Here's an old graphic, the 2008 requirement is in 680.26(B)(7)Ex2.
A home inspector said a window (aluminum frame) within 5' of this pool needed to be bonded. I've never seen this done myself, but I read 3' perimeter surfaces need bonding. Is he right?
What code cycle was the pool installed under?
not sure yet... but what is the fix? haven't seen it yet.. If it's less than 3' does it comply?
My pool was built in 1960, nothing is bonded. If a Home Inspector came here during a pending sale and cited that I would get quite a chuckle.
One more thing, here the typical construction method is CBS with stucco. The window frames are bonded with a #6 lug at the bottom of the frame and a #8 bare strapped to the CBS. After stucco you can't see it any more.
What is cbs?
What is cbs?
house built 1970's
680.26(B)(7) Metal Wiring Methods and Equipment. Metal-sheathed cables and raceways, metal piping, and all fixed metal parts shall be bonded.
The metal parts required to be bonded per 680.26(B) include all metal parts of electrical equipment associated with the water-circulating system of the pool, all metal parts of the pool structure, and all fixed metal parts, which include conduit and piping, metal door frames, and metal window frames, within 5 ft of the inside walls of the pool and not separated by a permanent barrier. Other examples of fixed metal parts covered by this requirement include metal fences and metal awnings. The bonding of these parts can be accomplished by one or more of the following methods using a solid 8 AWG or larger, insulated, covered, or bare copper conductor. See Exhibit 680.13. Brass or other corrosion-resistant metal conduit can also be used as a bonding conductor for connecting metal parts together.
? Connecting the parts directly to each other in series or parallel configurations
? Connecting the parts to the unencapsulated structural metal forming the shell of a conductive pool or connecting the parts to a copper conductor grid system used around the contour of a conductive pool shell
? Connecting the parts together using the pool shell constructed of bolted or welded steel as a common connection point. See Exhibit 680.13
? Connecting the parts to the perimeter bonding grid consisting of either structural reinforcing steel (re-bar or welded wire mesh) or a solid 8 AWG bare copper conductor encircling the perimeter of the pool
A home inspector said a window (aluminum frame) within 5' of this pool needed to be bonded. I've never seen this done myself, but I read 3' perimeter surfaces need bonding. Is he right?
680-7(a). The following parts shall be bonded together by a copper conductor not smaller than No. 8 AWG:
(2). All fixed metallic parts that are within 5 feet of the inside walls of the swimming pool and that are not separated from the pool area by a permanent barrier.
NECHB commentary following the above:680.26(B)(7) Metal Wiring Methods and Equipment. Metal-sheathed cables and raceways, metal piping, and all fixed metal parts shall be bonded.
Sorry for any confusion.The metal parts required to be bonded per 680.26(B) include all metal parts of electrical equipment associated with the water-circulating system of the pool, all metal parts of the pool structure, and all fixed metal parts, which include conduit and piping, metal door frames, and metal window frames, within 5 ft of the inside walls of the pool and not separated by a permanent barrier. Other examples of fixed metal parts covered by this requirement include metal fences and metal awnings. The bonding of these parts can be accomplished by one or more of the following methods using a solid 8 AWG or larger, insulated, covered, or bare copper conductor. See Exhibit 680.13. Brass or other corrosion-resistant metal conduit can also be used as a bonding conductor for connecting metal parts together.
? Connecting the parts directly to each other in series or parallel configurations
? Connecting the parts to the unencapsulated structural metal forming the shell of a conductive pool or connecting the parts to a copper conductor grid system used around the contour of a conductive pool shell
? Connecting the parts together using the pool shell constructed of bolted or welded steel as a common connection point. See Exhibit 680.13
? Connecting the parts to the perimeter bonding grid consisting of either structural reinforcing steel (re-bar or welded wire mesh) or a solid 8 AWG bare copper conductor encircling the perimeter of the pool
A home inspector said a window (aluminum frame) within 5' of this pool needed to be bonded. I've never seen this done myself, but I read 3' perimeter surfaces need bonding. Is he right?
Without the NECHB commentary, 680.26 (2008) makes no mention regarding windows, nor a 5' distance. I read the whole section last night, but if memory serves me, it was only the section on therapeutic pools that made these specifications, not the section on permanent pools.Post #14 should have looked like this:
NECHB commentary following the above:
Sorry for any confusion.