Are there requirements for outdoor showers related to equipotential bonding? Shower is wood, partially enclosed with roof, three walls, offset opening. The floor is wood slats raised about a foot above grade. Plumbing is derived from house plumbing (hard piped) and there I'd to be an overhead recessed with a weathertight switch mounted outside of the enclosure. Bluestone walk from inground pool and past toward studio. I have completed the ep bonding ring at pool and spa and was wondering if it was/should be required here too. Shower is about 20 yards fro. The pool and attached to the house.
Outdoor shower
- Thread starter stedder
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Unless there are metal shower parts within 5' of the pool I can't think of any requirement to bond the shower.
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- Tennessee NEC:2017
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If it's 20 yds from the pool, it doesn't need to be included in the EP bond.
kwired
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You can bond things if you want, but not required.
Having a shower on slab on grade or in a basement is mostly the same situation. I have run into stray voltage problems with those when there is voltage on the service neutral, particularly when plumbing supplying the shower is metallic piping. Even more of a problem when the drain is metallic piping.
Having a shower on slab on grade or in a basement is mostly the same situation. I have run into stray voltage problems with those when there is voltage on the service neutral, particularly when plumbing supplying the shower is metallic piping. Even more of a problem when the drain is metallic piping.
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