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Blue Water Pool & Repair Corporation |
Public pools with a single main drain (other than an unblockable drain) also will need a system designed to prevent suction entrapment. These include a safety vacuum release system, suction-limiting vent system, gravity drainage system, automatic pump shut-off system, drain disablement or another system determined to be as effective. On the residential side, all pools built after 2008 must be constructed with such drain covers. All drain covers manufactured and sold in the United States must conform to the ASME/ANSI standard beginning next year. Other than that, the law establishes a grant program whereby states can receive money by passing safety legislation. The Consumer Product Safety Commission will administer the program and determine which minimum requirements state legislation must fulfill to qualify. |
The law is very similar to a bill that was passed last year. One addition came after a 6-year-old girl was entrapped by a drain and eviscerated in a Minnesota golf-club pool. The amendment states that within a year, all public pools must contain a main-drain cover that complies with ASME/ANSI A112.19.8. Existing public pools without those drain covers must be retrofitted. |