Pool Question

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Jimmy7

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I'm running a new circuit to a pool pump at single family home.. The pool pump will be on a 120V 20 Amp GFCI protected circuit that will be installed in PVC. The circuit (With an insulated #12 ground) will run underground to a receptacle installed in a bell box with an in-use cover by the pool pump that will be cord and plug connected. Currently, the pool pump already has a #8 solid attached to its housing. When I was talking with the inspector about this part of the job, he stated that I would need to bond the bell box that housed the pool pump receptacle by running a #8 solid to a lug that I would need to install on the exterior of the bell box. He went on to state that I have to do this because the box is metal. Is this correct in your opinion?
 
That's incorrect.


680.21(A)(3) covers cord-and-plug connected pumps.

680.26 covers bonding of metal parts; 680.26(6) specifically covers bonding of the pump.
 
I agree It's not required.

BTW -How far away is the outlet from the pool?
IMO it is more dangerous to connect the equipotential bonding wire to the metal outlet box. You would have to have part of the bolt or screw inside the box very close to the 120v s. Unless you are going to tap and thread a screw that does not actually go into the box.
All the devices required to be bonded come with a lug on the outside of the device. With the exception of a metal fence, window frame or ladder.
 
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