I am building my own pool. Except for a few steps I dont want to do. I have an electrician that is helping me however he has limitted experience with article 680 . At least the very latest version. I am up to just having the concrete collar poured and soon to back fill (with gravel). I have read everything I can get my hands on on this topic. I have read "continuous" wire. I.e. run through all grounding lugs with the same wire. Then I have read another that said jumpers using splice lugs to a continuous wire was acceptable. My electrician said that it couldnt be done that way, ( the jumpers) I understand the equo potential grid idea. my question is, that if the wire is not a complete circle. i.e. spliced back to itself, it isnt truely continuous. wouldnt a jumpered split lug disperse any electrical potential that might build up? My plant was to lay an 8 guage bare wire on top of the concrete reinforcement grid 18-24" out from pool. Tie into the reinforcement wire at several spots with splice lugs. Bring the wire the entire circumference of the pool back to itself and back to the pump, then terminating to earth ground. Now jump four spots from coping edge to loop, ladder handles to loop. and jumper light niche to loop.
Well? I know you dont necessarily give out electrical info but OMG! will this work? Also he said that the inside lug on the niche was "overkill" because the outside lug was connected to it by a solid piece of metal. The way I understand it is outside lug - bonding grid, inside lug - pannel ground via junction box. He said the light caries that ground so it isnt needed?
Well? I know you dont necessarily give out electrical info but OMG! will this work? Also he said that the inside lug on the niche was "overkill" because the outside lug was connected to it by a solid piece of metal. The way I understand it is outside lug - bonding grid, inside lug - pannel ground via junction box. He said the light caries that ground so it isnt needed?
