Pool pump twist lock and General Purpose Receptacle

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dhchief28

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Just curious. With a basic above ground pool, why is the pool pump required to have a single twist lock grounded GFCI receptacle and the general purpose a standard duplex grounded GFCI receptacle when they can technically be placed right next to each other? why cant the pool just plug into the duplex?
 
IMO the twist lock is there so that there is less chance of the cord pulling out insuring that the ground stays connected. You wouldn't want the pump to be running and the equipment grounding conductor not making contact
 
That requirement has been removed in the 2014 code.

Also the very reason that the grounding pin of a plug in longer than the other pins is to make sure that the grounding connection is the last one to be broken when the plug is loose or being removed from the receptacle.
 
dhchief28 said:
Just curious. With a basic above ground pool, why is the pool pump required to have a single twist lock grounded GFCI receptacle and the general purpose a standard duplex grounded GFCI receptacle when they can technically be placed right next to each other? why cant the pool just plug into the duplex?
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This has changed for the 2014 NEC. Prior editions only required a twist-lock if the recep was located more than 6 feet but less than 10' from the pool. Under the 2014 edition if less than 10" but more than 6' it must be a single receptacle but is not required to be a twist-lock.
 
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