How to Find a Pool Builder

Verify state license, GL insurance ($1M minimum), workers comp, Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) affiliation, review history, completed-project references. Get 3 written quotes.

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Pool Authority References + Further Reading

WETYR-network builders work to the codes and best-practice references that define the modern American pool, spa, and wellness industry. These external resources are useful background for owners researching design choices, equipment specification, code requirements, and chemistry best practices.

• Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA): industry standards, ANSI/PHTA design and construction guides, and Certified Pool Operator (CPO) training that WETYR-network commercial techs hold.
• CDC Healthy Swimming: public-health guidance on chlorine and bromine targets, recreational water illness prevention, and chemistry monitoring.
• U.S. CPSC Pool Safely: federal pool and spa safety program covering drowning prevention, drain cover compliance, and barrier requirements.
• Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act: federal law requiring anti-entrapment drain covers on all public pools and spas.
• NEC NFPA 70 Article 680: National Electrical Code section covering pool, spa, and hot tub electrical bonding and grounding.
• DOE pool pump efficiency standards: federal energy code requiring variable-speed pumps on most new and replacement pumps over 1 HP.
• ICC International Residential Code: model residential code adopted in modified form by most U.S. states and municipalities.
• ENERGY STAR pool pumps: certified high-efficiency pump database.

WETYR-network builders integrate every relevant code and standard into design and construction. For specific code questions in your jurisdiction, reach the WETYR design team through the quote form below and we will route to a code-versed specialist.