(i) produces an audible warning when the door is opened;
(ii) sounds continuously for a minimum of 30 seconds immediately after the door is opened;
(iii) in the case of an alarm associated with a hot tub or spa that is a residential swimming pool
(as defined in subdivision (b) of this section), is capable of being heard throughout the residence
during normal household activities;
(iv) in the case of an alarm associated with a hot tub or spa that is a commercial swimming pool
(as defined in subdivision (b) of this section), is capable of being heard in areas where responsible
adults are likely to located;
(v) automatically resets under all conditions;
(vi) is equipped with a manual means to temporarily deactivate the alarm for a single opening, such deactivation to last no more than 15 seconds; and
(vii) has a deactivation switch which is located at least 54 inches above the threshold of the door.
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What alarms are acceptable?
Poolguard: poolguard.com
Aquaguard: aquaguard.com
For seasonal/inflatable pools:
Pool Patrol: poolpatrol.com
(a) Purpose. This section is intended to implement the provisions
of paragraph (b) of subdivision (14) of section 378 of the Executive
Law, which requires that the New York State Uniform Fire Prevention
and Building Code (the Uniform Code) provide that any “residential
or commercial swimming pool constructed or substantially modified
after the effective date of this paragraph (December 14, 2006) shall
be equipped with an acceptable pool alarm capable of detecting a
child entering the water and of giving an audible alarm.”
(b) Definitions. The following terms shall, for the purposes of this
section, have the following meanings:
administration of the Uniform Code as complying with and satisfying the purposes of this section.
(2) Commercial swimming pool. Any swimming pool (as defined in paragraph (4) of this
subdivision) that is not a residential swimming pool (as defined in paragraph (3) of this subdivision).
(3) Residential swimming pool. A swimming pool (as defined in paragraph (4) of this subdivision)
which is situated on the premises of a detached one- or two-family dwelling; a multiple single-family
dwelling (townhouse) not more than three stories in height; a one-family dwelling converted to a bed
and breakfast; a community residence for 14 or fewer mentally disabled persons, operated by or
subject to licensure by the Office of Mental Health or the Office of Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities; a one-or two-family dwelling operated for the purpose of providing care to
more than two but not more than eight hospice patients, created pursuant to Article 40 of the Public
Health Law, and defined as a hospice residence in §4002 of said Law; a manufactured home; a
mobile home; or a factory manufactured dwelling unit.
(4) Swimming pool. Any structure intended for swimming, recreational bathing or wading which
contains or which is designed to contain water over 24 inches (610 mm) deep. This includes in-
ground, above-ground and on-ground pools; indoor pools; hot tubs; spas; and fixed-in-place wading
pools.
(5) Substantial damage. Damage of any origin sustained by a swimming pool whereby the cost of
restoring the swimming pool to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of
the market value of the swimming pool before the damage occurred.
(6) Substantial modification. Any repair reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or improvement of
a swimming pool, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50 percent of the market value of the
swimming pool before the repair, rehabilitation, addition, or improvement is started. If a swimming
pool has sustained substantial damage, any repairs are considered to be a substantial modification
regardless of the actual repair work performed.
(c) Pool alarms. Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (e) of this section, each residential swimming
pool installed, constructed or substantially modified after December 14, 2006 and each commercial
swimming pool installed, constructed or substantially modified after December 14, 2006 shall be equipped
with an approved pool alarm which:
1228.2. Swimming pool alarms.
(1) is capable of detecting a child entering the water and giving an audible alarm when it detects a
child entering the water;
(2) is audible poolside and at another location on the premises where the swimming pool is located;
(3) is installed, used and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions;
(4) is classified by Underwriter's Laboratory, Inc. (or other approved independent testing laboratory)
to reference standard ASTM F2208, entitled “Standard Specification for Pool Alarms,” as adopted in
2002 and editorially corrected in June 2005, published by ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor
Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428; and
(5) is not an alarm device which is located on person(s) or which is dependent on device(s) located
on person(s) for its proper operation.
(d) Multiple pool alarms. A pool alarm installed pursuant to subdivision (c) of this section must
be capable of detecting entry into the water at any point on the surface of the swimming pool.
If necessary to provide detection capability at every point on the surface of the swimming pool,
more than one pool alarm shall be installed.
(e) Hot tubs and spas. A hot tub or spa that is a swimming pool (as defined in subdivision (b) of
this section) shall be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of this section if:
(1) such hot tub or spa is equipped with an approved pool alarm as described in subdivision (c) of this
section; or
(2) all barrier requirements applicable to such hot tub or spa are complied with and, in addition, and
with out regard to the manner in which compliance with the applicable barrier requirements is achieved,
all doors with direct access to the hot tub or spa through that wall are equipped with an alarm which: