VGB-Compliant Pool Drain Covers

VGB-Compliant Drain Covers

Improper swimming pool main drains can cause serious injury or death. Natare offers expertise on Virginia Graeme Baker (VGB) Pool & Spa Safety Act, including certified VGB-compliant drain covers, grates, and sump covers.

The selection of an appropriate VGB-compliant cover requires a review and analysis of drain sizes, system flow rates, and other aspects of the existing design. Natare can assist in the proper selection of a drain.

VGB Drain Covers & Sump Grates

Natare’s certified VGB drain covers and sump grates comply with the requirements of the VGB Pool & Spa Safety Act when used in conjunction with the appropriate certification of a Registered Design Professional as stipulated in the ANSI Standard.

These drain sump covers (or suction outlet fitting assemblies) are unblockable and are qualified “Field Fabricated Outlets” or “Registered Design Professional Suction Outlet Fitting Assembles (RDP SOFAs), 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.

Natare certified VGB drain covers and sump grates are available in standard sizes for 18-in. x 18-in. or smaller drain openings, and 24-in. x 24-in. or smaller drain openings. These sump grates are available in stainless steel or our special GPM polymer. 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.

What Is the VGB Pool & Spa Safety Act?

In December 2007 the United States Congress passed the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act (VGB), which requires that all public 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 A112.19.8 performance standard, or any successor standard regulating such swimming pool or spa drain covers. This established minimum standards for construction, configuration, testing, and marketing to ensure that a pool or spa main drain does not pose a suction entrapment hazard.

Under the current VGB code ANSI/APSP/ICC-16 2017, Natare’s certified VGB drain covers and sump grates have been designed to meet or exceed the applicable requirements within this code once reviewed and certified by a registered design professional.

Warranty Information

Natare offers standard or custom-sized drain covers and sump grates to comply with all requirements of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act. Our team has the expertise to help you find the proper selection.

10 Year warranty before having to be replaced

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