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Chapter 31B — PUBLIC POOLS

3139B Solar Heating Installations — 2025 California Building Code

California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-10-19 · California

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Cite as: 2025 California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2) § 3139B · Effective January 1, 2026 · Official source: Building Standards Commission

3139B.1 Solar heating systems shall comply with the following:

1. Solar heating system suction outlets shall comply with Section 3137B; and 2. Solar heating system suction outlets shall be located no closer than 5 feet (1525 mm) to any pool inlet fitting; and 3. The installation of a solar heating system on a new or existing pool shall not interfere with the required turnover rate as speci- fied in Section 3124B nor exceed the pipe flow velocities as specified in Section 3125B.1.

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