-FDW-DSC”), where Ningbo C.F. Elec. Tech Co. was listed as the manufacturer for BlueWorks...
That side view is what I was missing, and. after seeing that, I'd say they are different. However, I did run across pumps like the Speck Badu Eco M3 that do use the Impower motor, or at least the units still being sold online are using it.
My Impower motor just died a couple of days ago after nearly 4 years. I tore it down just for the heck of it. It's actually a pretty well built motor.
Is it me or do the motors Hayward is using for their variable speed models (example: SP2602VSP) look an awful lot like these motors, though...