IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
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HIGH PRESSURE FROM THE SAND FILTER CAN CAUSE SEVERE INJURY OR MAJOR PROPERTY
DAMAGE DUE TO TANK SEPARATION. RELEASE ALL PRESSURE AND READ INSTRUCTIONS
BEFORE WORKING ON THE SAND FILTER. IF THE FILTER CLAMP IS ADJUSTED UNDER
PRESSURE, THE TANK CAN SEPARATE, CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR MAJOR PROPERTY
DAMAGE.
PUMPS REQUIRE HIGH VOLTAGE WHICH CAN SHOCK, BURN, OR CAUSE DEATH. BEFORE
WORKING ON PUMP! ALWAYS DISCONNECT POWER TO THE POOL PUMP AT THE CIRCUIT
BREAKER BEFORE SERVICING THE PUMP. FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN DEATH OR
SERIOUS INJURY TO SERVICE PERSON, POOL USERS OR OTHERS DUE TO ELECTRIC SHOCK.
POOL AND SPA PUMPS MOVE LARGE VOLUMES OF WATER, WHICH CAN POSE EXTREME
DANGER IF A PERSON;S HAIR COMES IN PROXIMITY TO A DRAIN THAT IS NOT THE PROPER
SIZE FOR THE PUMP OR PUMPS.
The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act imposes certain new requirements on
owners and operators of swimming pools and spas. Pools or spas constructed on or after
December 20, 2008, shall utilize:
(A) No submerged suction outlets, a gravity drainage system with ASME/ANSI cover(s), one or
more unblock-able outlets; or
(B) A multiple main drain system without isolation capability with suction outlet covers that meet
ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 Suction Fittings for Use in Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas, and
Hot Tubs and either:
(I) A safety vacuum release system (SVRS) meeting ASME/ANSI A112.19.17 Manufactured
Safety Vacuum Release Systems (SVRS) for Residential and Commercial Swimming Pool,
Spa, Hot Tub, and Wading Pool Suction Systems and/or ASTM F2387 Standard Specification
for Manufactured Safety Vacuum Release Systems (SVRS) for Swimming Pools, Spas and Hot
Tubs or
(ii) A properly designed and tested suction-limiting vent system or
(iii) An automatic pump shut-off system.
Pools and spas constructed prior to December 20, 2008, with a single submerged suction outlet
shall use a suction outlet cover that meets ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 and either:
(A) A multiple main drain system without isolation capability, or
(B) A safety vacuum release system (SVRS) meeting ASME/ANSI A112.19.17 and/or ASTM
F2387, or
(C) A properly designed and tested suction-limiting vent system, or
(D) An automatic pump shut-off system, or
(E) Disabled submerged outlets, or
(F) Suction outlets shall be reconfigured into return inlets.
