Above ground pools.

[robert pitre]

Does above ground pools with metal walls needs to be grounded and if so how?:slaphead:

 

[mopowr steve]

Does above ground pools with metal walls needs to be grounded and if so how?:slaphead:

The last one I did had a brass open hole rivet where the metal wall comes together that a lug can be installed on. Plus adding lugs on at least 4 places around pool that the Equipotential bonding wire going around the pool could bond to.

 

[Little Bill]

I believe the term you are asking about is bonding not grounding.

Anyway, yes it has to be bonded. You have to attach to 4 points, equally spaced, around the pool. The walls are usually panels that bolt together. There are (usually) unused holes depending on where the installer decides to bolt the sections together at. You can use one of the unused holes or drill your own hole to attach the lug to.
You need to run a #8 bare copper around the pool 18"-24" away from the pool and 4"-6" below subgrade and attach a jumper at the 4 points to attach to the walls.

You also need to run the bond wire to the pump motor and any other equipment for the pool that is within the boundary. The water also has to be bonded and usually is done in the skimmer on an above ground pool. They sell a bond kit for that. There are other ways to bond the water but generally the skimmer is used for this type pool.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Firstly, does this pool meet the definition of permanent or storable. Look at 680 for that

Storable Swimming, Wading, or Immersion Pools; or
Storable/Portable Spas and Hot Tubs. Those that are
constructed on or above the ground and are capable of
holding water to a maximum depth of 1.0 m (42 in.), or a
pool, spa, or hot tub with nonmetallic, molded polymeric
walls or inflatable fabric walls regardless of dimension.