Sorry for my ignorance but what is bonding? Is it a North American term for grounding/earthing?
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What is Bonding?
- Thread starter YonnyPiscinas
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Bonding is like grounding/earthing. All pool equipment is connected together using 8 AWG copper wire and is bonded (grounded) together.
Better then how i can explain it: Bonding vs Grounding - Trouble Free Pool
Better then how i can explain it: Bonding vs Grounding - Trouble Free Pool
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Thanks I'll have to look into this carefully.
The wiring on ours was shocking when we moved in
- Jul 21, 2013
- 54,775
- Pool Size
- 35000
- Surface
- Plaster
- Chlorine
- Salt Water Generator
- SWG Type
- Pentair Intellichlor IC-60
Bonding is like grounding/earthing in that they both use wires. Otherwise they serve different purposes and are never interconnected together.
Bonding ensures that the pool water and surrounding structures all stay at the same electrical potential so that no one gets shocked.
Grounding provides an alternate path for an electrical circuit in case of a short or wire failure.
