Okay, this is driving me bananas. Pool Bonding has got to be one of the most misunderstood concepts that I have ever encountered. I know this has been discussed before, but I just wanted to get a show of hands from people that actually have their pool bonded properly. I figure most of you veterans do, but I would bet that there are many that don't. I also have a couple questions.
I have yet to find an electrician that even has a clue about 680.26 (Equipotential Pool Bonding) of the NEC. My pump has NO bonding wire attached to it. There is NO wire near the pump pad. I have been told countless time to just just drive a rod into the ground and attach it to the pump motor. I have done enough reading on this subject to know that this serves no purpose whatsoever and that this type of Bonding has nothing to do with Grounding. Also, I have talked to other people with pools and have found them to NOT be properly bonded either.
I bought the house with a concrete deck around the pool 3 years ago. I would like to know if the rest of the pool is properly bonded, but I can't even find anyone with the knowledge to do this. I called the pool builder, but they say that they have nothing to do with the electrical part of the build (it is 14 years old). I suspect that everything but the pump is bonded, but I would really like to confirm this and then run a wire to the grid if it exists.
Questions:
1) What are the odds that nothing is bonded (Ladder, diving board, light, deck)?
2) Would taking off the diving board and looking for a junction box give me any indication of their being a bonding wire?
3) Is there any way to see a bonding wire around the ladder other than chipping away at the concrete?
4} Did I mention that this was driving me bananas?
I have yet to find an electrician that even has a clue about 680.26 (Equipotential Pool Bonding) of the NEC. My pump has NO bonding wire attached to it. There is NO wire near the pump pad. I have been told countless time to just just drive a rod into the ground and attach it to the pump motor. I have done enough reading on this subject to know that this serves no purpose whatsoever and that this type of Bonding has nothing to do with Grounding. Also, I have talked to other people with pools and have found them to NOT be properly bonded either.
I bought the house with a concrete deck around the pool 3 years ago. I would like to know if the rest of the pool is properly bonded, but I can't even find anyone with the knowledge to do this. I called the pool builder, but they say that they have nothing to do with the electrical part of the build (it is 14 years old). I suspect that everything but the pump is bonded, but I would really like to confirm this and then run a wire to the grid if it exists.
Questions:
1) What are the odds that nothing is bonded (Ladder, diving board, light, deck)?
2) Would taking off the diving board and looking for a junction box give me any indication of their being a bonding wire?
3) Is there any way to see a bonding wire around the ladder other than chipping away at the concrete?
4} Did I mention that this was driving me bananas?