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Welcome to my website!
I am Mike the Poolman and I specialize in
Underwater Swimming Pool Repair and

Swimming Pool Drain Cover Upgrades
SAVE WATER · SAVE TIME · SAVE MONEY

What I do Underwater:

I own and operate an innovative underwater swimming pool repair company in the Greater Sacramento area that uses state-of-the-art repair techniques. 

Equipped with scuba gear and special tools, I have perfected underwater drain cover installation and upgrades removal of rebar stains, underwater plaster patches, and more.
I upgrade drain covers in public swimming pools, commercial swimming pools and private backyard swimming pools. I upgrade and retrofit old drain covers with new VGB (Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act) compliant anti-entrapment drain covers and install unblockable drains and channel drains. I also confirm that each drain cover has a compliant sump for each drain. If needed, I can even plaster in new drain covers, frames and design new sumps - all underwater!

Only C53 licensed contractors are allowed to modify a sump in California!

I also repair pools with unsightly rebar rust spots, fertilizer stains, broken plaster, pop-offs, and more within just a few hours (a list of repairs follows ).

No longer are pool owners kept out of the water for up to a week to complete a repair that includes several days to drain, repair and water refill. Swimming can resume the following day.
Underwater repair also eliminates the risk of plaster expansion in our dry Sacramento Valley climate, which can crack and further damage an empty, exposed pool.

I will upgrade:

· Unblockable Drain Covers
· Anti Entrapment Covers
· Standard Drain Covers
· Channel Drains
· Equalizer Ports
· Split Drains
· Sumps

I can repair:

· Broken &  Delaminated Plaster
· Plastic Ladder Steps
· Rope Ring Anchors
· Rust/Rebar spots
· Calcium Nodules 
· Fertilizer Stains
· Skimmer Boxes
· Lights

You will avoid the headaches of:

· City, County & State Regulation
· High water bills for refilling
· VGB Non-Compliance
· Recurring Rust spots
· Closed public pools
· Lengthy repairs
· Popped plaster
· Floating pools
· Liability risks
· Fines

I am licensed by the State of California to build, remodel and repair all swimming pools and spas: C53-731809
I have been in business since 1995. I am licensed, bonded and insured.
I am a licensed and certified Advanced Open Water SCUBA diver through PADI.

Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act of 2007

The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (Act) promotes the safe use of pools, spas and hot tubs by imposing mandatory federal requirements for suction entrapment avoidance and by establishing a voluntary grant program for states with laws that meet certain minimum requirements as outlined in the Act.

Effective December 20, 2007, the Act is being administered by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
1. Mandatory Federal Requirements for Entrapment Avoidance.
By December 20, 2008, the Act requires:

• Safety Drain Covers. Each swimming pool or spa drain cover manufactured, distributed, or entered into commerce in the United States shall conform to the
American National Standard ASME A112.19.8 - 2007 Suction Fittings for Use in Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas, and Hot Tubs published by the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Compliance with this Standard will be enforced by the CPSC as a consumer product safety rule.

• Public Pool Drain Covers. Each public pool and spa (as defined), both new and existing, shall be equipped with drain covers conforming to the ASME/ANSI
A112.19.8 - 2007 Standard described above.

• Public Pool Drain Systems. Each public pool and spa (pump) with a single main drain, other than an unblockable drain, shall be equipped with one or more
additional devices or systems designed to prevent suction entrapment that meet the requirements of any applicable ASME/ANSI Standard or applicable consumer
product safety rule. In addition to a compliant drain cover, such additional devices or systems include a safety vacuum release system (SVRS), or suction limiting vent system, or gravity drainage system, or automatic pump shutoff system, or drain disablement, or other system determined by the CPSC to be equally effective in preventing suction entrapment.
ANSI/APSP-7 Standard Exceeds Federal Requirements. All pools and spas configured to comply with ANSI/APSP–7 American National Standard for Suction Entrapment Avoidance in Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs, and Catch Basins will comply with each of these mandatory requirements.

Please contact me for a quote to upgrade your pool:

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Mike the Poolman
705 East Bidwell Street, 2-299
Folsom, California 95630 USA
(916) 985-POOL (7665)
California Contractor's Lic. #C53-731809

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