SVRS-10 · 11 · 10ADJ · 11ADJ
Breather I, automatic reset
Automatic reset with center or offset port installation for the suction lift or submerged suction installations.
Breather I models
IAPMO listed to ANSI/ASME A112.19.17
Safety vacuum release, engineered in Canoga Park
Twelve SVRS models for pools and spas. No tools, under five minutes.
On file at 8469 Canoga Ave
One standard behind all twelve models.
ANSI / ASMEA112.19.17
Vacless Systems Inc. owns, manufactures and sells 12 versions of SVRS, identified as Breather I, Breather II and Breather III. Product designs began in 2003 with the founder, a Professional Engineer.
- Standard
- ANSI / ASME A112.19.17Meets the requirements of the safety vacuum release system standard, and complies with ANSI / APSP/PHTA -7.
- Listing
- IAPMO listedDesigned to comply with APSP/PHTA -7 and International Code Council requirements. IAPMO listed per ANSI/ASME A112.19.17 standards.Certificate of listing (PDF)
- Recognition
- CPSC approved manufacturerRecognized by the Consumer Product Safety Commission as an approved manufacturer of ANSI/ASME A112.19.17 Safety Vacuum Release Systems.
- Pump range
- 0.5 to 10.0 hpHot tubs, spas, fountains, wading pools, residential or commercial pools.
- Warranty
- 3 yearEvery Breather model, standard and adjustable, Center or Offset port.
Because Safety Matters
Under a second from a held drain to a pump that has let go.
One valve, three jobs: anti-entrapment, surge suppressor and drain winterization device. Swipe through what happens when a suction outlet is blocked.
Blocked
A drain is covered
A body, a limb, hair or a loose strap closes over a suction outlet. With a single main drain, the pump keeps pulling and vacuum climbs in the line.
Lift
The seal disc lifts
Inside the Breather an orthogonal seal system, a rubber o-ring mounted on a moving disc with dual face and radial sealing, holds tight until the vacuum passes its set point. Then it opens.
Air
Air floods the suction side
Air rapidly fills the pump suction side, the pump loses prime, and the hold on the drain lets go. The Breather III also cuts the pump through its limit switch and control box.
Reset
Back on guard
Breather I resets itself. Breather II stays open until someone pulls its release chain, so the pool gets checked first. Breather III restarts only after a three minute time delay, with an audible alert.
Every start-up
Surge suppressor
The same valve protects the pump and filtration equipment against shocks and vibrations during pump start-ups, for less maintenance, less downtime and longer equipment life.
End of season
Drain winterization
To winterize, remove the SVRS until all of the water in the pump has drained, then thread it back in for spring.
Canoga Park, CA 91304
Each Breather ships labelled with its model, part and serial number.
Register yours with the installer, the customer and the commissioning date, and the 3 year warranty is on file. Prefer paper? Fax 818-701-6206 or mail it to 8469 Canoga Ave.
Shop floor and show floor
A workshop in Canoga Park, a booth with a working rig.
The test manifold in the Vacless shop, a Breather II-ADJ with its gauge and release ring, and the Vacless trade show booth with its working demonstration rig.
Which Breather fits my pump?
Three lines, twelve versions. Every one comes Standard or Adjustable, with a Center or Offset port, and carries a 3 year warranty. Adjustable models are compliance tested up to 200 feet.
SVRS-20 · 21 · 20ADJ · 21ADJ
Breather II, manual reset
Manual reset with center port installation and release chain for the suction lift installations only.
Breather II models
SVRS-30 · 30ADJ · 31ADJ
Breather III, electrical
Electronic pump shut-off with center port installation, limit switch, and control box with 5-10V DC power supply and time delay relays.
Breather III modelsSigned into law
December 19, 2007
The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act requires anti-entrapment devices on every public pool and spa in the United States. A public pool with a single main drain, other than an unblockable drain, needs one or more further devices, a safety vacuum release system among them.
Read the Act and the history“My daughter never should have died. It’s catastrophic when a child dies in any way, all the more so when it’s preventable.”
How a drain holds on
- Body Entrapment
- A section of the torso becomes entrapped.
- Limb Entrapment
- An arm or leg is pulled into an open drain pipe.
- Hair Entrapment or Entanglement
- Hair is pulled in and wrapped around the grate of the drain cover.
- Mechanical
- Jewelry or part of the bather's clothing gets caught in the drain or the grate.
Questions installers ask
Before you thread one in.
“A true invention! Great company and great people! We have installed the Breather I in our home and we feel safe when our kids are playing around the drain.”
Still unsure which model? Tech support: (818) 701-6204
If a body, limb or hair blocks a suction outlet, vacuum builds in the line. A Breather senses that rise, opens, and lets air rush into the suction side of the pump. The pump loses prime and the hold on the drain is released. The Breather III also shuts the pump off through its control box.
Breather I resets automatically and suits suction lift or submerged suction installs. Breather II resets by hand with its release chain and is for suction lift installs only. Breather III is electronic, with a limit switch and control box that stop the pump. Each comes in a Center or Offset port, and the ADJ versions are adjustable and compliance tested up to 200 feet. Tech support on (818) 701-6204 can help you choose.
No tools are required for the Breather I and II. You remove the existing pump drain plug and hand screw the Breather valve into its place. Vacless puts it at less than 5 minutes. The Breather III adds a limit switch and control box, so it needs wiring by an installer.
Vacless sells directly to wholesale distributors and dealers only. Service providers and pool owners buy through a dealer or distributor; the dealer locator lists branches across the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. Dealers and distributors can email sales@vacless.com.
Vacless designs the Breather for pumps from 0.5 to 10.0 horsepower, on hot tubs, spas, fountains, wading pools and residential or commercial pools.
No. Vacless says its systems should always be used in conjunction with an approved anti-entrapment drain cover. Nothing replaces parental supervision, but multiple layers of protection are the best way to prevent main drain entrapment.
Wholesale to distributors and dealers only
Ask for a Breather at the pool supply counter.
- SCP Pool
- Superior Pool Products
- Poolcorp
- Leslie's
- Horizon Pools
- Keller Supply
- Pool Source
- Recreonics
- Bel-Aqua
- W.W. Adcock
- United Aqua Group
- Horner Xpress
- Anthony & Sylvan
- Bay State Pools
- Shasta Pools
- Jetline
- Hachik
- Carecraft
- Poolwater
- Pool Electrical Products
- FWP
- SCHT
Service providers and pool owners: the dealer locator lists SCP Distributors, SCP Canada and Superior Pool Products branches across the US, Canada and Puerto Rico. Dealers and distributors: call sales or email sales@vacless.com.