- Jul 21, 2013
- 65,253
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
The Oregon Governor signed the strongest Right-to-Repair bill yet, banning 'Parts Pairing'.
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Hayward has begun chipping SWG cells so that only genuine Hayward SWG cells can be used by their latest systems. It sounds like that is a form of parts pairing that would be banned, at least in Oregon.
The bill also requires documentation and tools for repair to be made available. Maybe this will unlock repair information from Jandy, Hayward, and Pentair that they have made authorized dealer only.
It will be interesting to see how the pool equipment industry responds to this.
Oregon Governor Signs Strongest Right-to-Repair Bill Yet, Banning 'Parts Pairing'
The new law, which Apple opposed, prevents manufacturers from using software to block the use of third-party components during a repair.
Hayward has begun chipping SWG cells so that only genuine Hayward SWG cells can be used by their latest systems. It sounds like that is a form of parts pairing that would be banned, at least in Oregon.
The bill also requires documentation and tools for repair to be made available. Maybe this will unlock repair information from Jandy, Hayward, and Pentair that they have made authorized dealer only.
It will be interesting to see how the pool equipment industry responds to this.
