GRATE AND FRAME OWNER’S MANUAL
WARNING - SUCTION ENTRAPMENT HAZARD
Suction in suction outlets and/or suction outlet
covers which are damaged, broken, cracked,
missing, or unsecured can cause severe injury and/
or death due to the following entrapment hazards:
Hair Entrapment:
Hair can become entangled in suction outlet cover.
Limb Entrapment:
A limb inserted into an opening of a suction outlet
sump or suction outlet cover that is damaged, broken, cracked, missing,
or not securely attached can result in a mechanical bind or swelling of
the limb.
Body Suction Entrapment:
A negative pressure applied to a large
portion of the body or limbs can result in an entrapment.
Evisceration / Disembowelment Entrapment:
A negative pressure
applied directly to the intestines through an unprotected suction
outlet sump or suction outlet cover which is damaged, broken, cracked,
missing, or unsecured can result in evisceration / disembowelment
entrapment.
Mechanical Entrapment:
There is potential for jewelry, swimsuit,
hair decorations, finger, toe, or knuckle to be caught in an opening of a
suction outlet cover resulting in mechanical entrapment.
USE ONLY GENUINE WATERWAY REPLACEMENT PARTS.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Model Number: 640-477X V 18” x 18” Grate & Frame
810-4770-2017.0621
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2200 East Sturgis Road, Oxnard CA 93030 • Phone 805.981.0262 • Fax 805.981.9403
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Designed,
Engineered &
Manufactured
in the USA.
Read and follow all instructions in this owner’s manual and on the equipment. Failure to follow instructions can cause
severe injury and/or death.
SOFA INSTRUCTIONS
When installing and using this equipment, basic safety precautions shall always be followed, including the following: IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS. READ, FOLLOW, AND UNDERSTAND ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS.
Any modification that increases the flow rate of the circulation system shall require re-evaluation of the cover/grate and sump to
ensure that the flow rating of the Suction Outlet Fitting Assembly (SOFA) is not exceeded.
Missing, broken, or cracked cover/grates, sumps, mud-frames, or any other SOFA component shall be replaced before bathers are
allowed to use the pool.
Loose cover/grates shall be reattached before bathers are allowed to use the pool.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
WARNING:
VGBA
2017
WHEN INSTALLING AND USING THIS EQUIPMENT, BASIC SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS SHALL ALWAYS BE FOLLOWED, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING:
“IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS”. READ, UNDERSTAND, AND FOLLOW
ALL WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS.
