
MAIN DRAIN
IMPORTANT: This instruction manual includes essential information on the safety
to be implemented for installation and start -as the user mustup. Therefore, the installer as well
read the instructions before starting installation and start-up.
Ke
ep this manual for future reference.
1. - MAIN DRAIN:
Main drains are used to take out water from the deepest part of the pool
2. - INSTALLATION:
According to the normative, main drains have to be installed as following :
-Main drains have to be installed in the deepest part of the pool.
-The minimum distance between two main drains is 2 meters.
-The minimum distance between the main drain and the wall of the pool is 300 mm.
-The maximum water velocity through the grille is 0.5 m/sec.
-The maximum water velocity in the suction pipe until the filtration pump is 1.5 m/sec.
The flow rate required for the installation will determine the number of main drains needed.
The maximum flow rate allowed is 13 m3
/h.
Fig. 1
* Recommends to install a hydrostatic valve(not included)
(BSP thread 1 ½” ),
in order to relieve the pressure that potential ground-water might exert
on the pool structure, especially
when it is empty or it is Vinyl pool.
4.- WARNINGS:
SUCTION ENTRAPMENT HAZARD.
Suction in suction outlets and/or suction outlet covers which are damaged, broken, cracked,
missing, or unsecured can cause severe injury or death due to the following entrapment
hazards:
4.1. - Hair Entrapment -
Hair becomes knotted or snagged in an outlet cover.
4.2. - Limb Entrapment -
A limb sucked or inserted into an opening of a circulation
swelling
Concrete pools
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3.- MODELS:
Imperial connections
Suction Circuit
Hydrostatic valve
connection *
∅
1 ½ ”
for the recirculation process. It is also used to drain the pool.(Fig 1)
4.3. - Body Suction Entrapment -
Suction applied to a large portion of the body or limbs
resulting in an entrapment.
4.4. - Mechanical Entrapment - Potential for jewelry,swimsuit,hair decorations,finger,
toe or knuckle to be caught in an opening of an outlet or cover.
outlet with a broken or missing cover in the pool resulting in a mechanical bind or
5.- SPARE PARTS LIST:
123
POS.CODE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
103017125 Screws M5x10
201050195 Lid
301050198 Body
measures
G2”
on the lower outlet of the main drain