Transformer for Pool Lighting

[eskewj]

Moved from here.
Any one know if the VOLT transformers are UL rated for Fountain, Swimming Pool, and Spa areas (safe for submersed locations with immersed persons)? My wiring will be within 5 feet of water's edge.

 

[ajw22]

Both the transformer and luminaries must be “listed” to meet NEC requirements to be within 5 feet of a pool.

I doubt Volt lights meet NEC requirements and I suggest you call them to confirm if they do.

Introducing Voltage Around the Pool Area

For decades, the National Electrical Code (NEC) prohibited underground wiring to be located under a pool and wiring for lighting fixtures in the zone that extends 5-feet horizontally from the inside wall of a pool. The exception was always to allow wiring in that location if it supplies...

www.ecmag.com

 

[eskewj]

Thanks. Maybe there are some recommendations as an alternative? The pool is close to the property line, thus to go around it will be within the 5-10 foot rule.

 

[ajw22]

I do not know of any listed luminaries that can be installed close to the pool. Even Pentair landscape lights say:

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK! INSTALL ALL LUMINAIRES TEN (10) Feet (3.05 Meters) OR MORE FROM THE POOL, SPA, OR FOUNTAIN.

 

[PoolGate]

Is there any danger from low voltage lighting? Not including the transformer, of course.

 

[ajw22]

Is there any danger from low voltage lighting? Not including the transformer, of course.

Have you read the article linked to in post #2?

 

[eskewj]

I think I've found a way to route the wiring at least 10' from the pool, with some compromises. However, it would still run within 5' of the pump. Does the NEC say anything about this? It follows that the same water running through the pump is "connected" to the pool where current could travel, but wondering if it'd be code compliant nonetheless.

 

[ajw22]

NEC talks about distance from the pool. They don't want anyone in the pool being able to touch the light or wiring.