How much time?

[OK Sparky 93]

Good afternoon, all!
I am looking at a job, to get power to, and wire a future pool house.
Have an FP panel and and multi tap meter and just a bunch of nonsense.

Got to upgrade the service and obviously make compliant.

The question

As I am putting together an estimate, it occurred to me that I didn’t see an EPB for the pool equipment.

I am hesitant about hooking pool equipment back up, unless sure that all pool related items are safe according to NEC.

I, for at least the second time have been watching these videos, that Mike made for doing these test.

How much time, I am not asking charge because everyone is different, would one allow for ding such test?

 

[OK Sparky 93]

In his video How to verify the electrical system af a pool is safe in accordance with the NEC, at around 1:08:34 Mike says that

The fact that the bonding system (the EPB), is bonded together but not connected to the effective ground fault current path (equipment grounding conductor)
Makes it a code violation, but not unsafe.

What if it is the exact opposite, the pool equipment is connected to the effective ground fault path, but nothing has the EPB. Does this make the pool unsafe?

Would you, hook up the equipment and not worry about the EPB, or not hook it up?

If one hooks it up knowing that there is no EPB, and it is a code violation, should anything ever happen. Would my be good.

Would this be Ann inspector consultation?

 

[augie47]

The liability question might be more appropriately directed toward an attorney.
In the past whether as an electrician or inspector when I encounter an existing pool with no sign of an EPB I documented the situation and had all parties involved acknowledge (sign off).
It certainly would not hurt to run it by your AHJ beforehand.