Danger Beneath the Surface: the Jeriflyer Pool Drain Cover Recall

If you purchased a Jeriflyer plastic pool drain cover online—or even if you aren’t quite sure which brand of drain cover you bought—you need to find out if it’s covered under a recent recall. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which tracks incidents related to product safety and issues recalls as needed, formally recalled this product in July of 2025.

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What is the recall about?

This recall involves a Jeriflyer 8-inch pool drain cover created for swimming pools. These white plastic drain covers are about 8.1 inches in diameter, and the defects discovered by the CPSC mean that all pool owners should immediately stop using their pool until the recalled pool drain cover is removed. This is a product created by a Chinese manufacturer and sold on Amazon between April 2024 and May 2025. The CPSC recalled this product because it does not comply with safety standards required under the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. These drains can pose an entrapment hazard to swimmers.

Why it’s dangerous

Many people don’t realize that pool drain covers can be dangerous until they hear of a tragic death caused by one. One of our cases involved something similar—a 10-year-old child tragically lost her life due to an unapproved pool drain cover at a resort. Pool drain covers can cause entrapment if they don’t meet certain standards. They generate significant suction—several hundred pounds of force, which means that someone trapped cannot get themselves out alone. A swimmer could get trapped in a drain cover by their hair, swimsuit, or body.

This may seem like a rare issue, but it’s a very common danger. While most swimmers may ignore or stay away from drains, children are naturally curious and may poke at drains trying to figure out what they are or what they do. By the time someone realizes the child is no longer above the water, it may be too late. Even when an adult recognizes the danger immediately, their efforts may not be enough to save the child’s life.

While death is the most severe outcome of suction entrapment, victims may suffer other injuries as well. Disembowelment is extremely rare but has happened in a handful of cases. Victims may also suffer broken limbs due to the force generated by the drain, and a child who suffers suction entrapment but is saved may suffer a traumatic brain injury due to hypoxia.

Pool owners’ next steps

The CPSC states that all pool owners with the affected pool drain cover should stop using the pool immediately and remove the drain cover from the pool. They should take a photo of the removed cover and send it to the company responsible in order to receive a refund. The company can be reached at junjuanshop2025@outlook.com or the recall page on Amazon. The company and Amazon are contacting purchasers directly, but those who are not contacted or who were given the drain cover should reach out to the company personally for a refund.

Pool owners should then replace the defective pool drain cover with a VGBA-compliant drain cover. They should consider working with a certified pool technician or installer to ensure that the model they choose is compliant. The CPSC also emphasizes the importance of teaching children to stay away from pool drains.

Legal significance of the VGBA

The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act is often shortened to VGBA. It’s a federal law that requires public swimming pools and spas to use anti-entrapment drain covers. The law is named after Virginia Graeme Baker, a young child who lost her life to suction entrapment.

The specific standards are outlined in ANSI/APSP/ICC-16 2017. Public pools must also have a second anti-entrapment system installed if there is a single main drain or multiple drains that are less than three feet apart.

The VGBA plays a major role in pool drain covers that are on the market today. While there is no legal requirement that private pool owners use VGBA-compliant drain covers, any company that sells pool drain covers in the United States must meet VGBA standards.

Options for victims

While consumers are lucky that this particular recall occurred before anyone suffered injury or death, that isn’t always the case. In some situations, defective pool drain covers are not discovered until someone is injured or killed. When this happens, victims and their family members may seek compensation with the help of a defective pool drain cover lawyer in Richmond. Depending on the circumstances, the victim may have a claim against the pool drain manufacturer, the owner of the facility where the drain cover was used, or both. While no amount of compensation can make up for the loss of a loved one, fair compensation can help a victim recover from serious injuries or give families the support they need to heal.

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