I have been reading as many past posts as possible and am just as confused as I was before.
I have an old wooden dock on piers in the saltwater(ocean). It has a newer aluminum ramp attached to it with a float in the water.
The supply is 120v from a sub panel at least 100' away. It feeds a small 2space panel at the very start of the wooden dock. From there it feeds the "shore power" box at the bottom of the aluminum ramp.
Does the feed to the first panel need protection? Sounds like people are using GFPE breakers? Is this a better device than a GFCI? Or just used for less nuisance trips?
Do metal parts like the alum ramp need bonding with solid wire?
thanks for the help
I have an old wooden dock on piers in the saltwater(ocean). It has a newer aluminum ramp attached to it with a float in the water.
The supply is 120v from a sub panel at least 100' away. It feeds a small 2space panel at the very start of the wooden dock. From there it feeds the "shore power" box at the bottom of the aluminum ramp.
Does the feed to the first panel need protection? Sounds like people are using GFPE breakers? Is this a better device than a GFCI? Or just used for less nuisance trips?
Do metal parts like the alum ramp need bonding with solid wire?
thanks for the help
