TL;DR
Suction entrapment is the hazard of a swimmer's body, hair, limb, or jewelry being held against or drawn into a pool or spa drain by pump suction, a documented cause of drownings and disembowelment injuries. The federal Virginia Graeme Baker Act has required anti-entrapment drain covers meeting the relevant ANSI/APSP standard on public pools since 2008, and residential safety practice adds dual drains, safety vacuum release systems, or unblockable covers.
What it means
Suction entrapment is the hazard of a swimmer's body, hair, limb, or jewelry being held against or drawn into a pool or spa drain by pump suction, a documented cause of drownings and disembowelment injuries. The federal Virginia Graeme Baker Act has required anti-entrapment drain covers meeting the relevant ANSI/APSP standard on public pools since 2008, and residential safety practice adds dual drains, safety vacuum release systems, or unblockable covers. Any pool with a single bottom drain and an old flat grate is the retrofit case installers flag first.
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