Polaris PB4-60 User Manual

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1.2 Pool Pump Suction Entrapment Prevention Guidelines
At least
three (3) feet
Suction Outlet
(Main Drain)
Suction Outlet
(Main Drain)
No valves between
Tee and Main Drains
Listed/certified to latest
published version of
ANSI/ASME A112.19.8 - 2007
or its successor,
ANSI/APSP-16
Anti-entrapment
Cover/Grate or Suction Fitting,
screw-fastened
to Main Drain Sump
Listed/certified to latest
published version of
ANSI/ASME A112.19.8 - 2007
or its successor,
ANSI/APSP-16
Anti-entrapment
Cover/Grate or Suction
Fitting, screw-fastened
to Main Drain Sump
Valves OK between
pump and Tee
Pump
Figure 1. Number of Suction Outlets Per Pump
Pump suction is hazardous and can trap and drown or disembowel bathers. Do not use or operate
swimming pools, spa, or hot tubs if a suction outlet cover is missing, broken, or loose. The following
guidelines provide information for pump installation that minimizes the risk of injury to users of pools, spas, and
hot tubs:
Entrapment Protection - The pump suction system must provide protection against the hazards of suction
entrapment.
Suction Outlet Covers - All suction outlets must have correctly installed, screw-fastened covers in place. All
suction outlet (drain) covers must be maintained. Drain covers must be listed/certied to the latest version of
ANSI
®
/ASME
®
A112.19.8 or its successor standard, ANSI/APSP-16. They must be replaced if cracked, broken, or
missing.
Number of Suction Outlets Per Pump - Provide at least two (2) hydraulically-balanced main drains, with covers,
as suction outlets for each circulating pump suction line. The centers of the main drains (suction outlets) on any
one (1) suction line must be at least three (3) feet apart, center to center. See Figure 1.
The system must be built to include at least two (2) suction outlets (drains) connected to the pump whenever
the pump is running. However, if two (2) main drains run into a single suction line, the single suction line may be
equipped with a valve that will shut off both main drains from the pump. The system shall be constructed such that
it shall not allow for separate or independent shutoff or isolation of each drain. See Figure 1.
More than one (1) pump can be connected to a single suction line as long as the requirements above are met.
Water Velocity - The maximum water velocity through the suction tting or cover for any suction outlet must be
1.5 feet per second unless the outlet complies with the latest version of ANSI/ASME A112.19.8 or its successor
standard, ANSI/APSP-16, the standard for Suction Fittings For Use in Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas, and
Hot Tubs. In any case, do not exceed the suction tting’s maximum designed ow rate.
If 100% of the pump’s ow comes from the main drain system, the maximum water velocity in the pump suction
hydraulic system must be six (6) feet per second or less, even if one (1) main drain (suction outlet) is completely
blocked. The ow through the remaining main drain(s) must comply with the latest version of ANSI/ASME
A112.19.8 or its successor standard, ANSI/APSP-16, the standard for Suction Fittings For Use in Swimming
Pools, Wading Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs.
Testing and Certication - Suction outlet covers must have been tested by a nationally recognized testing
laboratory and found to comply with the latest version of ANSI/ASME A112.19.8 or its successor standard, ANSI/
APSP-16, the standard for Suction Fittings For Use in Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs.
Fittings - Fittings restrict ow; for best efciency use fewest possible ttings (but at least two (2) suction outlets).
Avoid ttings which could cause an air trap.
Pool cleaner suction ttings must conform to applicable International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical
Ofcials (IAPMO
®
) standards.
WARNING

Polaris PB4-60 Specifications

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Brand	Polaris
Model	PB4-60
Category	Water Pump
Language	English