Bonding Help

[rjc1845]

I recently updated my pool equipment ( new pump, SWCG and gas heater) and upon completion hired an electrician. I was told that there was no bonding cable present. The pool Is gunite built in 1998. I contacted the pool builder and he assured me it was bonded. There have been equipment swap outs thru the years and apparently someone failed to reconnect these wires and I’ve been swimming in an unbonded pool for many years.

I started digging around pool equipment pad and found 2 separate 8 gauge bare copper wires.
One wire is obviously the bonding wire but what is the other one ( ground ??). I used to have a Polaris booster pump so is it possible both are bonding wires......one for Polaris pump and other for main pump?

How would you go about identifying the purpose of each wire. I just want to make sure pool is safe.

Best,

Bob

 

[ajw22]

Both are likely bonding wires connected together. Put a multimeter on them and see if there is continuity between the wires.

 

[jo pool]

I recently updated my pool equipment ( new pump, SWCG and gas heater) and upon completion hired an electrician. I was told that there was no bonding cable present. The pool Is gunite built in 1998. I contacted the pool builder and he assured me it was bonded. There have been equipment swap outs thru the years and apparently someone failed to reconnect these wires and I’ve been swimming in an unbonded pool for many years.

I started digging around pool equipment pad and found 2 separate 8 gauge bare copper wires.
One wire is obviously the bonding wire but what is the other one ( ground ??). I used to have a Polaris booster pump so is it possible both are bonding wires......one for Polaris pump and other for main pump?

How would you go about identifying the purpose of each wire. I just want to make sure pool is safe.

Best,

Bob

it is usual to run the number 8 from the equipment pad ,all the way around the pool, connect to the pool at least 5 times and then back to the equipment pad. You can check it with an ohm meter

 

[rjc1845]

Thanks for replies.
OK. So one end of the copper wire connect to bonding lug on my pump. What does other end connect to?

 

[ajw22]

Thanks for replies.
OK. So one end of the copper wire connect to bonding lug on my pump. What does other end connect to?

Any other equipment that requires bonding.

Could be a spare or could be from something that had been removed.