Inground Pool Bonding

[Kenosha]

Re: Inground Pool Bonding

Here is another one for everyone! How about the new
fountains that are built into the ground for children to run around to get wet on hot days. No provisions for a bonding grid. Now is everyone getting the idea why I asked the question about the remote pump motor in the first place. No consistency with the code in similar installations.

 

[hess]

Re: Inground Pool Bonding

if a pool does not have a light or anything at the pool that is tied to a egc, you do not have to have a bond run to the pump motors or anything else that is remote to the pool. if you have a light or anything else at the pool that is tied to a egc then you must run a #8 bond wire to anything that is associated to the circulating system.
this is to prevent circulating currents.
because a pool is full of chemicals this can produce a battery affect since a #12 has a higher resistance than a #8 this is suppose to help prevent it.
if you dont prevent this battery affect then what you have created is a electroplating process where you erode metal from one place and deposit at another, in other words if you didnt run a #8 bonding wire back and it the hand rail was the metal that was eroded then it would wear away and break off.some people might confuse this with corroded where it actually eroded

 

[infinity]

Re: Inground Pool Bonding

depth greater than 1.0 m (42 in.),

Since when does 1 meter = 42 inches?
1 meter = 39.37 inches, so which is it 42 inches or 39.37 inches?

[ May 03, 2005, 08:40 PM: Message edited by: infinity ]