CherokeeXJ
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- Location
- North Carolina
- Occupation
- Licensed Electrician
Long post, but I want y’all to see the whole arrangement. Thanks for reading and for any feedback you could pass along.
I’ve got an above ground pool I’m wiring that is 48 inches deep and going to be served by two 120 volt circuits. One receptacle circuit for a cord and plug connected motor and one general purpose receptacle circuit.
I was told it is a resin pool and has metal supports on the side and metal ring around the bottom.
The pool is located inside a metal chain link fence that extends between two homes measuring 40 yards or so. The other side of the fence isn’t physically connected, but runs parallel between the two houses on the other side of the yard. That side has three gates in it and sits around 15-20 yards from the pool at the closest point.
The pool sits less than 5 feet from the fence at the closest point. There is a gate in the fence at around 5 feet from the pool then the other side of the gate extends to the other home.
No power company underground/overhead lines run under/over the fence to either home’s service. There is what I believe to be a direct buried line in UF that runs to a well at the back of the property. It measures 6 feet away from the pool where it passes by it and runs under the fence opposite the side the pool is closest to.
By 680.26(B)(7) exception #2 I am required to bond the fence posts and mesh to my ring since it is less than 5’ from the inside wall of the pool. The gate that joins the two fence sections can be separated in the middle (electrical connection opened by physically getting opened by a person), so my gut says to bond the other side of the fence to my ring also and install jumpers to each gate portion that swings as well to bring everything in the vicinity of the pool to the same potential and make the other end of the fence my possible difference instead of it happening at the gate where people are most likely to touch. My thought is to leave the fence on the other side of the yard alone.
Just wanted to verify my thinking on this. I know things like long metal fences and guttering can be dangerous when it comes to pool bonding, so I want to use my best option and make it as safe as possible.
I’ve got an above ground pool I’m wiring that is 48 inches deep and going to be served by two 120 volt circuits. One receptacle circuit for a cord and plug connected motor and one general purpose receptacle circuit.
I was told it is a resin pool and has metal supports on the side and metal ring around the bottom.
The pool is located inside a metal chain link fence that extends between two homes measuring 40 yards or so. The other side of the fence isn’t physically connected, but runs parallel between the two houses on the other side of the yard. That side has three gates in it and sits around 15-20 yards from the pool at the closest point.
The pool sits less than 5 feet from the fence at the closest point. There is a gate in the fence at around 5 feet from the pool then the other side of the gate extends to the other home.
No power company underground/overhead lines run under/over the fence to either home’s service. There is what I believe to be a direct buried line in UF that runs to a well at the back of the property. It measures 6 feet away from the pool where it passes by it and runs under the fence opposite the side the pool is closest to.
By 680.26(B)(7) exception #2 I am required to bond the fence posts and mesh to my ring since it is less than 5’ from the inside wall of the pool. The gate that joins the two fence sections can be separated in the middle (electrical connection opened by physically getting opened by a person), so my gut says to bond the other side of the fence to my ring also and install jumpers to each gate portion that swings as well to bring everything in the vicinity of the pool to the same potential and make the other end of the fence my possible difference instead of it happening at the gate where people are most likely to touch. My thought is to leave the fence on the other side of the yard alone.
Just wanted to verify my thinking on this. I know things like long metal fences and guttering can be dangerous when it comes to pool bonding, so I want to use my best option and make it as safe as possible.