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philmc

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I have a individual 120volt lighting circuit that comes out of the electrical panel to a wall controled s/p switch controling a light fixture in the swimming pool and a light in the Spa pool. It does not have a transformer to lower the voltage to less than 15 volts. It does not have ground fault protection. I was told the local authority says there is no need for the ground fault circuit to the lights. Is this correct?
 
philmc said:
I have a individual 120volt lighting circuit that comes out of the electrical panel to a wall controled s/p switch controling a light fixture in the swimming pool and a light in the Spa pool. It does not have a transformer to lower the voltage to less than 15 volts. It does not have ground fault protection. I was told the local authority says there is no need for the ground fault circuit to the lights. Is this correct?
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The pool light must be GFCI protected art. 680.23(A)(3)

You should also read 680.22 & 680.23 There are probably other violations
 
Dennis , that would only be true, depending on how you would relamp the fixture. 680.23 1 says you don't need to GFCI protect the fixture during normal use ( not relamping). However I do agree that if I were installing it I would put it on a GFCI.
 
Jomaul said:
Dennis , that would only be true, depending on how you would relamp the fixture. 680.23 1 says you don't need to GFCI protect the fixture during normal use ( not relamping). However I do agree that if I were installing it I would put it on a GFCI.
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Okay, so how would you ensure safety when you had to relamp other than a GFCI. I must admit I always thought GFCI was required but now I am thinking. That means trouble.
 
I have seen fiber optic lights that were installed away from the pool with just the fiber optic line to the pool. In this case, I believe no GFCI is necessary.
 
i don't install gfci on fiber optic pool lighting; there are no current carrying conductors at the pool. a 120v light installed in the shell of the pool is definitely getting gfci protection.
 
brantmacga said:
i don't install gfci on fiber optic pool lighting; there are no current carrying conductors at the pool. a 120v light installed in the shell of the pool is definitely getting gfci protection.
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I believe we are all in agreement on that. :)
 
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