Hi everyone,
I am new to this group and this is my first post. I just had a fiberglass pool installed. I live in Canada and contacted the provincial electrical safety inspector to enquire about bonding the metal fence that will surround my pool when I discovered that my electrician didn't obtain a permit or request an inspection. The inspector promptly came out for a site visit and identified some issues - others are not clear as the concrete has been poured and the bonding work is concealed. I have some pictures of the work in progress before the concrete went in but I didn't capture everything as I didn't know what I was looking for at the time.
It appears that my equipment is connected together with a copper wire for bonding purposes but I am quite certain that this wire does not connect to the bonding that was done directly around the pool. I believe the water was bonded through the skimmer and the copper bonding wire surrounded the pool in a circle and connected to the rebar but didn't run back to the equipment directly. I believe there was a grounding plate connected to the copper wire around the pool as well. The pool light is not bonded but it apparently doesn't have to be as it is 12V and is connected to a GFCI and surrounded by plastic components. There is no metal in the pool and the only metal around the pool is the rebar under concrete (however I will have an aluminum fence within 3 feet of the pool that will have to be bonded).
I am sure this is a question for an electrician but I am hoping someone here may be able to help as I can no longer trust my electrician. Is the bonding that surrounds the pool connected to the bonding at the equipment pad (20 feet away) by way of the water, or does there have to be a direct connection via copper wire from the pool bonding wire to the equipment bonding? I am really hoping we are not jack hammering out the concrete. This project has been a nightmare to say the least.
I appreciate any feedback!!!!
I am new to this group and this is my first post. I just had a fiberglass pool installed. I live in Canada and contacted the provincial electrical safety inspector to enquire about bonding the metal fence that will surround my pool when I discovered that my electrician didn't obtain a permit or request an inspection. The inspector promptly came out for a site visit and identified some issues - others are not clear as the concrete has been poured and the bonding work is concealed. I have some pictures of the work in progress before the concrete went in but I didn't capture everything as I didn't know what I was looking for at the time.
It appears that my equipment is connected together with a copper wire for bonding purposes but I am quite certain that this wire does not connect to the bonding that was done directly around the pool. I believe the water was bonded through the skimmer and the copper bonding wire surrounded the pool in a circle and connected to the rebar but didn't run back to the equipment directly. I believe there was a grounding plate connected to the copper wire around the pool as well. The pool light is not bonded but it apparently doesn't have to be as it is 12V and is connected to a GFCI and surrounded by plastic components. There is no metal in the pool and the only metal around the pool is the rebar under concrete (however I will have an aluminum fence within 3 feet of the pool that will have to be bonded).
I am sure this is a question for an electrician but I am hoping someone here may be able to help as I can no longer trust my electrician. Is the bonding that surrounds the pool connected to the bonding at the equipment pad (20 feet away) by way of the water, or does there have to be a direct connection via copper wire from the pool bonding wire to the equipment bonding? I am really hoping we are not jack hammering out the concrete. This project has been a nightmare to say the least.
I appreciate any feedback!!!!