Grounding Pool Equipment/Equipotential

[Vd2kilcm]

Installing a 125a subpanel on an exterior wall to serve pool equipment. Should I drive a ground rod, in addition to the equipotential grid, for lightning protection, since the panel will be mounted on an exterior wall?

 

[augie47]

Exterior wall of the same building that has the service supplying the panel ?

 

[Vd2kilcm]

Exterior wall of the same building that has the service supplying the panel ?

Yes.

 

[Little Bill]

Installing a 125a subpanel on an exterior wall to serve pool equipment. Should I drive a ground rod, in addition to the equipotential grid, for lightning protection, since the panel will be mounted on an exterior wall?

If the subpanel is on the same building as the electrical service (main panel) no ground rod is required. If a separate building, then you need a rod.
Please note, the ground rod has nothing to do with the equipotential bonding, it is just part of the building grounding system.

 

[Vd2kilcm]

I was wondering more about lightning protection, rather than equipotential bonding, since the panel is on the exterior of the house, but not near the service entrance.

 

[infinity]

I was wondering more about lightning protection, rather than equipotential bonding, since the panel is on the exterior of the house, but not near the service entrance.

Not required but you can certainly install one and connect it to the EGC bus in the sub-panel.