What is a VGB compliant drain?
The VGB legislation mandates that all pools and spas are required to have ASME/ANSI A11. 19.8-2007 compliant drain covers with an additional anti-entrapment system when there is only one main drain other than an unblockable drain.
How long are VGB drain covers good for?
As with all other conditions, if you cannot confirm the life of the cover it is always better to replace with a new VGB compliant drain cover. CMP main drains have a seven year life from date of installation. All CMP drains and suctions are IAPMO Listed VGB Suction: Compliant to ANSI/APSP – 16 2011 & CPSC Requirements.
What are anti-entrapment drain covers?
The Act, designed to prevent life-threatening injuries and drownings by drain entrapment, specifies that every commercial pool and spa in the U.S. must be fitted with new compliant anti-entrapment safety drain cover by December, 19, 2008 or the pool and spa will be closed until the correction is made.
What is an anti vortex cover?
The anti-vortex drain cover complies with new Federal laws to help prevent swimmers from being trapped underwater due to excessive suction created by the pump and drain combination. Drain cover measures 7⅝ inch diameter outside, 6⅞ inch center (diameter between screw holes).
What is the VGB?
In December 2007 the United States Congress passed the Virginia Graeme Baker (VGB) Pool & Spa Safety Act, which requires that all swimming pool or spa drain covers manufactured, distributed or entered into commerce in the United States conform to the entrapment protection standards of the ASME/ANSI A112.
Can you be killed by a pool drain?
The vacuum effect in pool drains is powerful enough to hold swimmers, especially children, to the bottom of a pool. Swimmers can die from drowning or evisceration. From 1999 to 2008, according to CPSC data, there were 83 reports of suction entrapment, including 11 deaths and 69 injuries.
How does a vortex inhibitor work?
When put to use, such tanks are designed to deliver large, fast-flowing volumes of water, and vortex inhibitors play a vital role by preventing air being drawn into a system, which ultimately has the undesirable effect of reducing the flow rate.
Why does my pool have two drains?
When constructing a new swimming pool, if you are going to use a main drain it is required that you use two. This is due to safety regulations to help prevent Main Trap Entrapment. Main drain entrapment occurs when the suction is so great through a single main drain that a person can become stuck on or in the drain.
Why do I need a VGB drain cover for my Pool?
VGB Swimming Pool Drain Covers Since the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act was officially enacted in 2008, all pools must have VGB main drain covers to prevent drain entrapments and vacuum effects that can be dangerous, even fatal. Even older swimming pools can follow these rules with a few safety adjustments.
Can a pool drain cover be used with a sump grate?
VGB Drain Covers & Sump Grates. These drain sump covers are unblockable and are qualified “Field Fabricated Outlets”, which can be used with existing pool outlets (drains). However, these drain covers are not intended for pools with single main drains, except in special cases.
Can a flat drain cover be used in a pool?
Even older swimming pools can follow these rules with a few safety adjustments. We have a number of different products available that can make a pool compliant with this legislation, from flat pool drain covers to barriers around pools that make them more safe.
How big of a drain cover do I Need?
Custom sizes can be supplied to accommodate virtually any existing drain sump or outlet. We also provide certified stainless steel drain covers and sump grates as a complete unit in standard 18-in. x 18-in. and 24-in. x 24-in. sizes that accommodate flow rates over 1,100 gallons.