Pool Drain Safety
An important but often overlooked need is pool drain safety. Because drains use suction to filter things out of the water, they put people at risk for entrapment. If a small, light person gets too close to a pool drain, they can become trapped underwater. This can lead to a host of injuries including accidental drowning.
Install dual main drain suction points. These have been proven to be superior to single point suction drains.
Install VGBA compliant pool grates and drain covers.
Upgrade your pump to an SVRS (Safety Vacuum Release System) model.
From poolsafely.gov;
Ensure all pools and spas – both in your backyard and any public pool you may visit – have compliant drain covers.
Virginia Graeme Baker, after whom the Pool and Spa Safety Act is named, died from drowning due to a suction entrapment from a faulty drain cover. All public pools and spas must have drain grates or covers that meet safety standards to avoid incidents like the one that took Graeme’s life. Powerful suction from a pool or spa drain can even trap an adult.