trackwelder
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Looking to upgrade the wiring to our above ground swimming pool. Currently it just a 20 amp circuit no gfi. Just curious as to any recommendation on what should be done.
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Rewiring a swimming pool
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trackwelder
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I have read that the pump needs to be bonded to the pool. Also that a bare 8 gauge wire should be buried around the pool and connected in 4 places. I have a retired electrician friend who will do the work. Just looking to do some of the grunt work and gather the needed supplies before I call him.
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Higgins
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OK I give up! How do you bond to the "Pool Deck" when it's either Cedar, or a composite??
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G_P
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Never heard of bonding the wood deck. Just burying the wire which is connected to the sheetmetal body of the pool.
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Falcon67
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Hmm - we ran an above ground for years and never had anything more than a GFCI on the 1HP sand filter. The motor was grounded through the plug, but the rest is all plastic. Not sure why you'd bond the frame or anything else. I don't think pool water is that conductive, really. Maybe if you run one full of salt like some are doing.
Mike Honcho
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has to do with nec 2008, i just finished wiring mine.
Falcon67
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I did a quick Google and came up with Article 680. I didn't read it all real deep, but for above ground cord-and-plug type pool equipment, I didn't see anything other that what's been done. Except maybe the plug length is limited to 3'. Our old pump had a 6' cord. And if you run conduit to something, it can't be aluminum. I wonder about the call made that 42" deep water is a temporary pool and one over that is "permanent" because I can buy a take down pool at Sams that runs 48" and I think there are now 52" deep models. Neighbor down the alley has an 18' x 48" that they put away every fall.