ASTM F2666-16
(Specification)Standard Specification for Aboveground Portable Pools for Residential Use
Standard Specification for Aboveground Portable Pools for Residential Use
ABSTRACT
This specification provides safety and performance requirements for portable pools for residential use. This specification addresses pool hazards including childhood drowning, sanitation, electrical safety, and entrapment. Portable pool has two types: Type A which uses no pump and filter and Type B which uses pumps and filters. Pools shall be resistant to horizontal and vertical forces in order to avoid break or collapse when tested. All air valves shall be accessible for each inflatable section. Once a section of the pool is inflated, the air valve shall be capable of being inserted inside the inflated section without extending beyond the surface more than a certain length. Written instructions shall be provided with each pool. They shall include the pool model name or number, the name, address, and phone number of the manufacturer, distributor, or retailer and shall cover, at a minimum: pool safety, product description, parts and assembly (including where and how to affix safety signs, if applicable), filling (including information on the fill line), emptying, deflation (if applicable), cleaning, maintenance, and storage.
SCOPE
1.1 This specification provides safety and performance requirements for portable pools for residential use.
1.2 This specification addresses pool hazards including childhood drowning, sanitation, electrical safety, and entrapment.
1.3 This specification covers both portable pools that are designed to be used with pumps and filters and those not designed to be used with pumps and filters.
1.4 This specification covers all types of portable pools with a water depth of less than 36 in. (91 cm). Aboveground/on ground residential swimming pools with a water depth of 36 in. (91 cm) or greater shall comply with ANSI/APSP-4.
1.5 This specification does not cover public pools, pools used in commercial amusement parks, water fountains, water displays, or fish ponds.
1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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Designation:F2666 −16
Standard Specification for
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Aboveground Portable Pools for Residential Use
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2666; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
This specification has been developed to address the risk of drowning and other hazards associated
with portable pools. Portable pools—including “self-rising,” “soft-sided self-rising,” “frame pools,”
“big blue pools,” “inflatable,” or “inflatable top ring” pools—reemerged in the market in the 1990s.
To date, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has reports of nearly 100 portable pool
drowning deaths and submersions from 2000 through 2006. Most of these incidents involve children
younger than four years of age. In 2005, there were 32 portable pool drowning deaths and 7 additional
submersion incidents reported to the Commission. This is nearly triple the number of drowning and
submersion incidents the previous year. Further, it is likely that these numbers are undercounts as the
CPSC had not previously distinguished among pool types in its database. This specification has been
developed by ASTM International in response to this emerging hazard.
1. Scope responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
1.1 This specification provides safety and performance re-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
quirements for portable pools for residential use.
1.2 This specification addresses pool hazards including 2. Referenced Documents
childhood drowning, sanitation, electrical safety, and entrap- 2
2.1 ASTM Standards:
ment.
F963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
1.3 This specification covers both portable pools that are F1346 Performance Specification for Safety Covers and
designed to be used with pumps and filters and those not Labeling Requirements for All Covers for Swimming
designed to be used with pumps and filters. Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs
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2.2 ANSI Standards:
1.4 Thisspecificationcoversalltypesofportablepoolswith
ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 Suction Fittings for Use in Swim-
a water depth of less than 36 in. (91 cm). Aboveground/on
ming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs
groundresidentialswimmingpoolswithawaterdepthof36in.
ANSI Z535.4 American National Standard for Product
(91 cm) or greater shall comply with ANSI/APSP-4.
Safety Signs and Labels
1.5 This specification does not cover public pools, pools
ANSI/APSP-4 American National Standard for
used in commercial amusement parks, water fountains, water
Aboveground/On-Ground Residential Swimming Pools
displays, or fish ponds.
ANSI/APSP-7 American National Standard for Suction En-
1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded trapment Avoidance in Swimming Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs
as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical and Catch Basins
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only ANSI/APSP-16 American National Standard for Standard
and are not considered standard. Suction Fittings for Use in Swimming Pools, Wading
Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the
ANSI/IAF-8 Model Barrier Code for Residential Swimming
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.60 on contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
Portable Pools. Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
Current edition approved June 15, 2016. Published July 2016. Originally the ASTM website.
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approved in 2007. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as F2666 – 07. DOI: Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St.,
10.1520/F2666-16. 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
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ANSI Z535.6 Product Safety Information in Product 4.1.1 Type A—Portable Pools without a Pump and Filter—
Manuals, Instructions, and Other Collateral Materials Pools with no means of water circulation or water treatment
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during or after use. Su
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it may not be technically possible to adequately depict all changes accurately, ASTM recommends that users consult prior editions as appropriate. In all cases only the current version
of the standard as published by ASTM is to be considered the official document.
Designation: F2666 − 07 F2666 − 16
Standard Specification for
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Aboveground Portable Pools for Residential Use
This standard is issued under the fixed designation F2666; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
INTRODUCTION
This specification has been developed to address the risk of drowning and other hazards associated
with portable pools. Portable pools—including “self-rising,” “soft-sided self-rising,” “frame pools,”
“big blue pools,” “inflatable,” or “inflatable top ring” pools—reemerged in the market in the 1990s.
To date, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has reports of nearly 100 portable pool
drowning deaths and submersions from 2000 through 2006. Most of these incidents involve children
younger than four years of age. In 2005, there were 32 portable pool drowning deaths and 7 additional
submersion incidents reported to the Commission. This is nearly triple the number of drowning and
submersion incidents the previous year. Further, it is likely that these numbers are undercounts as the
CPSC had not previously distinguished among pool types in its database. This specification has been
developed by ASTM International in response to this emerging hazard.
1. Scope
1.1 This specification provides safety and performance requirements for portable pools for residential use.
1.2 This specification addresses pool hazards including childhood drowning, sanitation, electrical safety, and entrapment.
1.3 This specification covers both portable pools that are designed to be used with pumps and filters and those not designed to
be used with pumps and filters.
1.4 This specification covers all types of portable pools with a water depth of less than 36 in. (91 cm). Aboveground/on ground
residential swimming pools with a water depth of 36 in. (91 cm) or greater shall comply with ANSI/APSP-4.
1.5 This specification does not cover public pools, pools used in commercial amusement parks, water fountains, water displays,
or fish ponds.
1.6 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical
conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.7 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory
limitations prior to use.
2. Referenced Documents
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
F963 Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety
F1346 Performance Specification for Safety Covers and Labeling Requirements for All Covers for Swimming Pools, Spas and
Hot Tubs
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2.2 ANSI Standards:
ASME/ANSI A112.19.8 Suction Fittings for Use in Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs
ANSI Z535.4 American National Standard for Product Safety Signs and Labels
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee F15 on Consumer Products and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee F15.60 on Portable Pools.
Current edition approved Nov. 1, 2007June 15, 2016. Published December 2007July 2016. Originally approved in 2007. Last previous edition approved in 2007 as
F2666 – 07. DOI: 10.1520/F2666-07.10.1520/F2666-16.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Standards
volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on the ASTM website.
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Available from American National Standards Institute (ANSI), 25 W. 43rd St., 4th Floor, New York, NY 10036, http://www.ansi.org.
Copyright © ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States
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ANSI/APSP-4 American National Standard for Aboveground/On-Ground Residential Swimming Pools
ANSI/APSP-7 American National Standard for Suction Entrapment Avoidance in Swimming Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs and Catch
Basins
ANSI/APSP-16 American National Standard for Standard Suction Fittings for Use in Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas, and
Hot Tubs
ANSI/IAF-8 Model Barrier Code for Residential Swimming Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs
ANSI Z535.6 Product Safety Information in Product Manuals,
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