They did a 360 perimeter ground (bare #6 copper) tied to the deck rebar and carried it back to the equipent pad. Attached it to each piece of equipment and then terminated it on my end pump motor. Shouldn't it leave the end pump and then go into the control box to the ground bus? The pump has a normal ground that was run with the two hots on to the hook up of the motor, thus I guess theoritically it is carried back to the ground bus. However, I thought the #6 bare copper should also be carried to the ground bus in the Jandy control box. When I question the electrician on this he said that it should not go to the ground bus, but stay just how it is??? :?:
What is the correct way to do it? It is easy enough to add 4ft of wire to carry it to the bus if needed, but I'm unsure if it should be or not. I assume I shouldn't just add another ground rod at the equipment pad. (I don't think code allows that anyway.) Help!
What is the correct way to do it? It is easy enough to add 4ft of wire to carry it to the bus if needed, but I'm unsure if it should be or not. I assume I shouldn't just add another ground rod at the equipment pad. (I don't think code allows that anyway.) Help!