A new federal safety pool law goes into effect on December 19.
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For the most part, pools and spas located in single-family dwellings aren’t immediately impacted.
“Due to the tremendous amount of work the agency has to do regarding [the commercial section] of the Pool and Spa Safety Act, we are not working on [the residential portion] at this time,†said Scott Wolfson, spokesman for CPSC, which is in charge of administering the act.
spishex said:There does seem to be some debate among existing residential pool owners about whether or not the health department is going to start coming door-to-door to check for compliance. Granted, any new build is going to have to meet the criteria period, but there is a bit of confusion as pointed out in the link.
tagprod said:spishex said:There does seem to be some debate among existing residential pool owners about whether or not the health department is going to start coming door-to-door to check for compliance. Granted, any new build is going to have to meet the criteria period, but there is a bit of confusion as pointed out in the link.
you'll get the door slammed in your face if you come to my house to "inspect" my pool.
JasonLion said:Right now the only part of the rule that applies to residential pools is that it is illegal to sell or install a non-compliant drain.
Some of the insurance companies are thinking about requiring compliance from residential pools before they will issue insurance. The federal government also offers incentives to states that legislate some kind of requirements for residential compliance. Neither of these things appear to have been implemented anywhere yet, but I expect we will start seeing some preliminary actions along these lines by sometime this summer.