GFI for pool lite

[george t. everett]

I see a lot of installations where the feeder for a pool panel is fed from a GFI breaker. The pumps & light are connected to standard breakers. 680.23(A)(3) states that the gfci for the pool light has to be installed in the branch circuit supplying the light. I believe that this installation is not code compliant. If a gfci breaker were install in this panel for the pool light, would this make it code compliant ?

 

[Dennis Alwon]

I see a lot of installations where the feeder for a pool panel is fed from a GFI breaker. The pumps & light are connected to standard breakers. 680.23(A)(3) states that the gfci for the pool light has to be installed in the branch circuit supplying the light. I believe that this installation is not code compliant. If a gfci breaker were install in this panel for the pool light, would this make it code compliant ?

Pool lights have many requirements and GFCI is one of them. Art. 680.23.

I believe that it is okay to add the gfci in the branch circuit. The feeder GFCI does not meet the wording of the code.

 

[e57]

It really depends on the light, and where it is - "Pool Light" may mean very different things depending on a number of factors. Each would warrent different discussion.