(A) Private residential swimming pool recirculation systems shall consist of pumping equipment, hair and lint catcher, filters, together with the necessary pipe connections to the pool inlets and outlets, facilities and pipe connections necessary for back-washing type filters and facilities and equipment for disinfecting pool water.
(B) The recirculation system pump shall have sufficient capacity to discharge the volume of water required for an 18-hour turnover of the pool against the maximum head in the recirculating system.
(C) The pump and facilities used for back-washing type filters shall have sufficient capacity to provide a filter backwash rate of at least ten gallons per minute per square foot of filter area.
(D) A hair and lint catcher or strainer shall be installed on the suction side of the circulation pump to prevent hair, lint and other extraneous matter from reaching the pump and filters. Hair and lint catchers shall be so designed that they can be easily dismantled for cleaning and inspection and shall be so designed as to be easily accessible for cleaning.
(E) Recirculating systems shall contain a suitable filter of sufficient filter area to filter the entire contents of the pool in 18 hours at the rate of not more than five gallons per square foot of filter area per minute. All backwash water and effluents shall be discharged to a storm or sanitary sewer through an indirect connection or, if neither is available, the backwash shall be disposed of in a manner suitable to the Code Enforcement Officer. Pressure filters shall be equipped with readily accessible air relief valves, loss of head indicators or pressure gauges to determine the frequency of cleaning and an access head or hole large enough to permit inspection, maintenance and repair work.
(Prior Code, § 151.33) Penalty, see § 151.99