pool bonding

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    Inground pool without bonding

    Hello, my pool was built in late 90s. Original pump has no wire on bonding lug. Original heater, since removed, had no wire on bonding lug. I'm soon having a heat pump installed. All electrical items at pool are fed from small sub panel in small unattached structure beside pool away from house...
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    Electrical Current in my pool - Troubleshooting Story

    Hi all, I am fairly new to this forum and and a new pool owner. I came to this site because of the great information here. Pool Info: New pool, Fiberglass shell, fully permitted, inspected and final'd. The electrical was done by a professional and the it is fully bonded. Equipment is all...
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    Fiberglass Pool Bonding Issue

    I'm hoping someone can help me problem solve a bonding issue I have. My water is shocking us as we enter/exit the pool to/from wet concrete or if we touch handrail. I have attached a 8 gauge copper wire to where the bonding metal makes contact with the water and inserted the other end into the...
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    Some help and advice needed

    Hello all, New to the forum and also to pool ownership. We bought a house with a pool that needed much TLC. It hadn't been opened in sometime and we knew it would be a big job when we bought the house (was a frog swamp at the time). It's a 1960s Sylvan pool. Its concrete. We decided to...
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    Electric shock - bonding issue?

    Hello. We recently purchased a house with an in-ground pool. We have spent the last few months having it cleaned and having the pump repaired. It is an intellichlor saltwater generator but we are not currently using it. The other day, my children told me that when they make contact with the...
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    Advice needed on Multiple construction issues on new build

    Started the build in June, so far it's been very frustrating. Pool dug and framed 1 ft too short, also they framed the raised spa a 6x10 when plan was a 7x10, I caught it the day before shotcrete and told pb, they delayed shotcrete a day and sent plumbers out to reconfigure. Well the plumbers...
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    Stinging sensation – bonding issue, stray voltage, or something else?

    Just over a week ago, my family was swimming in the pool for about an hour. My wife got out near the therapy jets and sat on the edge with legs hanging in the pool. She immediately said “ouch, I feel like I’m getting stung.” She got her legs out and stuck her hand in and the same sensation...
  8. Tinkertoy721

    Electrical help

    So we bought our house in the winter and all of the pool equipment was uninstalled and put inside. When we took it out this spring, we realized there was no electricity running to the pool at all. We didn't think anything of it and just grabbed an extension cord because that has to be what the...
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    New Pool Construction - Bonding concern

    Hello all! First time poster, recent lurker. I appreciate all of the topics and responses from this website. Pool ownership is definitely intimidating and this site has been very helpful in answering my questions. I am faced with a question about bonding that hopefully someone can help me...
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    Pool bonding problem caused by Cable TV service-any advice appreciated

    I have a 20x40 inground vinyl pool. Pool installer was very experienced, put in about 8 years ago. The pool was bonded, I remember seeing the green wire around it before concrete and concrete rebar was wired together as well. He showed me some ohms tests showing ground to pump bolt was...