680.24(f) question

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So does my branch circuit feeding my pool light transformer the EGC has to go all the way back to the panel board untouched ? So I can't tie it in with other EGC in a j box ?680.24(f)


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I ran one conduit out to the pool feeding the filter pump, heat pump, salt chlorine generator, and pool light transformer . So I can't run only one ground wire and tie all grounds together at my pool j box ? Pool light transformer has to have separate ground wire ?


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You cannot splice the light equipment grounding conductor with the other conductors. You also need to see this

680.23(F)(3) Conductors. Conductors on the load side of a groundfault
circuit interrupter or of a transformer, used to comply
with the provisions of 680.23(A)(8), shall not occupy raceways,
boxes, or enclosures containing other conductors unless
one of the following conditions applies:
(1) The other conductors are protected by ground-fault circuit
interrupters.
(2) The other conductors are grounding conductors.
(3) The other conductors are supply conductors to a feedthrough-
type ground-fault circuit interrupter.
(4) Ground-fault circuit interrupters shall be permitted in a
panelboard that contains circuits protected by other
than ground-fault circuit interrupters.
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So all the branch circuits in the conduit feeding the pool have to be gfci protected at the panelboard?


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How exactly does 680.24(F) read in the code cycle you are on? On the 08, I'm reading it as the light, j-box or xfmr enclosure must be wired to the panelboard, not that it requires a separate or dedicated ground wire. afaict, the section requires the xfmr enclosure be grounded.

The 'no splice' rule is on the cord to the light; there cannot be a splice there. The pool light cord doesnt run unbroken back to the panel, but to a j-box with an insulated EGC.

http://edc.poolsupplyworld.com/wpdf/jandywhitelightinstall.pdf

see page 6 figure 1
 
Dennis Alwon said:
You cannot splice the light equipment grounding conductor with the other conductors. You also need to see this
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I think you missed the fact that this is a 12 volt pool light transformer and as such does not need to be GFCI. I agree that the EGC must be it's own and unspliced.
 
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Does this apply to low voltage under water lights ? Does the EGC on supply circuit feeding my transformer have to go back to the panelboard untouched with no other EGC tied in along the way ?


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