The Brand Story
Color Match: The Drain Cover That Disappears Into the Pool
A pool designer can spend months choosing a finish: the right pebble blend, the right shade of gray, the right depth of blue it will cast once the water goes in. Then the plaster crew sets a bright white drain cover in the middle of the floor and the eye goes straight to it. A small manufacturer in Phoenix, Arizona, built its business on a simple idea: the hardware at the bottom of a pool should belong to the pool, not fight it.
Chapter 1 · Phoenix, Arizona
A fittings maker with one obsession
Color Match Pool Fittings, Inc. is a manufacturer based on North 56th Drive in Phoenix. It makes drain covers, anti-entrapment drains, main drains and plumbing fittings for residential pools, along with drain covers, anti-entrapment drains, skimmers and fittings for commercial pools, and drains and covers for spas and hot tubs.
The company's signature idea shows up in its patented vinyl top drain covers. On a vinyl liner pool, the same liner material can be applied to the top of the drain, so the cover takes on the pattern of the floor around it and effectively disappears. The Pebble Top line HVAC365 carries applies the same thinking to plaster and pebble-finish pools, offering covers, returns and main drains meant to sit quietly in the finish instead of standing out from it.
The Next Chapter
Why a drain cover is also a safety device
The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act of 2007 set federal standards for suction outlet covers to prevent swimmers from being trapped by drain suction. Public pools had until December 19, 2008, to fit every suction drain with an anti-entrapment cover meeting ASME/ANSI A112.19.8-2007, and states and local health departments handle enforcement. Very few covers installed before 2009 meet the standard.
That is why Color Match covers in HVAC365's catalog carry a VGB or VGBA designation and a rated flow, such as 76 to 144 gallons per minute on the 8-inch round Pebble Top cover and frame. The cover must be rated for at least the flow the pump can pull through that drain, and a cover's appearance never outranks that rating. Matching the finish and meeting the standard are meant to happen together.
The Lineup
What Color Match builds today
HVAC365 carries Color Match's Pebble Top family for pebble and plaster pools:
- Drain and suction covers: the 8-inch round Pebble Top cover and frame for gunite floors and walls, and 8-inch and 10-inch VGB Pebble Top drain covers that come with a riser ring, base ring and Phillips screws.
- Main drains: the Pebble Top 360 main drain, a 20-inch round drain in light gray, and a 20-inch VGB unblockable 360 Pebble Top drain with a sump and built-in hydrostatic relief valve.
- Return fittings: a round Pebble Top floor return that fits 1-1/2-inch and 2-inch pipe, with a built-in water stop.
Other parts for the circulation system are under drains, inlets and skimmers.
At a Glance
Color Match at a glance
- Full name
- Color Match Pool Fittings, Inc.
- Headquarters
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Product focus
- Drains, drain covers and pool fittings
- Signature product
- Patented vinyl top drain covers
- Markets
- Residential pools, commercial pools, spas
- Line at HVAC365
- Pebble Top
Questions
Frequently asked questions about Color Match
Where is Color Match Pool Fittings based?
Color Match Pool Fittings, Inc. is a manufacturer based in Phoenix, Arizona.
What does Color Match make?
Color Match makes drain covers, anti-entrapment drains, main drains, skimmers and plumbing fittings for residential and commercial pools and for spas.
What is a Pebble Top drain cover?
Pebble Top is the Color Match line of drain covers, main drains and returns designed to blend into plaster and pebble-finish pools rather than stand out against the finish.
What is a vinyl top drain cover?
A vinyl top drain cover is a Color Match design that lets the same vinyl liner used in the pool be applied to the top of the drain, so the cover blends into the floor.
Are Color Match drain covers VGB compliant?
The Color Match covers HVAC365 carries are listed with a VGB or VGBA designation and a rated flow range. Always choose a cover rated for at least the flow of the drain and pump it will serve.
