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You always need a green ground wire to a device.

Have you looked at the Installation Manual for the wiring instructions?

NEC requires a maintenance disconnect by a device when the breaker is not within sight.
 
Getting this setup.
Got my 50 amp breaker.
For wire, I am thinking #6 THHN, and it will be a 50 foot run.
Any electricians confirm this is right?
Also, for the wire whip coming from the disconnect to the HP, can it be 8guage instead of 6?
 
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Sorry, was thinking of that last post. Want to give a clear breakdown of what I am doing.
I have done plenty of electrical, I just always like to confirm :)

Heat Pump = I have settled on the Pentair UltraTemp 140
According to the specs, 50amp is recommended with a max of 70

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Looks like the 50amp breaker is the same cost as the 60amp Any reason I should take the 60 over the 50?
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The QO 60 Amp 1-1/2 in. Double-Pole Circuit Breaker has a common trip with a maximum load of 240-Volt. The breaker features Qwik-Open and a Visi-Trip indicator to easily identify a tripped circuit in the load center. This circuit breaker uses a thermal-magnetic tripping mechanism and has a...
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From the main breaker, will run a black and red #6 through conduit to a disconnect (non fused).
Will use #10 Green for ground. the chart on the pentair site says it uses a ground?

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From Disconnect to HP, will be a whip. Will run #6 through that as well unless I can use #8 for the whip (I can only find #8 whips, no #6, unless I buy an empty whip and manually run #6 through it)?
Then of course connect my two #6's (black/red) and #10 (green) to the HP.

My pool guy will handle the plumbing and connecting to my Jandy box.
The run is about 40-50 feet for this electrical.
 
For clarity on the grounding. There are two.
One with the whip, and one for 'bonding' connected with the pool pump and a ground rod.

See below, circled, there is a copper lug for the grounding/bonding.

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ajw22 said:
Bonding should never be connected to a ground or ground rod in the US.
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Can you elaborate more on what you're meaning here?

As this does not seem to fall in line with practice...
To ensure bonded systems are as safe as possible, they should also be grounded. Bonding and grounding work together to ensure all components are on a ground-fault path. This protects systems and personnel and helps circuit breakers and ground-fault detectors work properly. Systems that are bonded but not grounded are called floating systems, and do not offer the same level of protection.
 
shaded_water01 said:
Can you elaborate more on what you're meaning here?

As this does not seem to fall in line with practice...
To ensure bonded systems are as safe as possible, they should also be grounded. Bonding and grounding work together to ensure all components are on a ground-fault path. This protects systems and personnel and helps circuit breakers and ground-fault detectors work properly. Systems that are bonded but not grounded are called floating systems, and do not offer the same level of protection.
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First of all where is that from?

Second of all it does not apply specifically to NEC Article 680 pool bonding. Pool bonding should be floating to create an equipotential grid around the pool.

You are confusing different uses of the term "bonding". There are many types of bonding used across electrical installations.
 
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