Pool light niche bonding

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pdubsr

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I recently failed a pool bonding inspection because the #8 i used to bond the light niche to the junction box was not green, i used black with green tape. The inspector quoted 250.119, saying only conductors larger than #6 can be identified that way. Who is correct here? Thank you for your help
 
He is,
In most cases you would be able to strip it every where it can be seen.
A swimming pool ground for the ''light'' has to be insulated.
 
right or wrong, 250.119 isn't enforced here [edit: often]. I still go by it though, supply houses here sell the green stuff by the foot in smaller sizes.
 
pdubsr said:
I recently failed a pool bonding inspection because the #8 i used to bond the light niche to the junction box was not green, i used black with green tape. The inspector quoted 250.119, saying only conductors larger than #6 can be identified that way. Who is correct here? Thank you for your help
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The Inspector is correct citing 250.119 (In a raceway) as I do here in DC.
 
dcspector said:
The Inspector is correct citing 250.119 (In a raceway) as I do here in DC.
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I agreed with the DC man 250.119 rules. Also 680 does require it to be insulated. I believe if you stripped the insulation where it is seen it would also be a violation, at least IMO.
 
Dennis Alwon said:
I agreed with the DC man 250.119 rules. Also 680 does require it to be insulated. I believe if you stripped the insulation where it is seen it would also be a violation, at least IMO.
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And I agree with you Dennis.....no stripping the insulation except at the termination / lug.
 
Bonding or EGC?

Bonding or EGC?

An argument could be made that the bonding wire to the niche isn't an EGC but just a bonding jumper as it is called in 680.23(B)(2)(a). The EGC would be the wire inside the cable to the underwater light fixture and it is green as per 680.23(B)(3).

Article 250.119 applies to the EGC not bonding jumpers.

250.102 doesn't require the bonding jumper to be green does it?

The 680.23(B)(2) requirement stands only that the bonding jumper be insulated, but not necessarily green.


- Greg
 
250.119, does not apply here as poolside said it is called a bonding jumper as per 680,23 (B) (2) (b)
 
mpd said:
250.119, does not apply here as poolside said it is called a bonding jumper as per 680,23 (B) (2) (b)
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I can agree with that assuming there is a separate EGC run as well.

Considering I do not wire pools I do not know how it is normally done.
 
stickboy1375 said:
Thats a shame, guess anyone can do electrical work....:mad:
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yeah, its kinda that way in the county where there is no inspections, but it makes for a lot of service call work....
 
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