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I believe that...Can't make this stuff up! :cheers:

LOL!... My head hurts... :hammer: I am glad I asked though...Thanks for the help. I learned a LOT! I learned I need an electrician! I may make him read this thread before he starts! Dan

i found this. 1. Revise 680.26 (C) & 680.26 (C)(1) as follows: (C) Equipotential Bonding Grid....... Exception: The equipotential bonding grid shall not be required to be installed under the bottom of or vertically along the walls of vinyl lined polymer wall, fiberglass composite, or...

I am not arguing here, I am just very curious why romex in this application is so bad :?:

Remember,this is an in ground vinyl lined pool, so no rebar. Does this effect bonding? The only metal in the pool is the ladder. I think the skimmer and return et.c are all plastic, but I am not 100% on that. I will get an electrician involved, but for my own knowledge, if Romex is not to be...

got it. Ok, got some work to do... BTW...not going to bury the conduit. it is going to run along an ext. wall... Thanks for the help.

All I am doing is providing electrical for the builder to wire everything into. The existing outlet is about 15 feet from the pool, but the pump will go on the other end of the pool and will be about 15 feet from the pool as well. This is a fairly compact space with no long distances at all...

I need to have electrical ready for the pool guys who are going to begin digging soon. (inground vinyl pool). I am pretty handly, but I can not claim to be an electrical expert. this seems to me like it should be simple though. The pool is going to have a 1 hp pump and a SWG. I have a 20...

I have already learned a lot from the folks here, so thanks to all. We have a typical small southern California back yard, so a big pool is not in the cards. The yard gets a lot of sun all year. We ordered a 20x14 inground vinyl from Secard Pools (secardpools.com). The "Islander" pool sits 18...

That's good to know. I will check Tex more closely. I think I am going to buy one board, screw it to some 2x4s, set it out and abuse it and see how it looks. I know it won't be maintenance free, bit I just don't want to regret the purchase. Some of the reviews for ChoiceDek are scary, but I...

I would agree with you, but this particular pool sits 18 inches above the ground, creating an opportunity for a deck, unless I went with concrete but then have to deal with an 18 inch wall to step over. The family wants a deck at pool height, thus the deck 18 inches above the ground. Won't be...

can you tell me why? They had issues too. If I spend almost double the price I want to know it is worth it. Have you worked with either of them?

I will get a lot of sun. Has the Choicedek sold by Lowes gotten better? It looks like a few years ago they had real issues and lawsuits. Trex is much more expensive. Is Trex worth the extra money? Dan

it's a composite coping. The pool actually sits 18 inches above the ground, and we ave some concrete, and a small yard to work with. I was heading down the road of composites till I started reading all the issues with mold, sagging and staining. I don't mind resealing every year if Hardwood...

My real question is about the composites. The rest is not relevant to my real concern and question about composits. (kinda hard to explain everything) and no, the pool is not a diy job, but the deck will be. I just gave a little backgorund.