Page 5ENGLISHJandy® Pro Series VS FloPro™ Series Variable-Speed Pump | Installation & Operation ManualWARNINGPump suction is hazardous and can trap and drown or disembowel bathers. do not use oroperate swimming pools, spas, or hot tubs if a suction outlet cover is missing, broken, or loose.The following guidelines provide information for pump installation that minimizes risk of injury to users ofpools, spas, and hot tubs:Entrapment Protection - The pump suction system must provide protection against the hazards ofsuction entrapment.Suction Outlet Covers - All suction outlets must have correctly installed, screw-fastened covers inplace. All suction outlet (drain) covers must be properly maintained. They must be replaced if cracked,broken, or missing. Drain covers must be listed/certified to the latest published edition of ANSI®/ASME®A112.19.8 or its successor standard, ANSI/APSP-16. The pool must be shut down and bathers must berestricted from entering the pool until any cracked, broken, or missing drain covers are replaced.Number of Suction Outlets Per Pump - Provide at least two (2) hydraulically-balanced suction outlets,with covers, as suction outlets for each circulating pump suction line. The centers of the suction outlets(suction outlets) on any one (1) suction line must be at least three (3) feet apart, center to center. SeeFigure 1.The system must be built to include at least two (2) suction outlets (drains) connected to the pumpwhenever the pump is running. However, if two (2) suction outlets run into a single suction line, thesingle suction line may be equipped with a valve that will shut off both suction outlets from the pump.The system shall be constructed such that it shall not allow for separate or independent shutoff orisolation of each drain. See Figure 1.Additional pumps can be connected to a single suction line as long as the requirements above are met.Water Velocity - The maximum water velocity through the suction outlet assembly and its cover for anysuction outlet must not exceed the suction outlet assembly and its cover’s maximum design flow rate.The suction outlet (drain) assembly and its cover must comply with the latest version of ANSI ®/ASME®A112.19.8, the standard for Suction Fittings For Use in Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas,and HotTubs, or its successor standard, ANSI/ASME APSP-16.Testing and Certification - Suction outlet covers must have been tested by a nationally recognizedtesting laboratory and found to comply with the latest published edition of ANSI/ASME A112.19.8 orits successor standard, ANSI/APSP-16, the standard for Suction Fittings For Use in Swimming pools,Wading Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs.Fittings - Fittings restrict flow; for best efficiency use fewest possible fittings (but at least two (2) suctionoutlets).Avoid fittings that could cause an air trap.Pool cleaner suction fittings must conform to applicable International Association of Plumbing andMechanical Officials (IAPMO) standards.1.2 Pool Pump Suction Entrapment Prevention GuidelinesWARNINGSUCTION HAZARd. Can cause serious injury or death. do not use this pump forwading pools, shallow pools or spas containing bottom drains, unless the pump isconnected to at least two (2) functioning suction outlets.