§ 54-115 — Strainers
Omaha Municipal Code (Supp. No. 100, Update 2: codified through Ordinance No. 44760, enacted August 4, 2026) · Omaha Municipal Code § 54-115
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Sec. 54-115. - Strainers.
(a) A suitable strainer or screen shall be provided for pump protection where unfiltered water is directed through the pump. Where a wet well is provided, the strainer may consist of a removable screen through which all water entering the pump shall pass. (b) Where no wet well is provided or where a vacuum cleaner or any other suction line is piped directly from the pool to the pump, a pot-type strainer with removable strainer basket shall be provided. The strainer basket shall be of rigid construction sufficiently strong to prevent collapsing when clogged. (c) One extra strainer basket shall be provided. (d) The screen or strainer baskets shall have maximum openings no greater than three-fourths the size of the solids which will pass through the pump impeller without clogging, and the total clear area of all openings shall be not less than four times the area of the largest sized pipe from the pool to the strainer influent. (e) The pump suction header shall be provided with a compound gauge between the pump strainer and the pump, which will indicate both positive and negative heads. (f) Valves shall be provided to isolate the strainer housing during servicing.
(Code 1980, § 54-115)