ANSI/APSP/ICC-1 American National Standard for Public Swimming Pools, and ANSI/APSP/ICC-5 American National Standard for Residential
in-ground Swimming Pools (APSP - 2111Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA 22314) prior to installation.0
or platforms, or other bodies of water such as lakes, ponds, rivers, etc.
jurisdiction.
site meets the requirements for proper and safe installation and placement of the Vortex slide, as set forth below, and (ii) verifies that the
dimensions of the pool ensure proper and safe placement and installation of the Vortex slide, as set forth below.
Commission (CPSC) 16 CFR, Part 1207 for in-ground swimming pool slides as published in Code of Federal Regulations. This federal
standard may or may not meet the requirement of all local building or health safety codes and does not meet the requirements of
ASTM F 2376-8 Classification, Design, Manufacture, Construction and Operation of Water Slide Systems.
ASTM F 2376-8 Classification, Design, Manufacture, Construction and Operation of Water Slide Systems.
· The slide exit runway surface shall not exceed twenty inches (20"/51cm) above the water surface.
· The slide shall be positioned so that all water flowing off the runway exit drops into the pool. The recommended overhang is 4 inches (4"/10cm).
· The minimum depth of water below the exit lip of the slide shall be three feet (3'/91cm) and increase to four feet six inches (4'-6"/137cm)
at a distance of four feet six inches (4'-6"/137cm) from the exit lip of the slide.
· A minimum depth of four feet six inches (4'-6"/137cm) shall be maintained at a distance of nine feet (9'/2.7m) along the extended
centerline of the slide.
· The minimum clearance distance on either side of the extended centerline of the slide runway shall not be less than three feet six inches
(3'-6"/107cm) at a point no less than two feet six inches (2'-6"/76cm) from the exit lip of the slide, and extending a distance of thirteen
feet six inches (13'-6"/4m) in front of the slide.