Why these pool drain covers sold online are creating a dangerous hazard in your backyard

Swimming pool drain covers sold online at Walmart should not be used because they fail to meet mandatory safety standards.
Hazleton Standard Speaker

Recognize pool drain hazards

Pools make for entertaining places to spend summer days and evenings. Pools provide some respite from the heat of the sun and children often spend hours splashing with friends, all the while getting ...
NBC DFW

Swimming Pool Drain Covers Recalled

Eight manufacturers have voluntarily recalled about 1 million pool and in-ground spa drain covers because of incorrect water flow ratings. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Consumer Product Safety Commission recalls spa, swimming pool drains

Editor's note: Columnist Barbara Holland takes a break from her usual question-and-answer format to talk about a recent Consumer Product Safety Commission recall on pool drains. The Consumer Product ...
Seattle Times

U.S. recalls 1 million swimming-pool drain covers

CHICAGO — Thousands of public and private pools across the country will have to be retrofitted with new safety equipment after a recall Thursday of drain covers that may not protect swimmers from ...
Los Angeles Times

Senate Bill Would Require Drain Covers on Swimming Pools

WASHINGTON — Each year, about 225 children under 5 drown in swimming pools, a leading cause of accidental death for that age group. To help prevent such accidents, legislation introduced Monday in the ...