Is bonding a must for an old pool

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croisdale

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I have a pool that was built 8 years ago. The motor is grounded but it is not bonded to the pool. I am selling the home and the home inspector is telling the new owners that I have to bond it before they can buy the home. The question is does this code apply in AZ to pools built prior to the code?
 
croisdale said:
I have a pool that was built 8 years ago. The motor is grounded but it is not bonded to the pool. I am selling the home and the home inspector is telling the new owners that I have to bond it before they can buy the home. The question is does this code apply in AZ to pools built prior to the code?
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Probably won't matter if it stops the people from buying your home... Is it a real deal breaker for you to make it safe for the new owners?
 
croisdale said:
The question is does this code apply in AZ to pools built prior to the code?
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I believe the NEC required bonding of the pump 8 years ago. In fact, I think it has been required for as long as I can remember.
 
I think your employer would be able to accuratly determine IF the NEC was in effect when the home was built...and also what YEAR would be the effective year.

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Sales

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Sales for an electrican
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croisdale said:
I have a pool that was built 8 years ago. The motor is grounded but it is not bonded to the pool................ The question is does this code apply in AZ to pools built prior to the code?
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The code has required bonding the motor to the pool for a lot more years than 8.

You may not have to do anything but at the same time the prospective buyers can move on to another home.
 
croisdale said:
I have a pool that was built 8 years ago. The motor is grounded but it is not bonded to the pool. I am selling the home and the home inspector is telling the new owners that I have to bond it before they can buy the home.
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He's wrong. He's pointing out an issue he thinks the prospective homebuyer would want to know. It's their choice to accept the home as-is, or ask you to correct it before a deal is made, or find some middle ground.

The question is does this code apply in AZ to pools built prior to the code?
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Most likely, yes. But there's no law against selling a home with known defects.
 
LawnGuyLandSparky said:
But there's no law against selling a home with known defects.
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Be careful there as there are some areas that will not allow a home to change hands with known code violations.

As an example here in MA GFCIs must be present in the bathroom before the home can change hands.
 
iwire said:
Be careful there as there are some areas that will not allow a home to change hands with known code violations.

As an example here in MA GFCIs must be present in the bathroom before the home can change hands.
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We have very similar laws here (GFI in bath, kitchen, outside, etc), but the property CAN change hands. A CCO is not issued, but rather a TCO ~ with a time limit in which these repairs must be made.


I am actually curious as to how the pool was even installed w/o an inspection???
A pool is not a one-day slam-jam-and scram job.
 
celtic said:
We have very similar laws here (GFI in bath, kitchen, outside, etc), but the property CAN change hands. A CCO is not issued, but rather a TCO ~ with a time limit in which these repairs must be made.
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Not all of New Jersey's 650+ towns and cities require any CO's when the house is sold. Some do, some don't. For the one's that don't, state "as-is" in the contract and the buyer gets what he gets. Caveat emptor.:rolleyes:
 
celtic said:
I don't.

A pool w/o bonding screams "no inspection".
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Possibly, but very few inground pools go in under the radar. I'd say it's more likely the pump HAD a bond connection, and it got "lost" or buried after the 1st winter storage cycle.
 
croisdale said:
I have a pool that was built 8 years ago. The motor is grounded but it is not bonded to the pool......
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Is this a permanently installed pool??? If not, no bonding required. In the O.P. it does not say what it is or if it is in fact "in" the ground . The use of the word "built" leads me to think that it is a permanently installed pool, in which case the building department could take action ,..if it sees this as an unacceptable threat to life.
 
Pools going in under the radar are a big problem where I'm at. I would guess that about 50% of the existing pools I see have no bonding, so I deduce that there was no permit or inspection. Now as far as our local inspectors letting a pool go without bonding when there is a permit, forget it, those guys are all serious business when it comes to pools.
 
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