I had my 24' round pool put in about 2 months ago. I ran #8copper wire around the pool and connected it to the pool uprights in 4 different locations and then fed the copper through the grounding lug on the pump. By the way, my pump only has one grounding lug on it. Everything was fine until today when I touched the surface of the water I received a static shock. I have read many posts on the idea that grounding is different than bonding, however, it is not clear to me. Is grounding what I did when I put the copper around the pool? Is bonding when you ground the water through the skimmer to the pump? I am desperately hoping there is not a break in the copper wire I put around the pool as it is buried about 3 feet. (I had to backfill against my pool). Will my problem be fixed if I put a bonding kit on the skimmer like the Burndy Bwb680Ig In Ground Pool Bond Kit. Should I put another ring of copper around my pool? And my final question: How can I keep the copper that goes to the pump from corroding?
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!