Hello All,
We purchased a home with a pool recently and some of the original bonding had failed as we were getting a minor shock at various areas at times. Consequently, I ran #8 copper wire around the entire pool and bonded all metal parts and pool equipment. I however, was not able to bond any of the concrete decking because I could find no rebar within the slab. It appears they did not use any.
We have had no issues since I bonded everything a month ago until last night when a visitor could feel a minor shock on the coping from a cut on her finger.
1) My original plan was to run #8 copper wire down all of the expansion joints to the coping. In hopes this would help bond the plastic copping and concrete slab, via any water residing on/in it?
2) When I bonded the metal around the pool (ladder, railing, diving board) I cut a 1" deep groove in the concrete to each item in order to run the #8. I then filled it in with a concrete leveler. Should I consider cutting such grooves elsewhere within the concrete slab to somehow add bonding for it?
3) Otherwise, do they make metal coping that could suffice for such?
Your input is appreciated.
Thanks, Ralph
We purchased a home with a pool recently and some of the original bonding had failed as we were getting a minor shock at various areas at times. Consequently, I ran #8 copper wire around the entire pool and bonded all metal parts and pool equipment. I however, was not able to bond any of the concrete decking because I could find no rebar within the slab. It appears they did not use any.
We have had no issues since I bonded everything a month ago until last night when a visitor could feel a minor shock on the coping from a cut on her finger.
1) My original plan was to run #8 copper wire down all of the expansion joints to the coping. In hopes this would help bond the plastic copping and concrete slab, via any water residing on/in it?
2) When I bonded the metal around the pool (ladder, railing, diving board) I cut a 1" deep groove in the concrete to each item in order to run the #8. I then filled it in with a concrete leveler. Should I consider cutting such grooves elsewhere within the concrete slab to somehow add bonding for it?
3) Otherwise, do they make metal coping that could suffice for such?
Your input is appreciated.
Thanks, Ralph
