RobS (Virginia)
Posts: 8
Posts: 8
Posted:
Hi everyone,
I was just made aware of a Federal law passed last December called the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. This new Federal law applies to every pool in the country and requires that your pool has at least two main drains to prevent a person from getting "sucked" onto a single drain. It turns out that almost every pool built before 2001 only has a single drain.
Here is the bad news. You pool will not be able to open for the 2009 season unless you modify it to become Graeme Baker Act approved. Here is a link to the act: www.cpsc.gov/pssa.pdf
Our pool company has given us an initial estimate of $6,000 to add in a second drain.
I am really surprised there hasn't been more of a publicity push for such a major change to almost every pool in the country. My county alone has over 350 pools. What are the odds they will all be ready for next Summer?
-Rob
I was just made aware of a Federal law passed last December called the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. This new Federal law applies to every pool in the country and requires that your pool has at least two main drains to prevent a person from getting "sucked" onto a single drain. It turns out that almost every pool built before 2001 only has a single drain.
Here is the bad news. You pool will not be able to open for the 2009 season unless you modify it to become Graeme Baker Act approved. Here is a link to the act: www.cpsc.gov/pssa.pdf
Our pool company has given us an initial estimate of $6,000 to add in a second drain.
I am really surprised there hasn't been more of a publicity push for such a major change to almost every pool in the country. My county alone has over 350 pools. What are the odds they will all be ready for next Summer?
-Rob