Swimming pool motors

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Is it required to GFCI protect a 120-volt or 220-volt pool motor that is hard wired? I know a plug in connection for the motor needs a GFCI.
 
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I say yes that it does not matter whether is is cord-plug or hardwired, see art 680-5 it would need a GFCI
 
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680.5 Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters.
Ground-fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) shall be self-contained units, circuit-breaker or receptacle types, or other listed types.
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680.22(5) Area Lighting, Receptacles, and Equipment. GFCI Protection. All 125-volt receptacles located within 6.0 m (20 ft) of the inside walls of a pool or fountain shall be protected by a ground-fault circuit interrupter. Receptacles that supply pool pump motors and that are rated 15 or 20 amperes, 120 volt through 240 volts, single phase, shall be provided with GFCI protection.
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For now I may be overlooking the part where a hard-wired swimming pool pump must be GFCI protected.
 
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In the 99 NEC 680-6(d) Required motors that were hard wired, in other than dwellings to be GFCI protected.
I can't even find that in the 2002 NEC, so I'd say no, if you are useing the 2002.
 
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Folks
I should have edited my post to clearify the code year we are using I am in Virginia and we are still using the 1999 code at this time.
Sorry AWWT for the confusion,
 
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Alrighty then is this a dwelling or other than a dwelling?
 
rickcham said:
I should have edited my post to clearify the code year we are using I am in Virginia and we are still using the 1999 code at this time.
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Um, Rick, I have some news for you: We adopted the 2002 NEC last November, as in November of 2005.

Unless you pulled that permit over a year ago . . . well, let's just say it's time to trade that white book in on a red one.
 
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