Failed to bond rebar in cast concrete pool

[tjhammer]

I built a cast concrete pool, lined with tile. The concrete included a latex additive for strengthening and reducing porosity. The concrete was also sealed with Hydroban waterproofing before the glass tile was added.

This was a DIY, "I'm going to go crazy during the pandemic" project at my home, and the first time I had ever built a pool. (This is a ~15'x15' pool.)

I think I did most things correctly, with one (possibly major?) exception... I did NOT bond the rebar within the concrete shell.

I have bonded the deck around the pool, all electrical equipment, and also added two bonds to the water pipes... I simply failed to bond the rebar within the concrete (and now the pool is finished and that's an impossibility).

Have I achieved sufficient equipotential protection with the water bonds? Is there anything else I could do to compensate for failing to bond the rebar within the concrete? Is this a real issue?

Appreciate any advice... I got a little over my DIY skis, but generally pulled off a pretty nice finished project, with this one exception.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

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