The VGBA Standard Changed in 2021 — What Have We Learned?
Mar 29, 2023
The Virginia Graeme Baker Act (VGBA) drain cover standard changed 18 months ago, on May 24, 2021. This webinar will focus on what we have learned. The update was implemented as a rolling change, allowing business as usual until the old drain covers sold out. Now, the newly updated law is hitting hard, and the new variable-speed pump rule complicates VGB Act compliance, forcing many existing public pools and spas to be closed. Join this webinar to get up to speed on what’s changed, learn the three things you need to achieve compliance, and take advantage of the opportunity to have questions answered by a subject matter expert.
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The Virginia Graeme Baker Act (VGBA) drain cover standard changed 18 months ago, on May 24, 2021. This webinar will focus on what we have learned. The update was implemented as a rolling change, allowing business as usual until the old drain covers sold out. Now, the newly updated law is hitting hard, and the new variable-speed pump rule complicates VGB Act compliance, forcing many existing public pools and spas to be closed. Join this webinar to get up to speed on what’s changed, learn the three things you need to achieve compliance, and take advantage of the opportunity to have questions answered by a subject matter expert.
In this webinar, we'll:
​Discover what changed and what is needed to comply with VGBA-2017
Learn how to select VGBA-2017 drain covers that are compatible with the existing sumps, pipe depths, and suction system flow rates
Hear what options are available, and not available, to manufactures and to local Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)
Learn how to determine the actual flow through the VGBA suction system when there is no flow meter installed
Presented by: Steve Barnes​​
Sponsored by:
SPEAKERS:
Steve Barnes | Director of Science and Compliance | AquaStarSteve Barnes is the Director of Science and Compliance for AquaStar Pool Products. He is the Chairman of PHTA Standards Policy Committee and the ANSI/APSP/ICC-16 2017 Standard Writing Committee. Steve has 38 years of experience in the pool industry, dating back to 1984 where he began as a hydraulics research and development lab technician, moving into lab management, and new product development. Steve oversees AquaStar’s NSF Certified ISO 17025 testing laboratory that has completed in excess of 6,000 drain cover hair entanglement tests. His career focus is on helping pool contractors make pool ownership more convenient, cost effective, and safe.
ABOUT AQUASTAR:
AquaStar Pool Products is a global leader in safety, dependability, and innovation in swimming pool technology. Known for its industry-leading VGBA compliant drain covers and, more recently, the launch of its new innovative line of Pipeline pumps and filters, AquaStar is dedicated to designing, manufacturing, and assembling its products in the United States to assure the highest level of quality.
