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slide placement sheet Vortex *
*Slide placement sheet must accompany your slide order
The Vortex slide is designed and manufactured for installation and use on in-ground swimming pools only. Installers should reference
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
The weight limit for this slide is 325lbs/147kg. Do not install the Vortex slide on above-ground pools, houseboats, boat docks, floating docks
or platforms, or other bodies of water such as lakes, ponds, rivers, etc.
· I have consulted with my local building code or health code official for site specific in-ground pool slide requirements. this includes any
applicable requirements for size and structure of concrete footing, overall height of slide, and bonding or electrical codes per the local
jurisdiction.
By signing and submitting this slide placement sheet, the Responsible Party listed below (i) confirms and acknowledges that the installation
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.
When installed per the manufacturer's installation instructions, the Vortex slide complies with U.S. Consumer Product Safety
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.
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.
Below are the critical dimensions for placement of the Vortex slide. See page 129 for slide placement illustrations.
· 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.
Signature of Responsible Party
Date
Name/Title of Responsible Party
Physical Address
City
State
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Phone Number
Email
Facility Name
Contact Name
Address (if different from Responsible Party)
City
State
Zip
Phone Number
Email
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