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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Pool Pump Suction Requirements
Hazardous Suction.
Can trap hair or body,
causing severe injury
or death.
• Do not block suction.
• Keep small children
under close adult
supervision at all times.
Pump suction is hazardous and can trap and drown
or disembowel bathers. Do not use or operate
swimming pools, spas, or hot tubs if a suction outlet
cover is missing, broken, or loose. Follow the
guidelines (Figure 3) for pump installation which
minimizes risk to users of pools, spas, and hot tubs.
Entrapment Protection
The pump suction system must provide protection
against the hazard of suction entrapment or hair
entrapment/entanglement. See Figure 3.
Suction Outlet Covers
All suction outlet covers (not included) must be
maintained. They must be replaced if cracked,
broken, or missing.
See Testing and Certication for outlet cover
certication requirements.
All suction outlets must have correctly installed,
screw-fastened covers in place.
Minimum of
3 ft.
Suction outlet
(main drain)
Suction outlet
(main drain)
IAPMO certified
anti-entrapment
cover or suction fitting,
screw-fastened to
main drain sump
IAPMO certified
anti-entrapment
cover or suction fitting,
screw-fastened to
main drain sump
Pump
Valves can be
used between
pump and Tee
No valves between
Tee and main drains
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