Recent content by OhTom

You're right jbizzle, I really don't get this whole bonding thing. But no conduit certainly makes it cheaper and easier. I was thinking conduit with regard to hitting the wire with a shovel. Tom

Thank you Dan. I will have to print this out. I do have two openings in the concrete where I sawed to replace the piping and should be able to connect a bonding grid there. I have been needing to replace this concrete anyhow since it has dropped due to my not drilling into the existing...

Thank you gwegan for your enlightenment. When I saw the separate grounding connection on the outside of the new pump, I incorrectly assumed it was to run a #8awg ground wire to a rod for an additional grounding source. I had read about equipotential grounding to pools (Which I am certain my...

Thank you jblizzle. I started to look at the black wire after your suggestion, gave it a little tug and it pops out with a removable connecter on the other end. Oh sheesh, the light bulb finally goes on above me ! Wired just like you suggested and the pump runs on low speed, flip the switch on...

I am replacing my old pump with a Pentair Whisperflo pump Model WFDS-24 that is set up for 115V. It is a 1 HP pump with a 2 stage selection(Hi-Low) switch on the back of the pump. The wiring diagram on the pump is illegible. Can anyone tell me how to wire it to the appropriate terminals...