Storable pool, above ground pool

[dec]

Ok.....I know I can't be the only person to scratch their head on this matter. I am to understand that the NEC includes above ground pools (not over 42" deep) to be the same as a storable pool???? To me a storable pool is one which is taken down and then stored like one of those little kiddie pools. An above ground pool is actually a permanent installation. I've never seen or heard of anyone taking an above ground swimming pool apart and storing it on a regular basis...say at the end of summer. Most of us know this would be ridiculous.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

The code is defined as it is so whether it is taken down or not it can still be wired as a storable pool. Now there is nothing stopping you from wiring as an in ground pool if it makes you feel better.

 

[qcroanoke]

The code is defined as it is so whether it is taken down or not it can still be wired as a storable pool. Now there is nothing stopping you from wiring as an in ground pool if it makes you feel better.

+1

There are a lot of definitions in the NEC that we don't agree with but it is the enforced definition, sometimes it makes it easier and sometimes not.

 

[dhalleron]

I wondered the same thing. I am planning to wire an above ground pool as a storable pool next week. I look on the pump motor and saw this text:

Caution: This pump is for use with permanently installed pools only. Do not use with storable pools.

Now I am more confused.