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WARNINGS AND IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
NOTE: VIRGINIA GRAEME BAKER POOL AND SPA SAFETY ACT
The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act raises 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 unblockable
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 construction 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.
For more information about the Act, contact the Consumer Product Safety Commission at 301 504 7908
or visit www.cpsc.gov.
IntelliFlo VS+ SVRS Installation and User's Guide
Entrapment Avoidance Notice:
The covers used on suction outlets should be approved and listed as conforming to the currently
published edition of ANSI/ASME A112.19.8 Standard. These covers should be inspected
regularly and replaced if cracked, broken or older than the design lifetime indicated on them by
the manufacturer. The maximum possible flow rate of this pump should be less than or equal
to the maximum approved flow rate indicated on the suction outlet cover by the manufacturer.
THE USE OF UNAPPROVED COVERS OR ALLOWING USE OF THE POOL OR SPA WHEN
COVERS ARE MISSING, CRACKED OR BROKEN CAN RESULT IN BODY OR LIMB
ENTRAPMENT, HAIR ENTANGLEMENT, EVISCERATION AND DEATH.