Current through December 21, 2024
(a) A public pool
shall be operated with a continuous overflow system.
(i) The overflow system shall be a
perimeter-type system or a system of overflow skimmers.
(b) A general-use pool or a limited-use pool
with more than two thousand (2,000) square feet (185.78m²) of surface area
shall use a perimeter-type overflow system.
(c) A limited-use pool with less than two
thousand (2,000) square feet (185.87m²) of surface area shall use a
perimeter-type system or a skimmer system.
(d) A perimeter-type system shall in addition
be connected to the re-circulation system with a system surge capacity of at
least one (1) gallon (3.785 1) per square foot (.3m²) of pool surface.
(i) External surge systems shall be capable
of transferring water at a rate equal to one-hundred (100) percent of the
design pool flow rate.
(e) Gutters shall:
(i) Drain in two (2) minutes or less after
sudden flooding;
(ii) Extend
completely around the pool;
(iii)
Be smooth and easy to clean;
(iv)
Slope at least one-eighth (1/8) inch (3mm) per foot (30cm); and
(v) In combination with the upper rim of the
pool, constitute a handhold.
(f) A skimmer-type system shall:
(i) Have one skimmer for each four-hundred
(400) square feet (37.17m²) of surface area with a minimum of two skimmers
per pool;
(ii) Be used only in
conjunction with a continuous handhold extending the full perimeter of the
pool; and
(iii) Be located so as to
achieve effective skimming action over the entire surface area of the
pool.
(g) Where surface
skimmers are used in a spa pool, the flow rate through the skimmer shall:
(i) Be designed to provide fifty (50) percent
of the total turnover rate with a maximum flow through any single skimmer of
thirty (30) gpm;
(ii) Have the
minimum width of a skimmer intake throat of five (5) inches (12.Scm);
and
(iii) Where surface skimmers
are used as the sole overflow system, one (1) surface skimmer shall be provided
for each one hundred (100) square feet (9.3m²) or fraction thereof of the
spa's surface area.
(A) If a conflict arises
between (i) and this subsection, the subsection requiring the greatest number
of skimmers shall apply.
(iv) When two (2) or more skimmers are used
in a spa, they shall be located to maintain effective skimming action over the
entire surface area of the spa.
(h) Overflow systems shall be designed to
return overflow water to the re-circulation system ahead of the filters;
and
(i) Provisions shall be made
for diverting gutter water to waste when cleaning the gutter.
