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VGB Act - Revisited

Posted by Brian Lane on June 29, 2010 at 12:50pm

In response to the recent article "Members of Congress Protest VGB", we would like to make the following comments:

As an industry participant, I agree there needs to be a uniform interpretation of the VGB Act not only on the federal level but also in local municipalities. I did some digging and found the following information on regulations.gov concerning the interpretation of "Unblockable Drain"

As we recognize main drains to be a possible danger, should we not consider the absence of main drains all together? On residential pools this is already being done on the polymer inground pools we sell online at propools.com through the use of an Aqua Genie Skimmer/Return.

We have installed the Aqua Genie systems locally on our pools and insist they still maintain proper water circulation for proper filtration and sanitization.

More Information on the VGB Act - http://www.cpsc.gov/LIBRARY/FOIA/FOIA10/brief/vgb.pdf

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  • Scott Heusser July 17, 2010 at 2:29pm
    Brian,

    The CPSC does not contain the expertise to supervise the pool industry. Moreover, the industry does not need supervision. The industry needs a mandate, at the state level in each state, to form a method of licensing and regulating its own. The model for doing this exists for licensing electricians, architects, doctors, etc. The organization that regulates those professional practices in each state are run by members of those professions, not some ignorant bureaucrat in Washington DC.
  • Brian Lane July 6, 2010 at 8:12am
    Scott, I agree with what you say regarding "We are the experts" but it does seem to me that there needs to be some sort of oversight in so much as consumer safety is concerned. From that point I feel the SPSC should be involved, but if not them some government standards agency.
  • Scott Heusser July 5, 2010 at 4:52pm
    Members of Congress are by and large ignorant. Not meaning this in an insulting way, but, the Congressional representation has NO CLUE what is involved or even how many people this impacts. It is purely an emotional reaction to a horrible incident that was entirely preventable. Unfortunately, this is how Congress operates. My opinion remains unchanged, we need a mandate for licensing of PROFESSIONAL pool and spa builders, not a law the the government has no expertise in. We are the experts, not the CPSC.
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