Hey all,
I've been inching towards having a fiberglass pool installed in Southern Ontario. I've found one PB who I like and who has good references. He didn't feel that the pool would need to be bonded as there are no rails/metal parts/etc. But he also said bonding is more of an electrician function and gave me the phone number of the electrician who he works with on his pool installs.
I sent snippets of articles i found online regarding bonding of fiberglass pools, and his response is posted below. Given that I know nothing about pools, bonding and electricity, I'm sharing the electricians response back, and hoping you guys can provide your thoughts/feedback? TIA!
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I’ve read through them all (referring to the links I sent him). I think the point they’re trying to make is that the water could carry a charge that differs from earth. I just disagree with how they try to explain that
For the water to be charged and not ground out you would have to have zero connection to ground. The link from Seabreeze explains that. But we do ground out the pump, salter, heater, rebar and anything metal. Water is in direct contact with the pump and heater. So unless you had all plastic parts I’m certain the water couldn’t carry a charge
I guess if you look at it like that, we are essentially grounding a fiber pool. Just not the same way as a metal. With a metal pool we physically ground the pool wall. Not because the water could be charged, but because the pool wall could be charged. But that’s impossible with a fiber pool. It’s non-conductive. Either way, the water is already at a potential equal to the equipment and earth, ideally 0 volts
That’s my take on it anyways. As I mentioned, I think if it would make you feel better, maybe adding the skimmer bonding lug is something we should consider for your application. I don’t think it would cost very much for the peace of mind
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I've been inching towards having a fiberglass pool installed in Southern Ontario. I've found one PB who I like and who has good references. He didn't feel that the pool would need to be bonded as there are no rails/metal parts/etc. But he also said bonding is more of an electrician function and gave me the phone number of the electrician who he works with on his pool installs.
I sent snippets of articles i found online regarding bonding of fiberglass pools, and his response is posted below. Given that I know nothing about pools, bonding and electricity, I'm sharing the electricians response back, and hoping you guys can provide your thoughts/feedback? TIA!
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I’ve read through them all (referring to the links I sent him). I think the point they’re trying to make is that the water could carry a charge that differs from earth. I just disagree with how they try to explain that
For the water to be charged and not ground out you would have to have zero connection to ground. The link from Seabreeze explains that. But we do ground out the pump, salter, heater, rebar and anything metal. Water is in direct contact with the pump and heater. So unless you had all plastic parts I’m certain the water couldn’t carry a charge
I guess if you look at it like that, we are essentially grounding a fiber pool. Just not the same way as a metal. With a metal pool we physically ground the pool wall. Not because the water could be charged, but because the pool wall could be charged. But that’s impossible with a fiber pool. It’s non-conductive. Either way, the water is already at a potential equal to the equipment and earth, ideally 0 volts
That’s my take on it anyways. As I mentioned, I think if it would make you feel better, maybe adding the skimmer bonding lug is something we should consider for your application. I don’t think it would cost very much for the peace of mind
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