hello,
i bought a heater this year, and want to install myself.
since I had to make a pad for the heater, i made a giant pad in lieu and plan to build a pool shed.
I'd really like to move my noisy pump into the pool shed.
my questions are: there is a copper bonding wire on the pump now that goes back to my control panel. I believe this wire is bonded to the pool frame underground.
If I move my pump, i will have to disconnect this wire, and it is not long enough to use as is, without "extending" it. Can i just splice a similar heave gauge stranded copper wire into the existing one with a nice tight twist to create a continuity bond? I am thinking yes, most because I see the heater has to be bonded too, and in that case I'd have to splice in a new wire.
also, has anyone ever moved their own stuff? i have lots of parts to do it (some jandy multi ports, lots of couplers, elbows and reducers. i am pretty comfortable with plumbing, what I am not sure about is the whole electrical bonding. i believe it is not only a ground, but has to do with ionization and corrosion of metals?
any insights appreciated. i will not be putting the heater in the shed... just the pump. and maybe the sand filter. (not sure about the latter quite yet).
i bought a heater this year, and want to install myself.
since I had to make a pad for the heater, i made a giant pad in lieu and plan to build a pool shed.
I'd really like to move my noisy pump into the pool shed.
my questions are: there is a copper bonding wire on the pump now that goes back to my control panel. I believe this wire is bonded to the pool frame underground.
If I move my pump, i will have to disconnect this wire, and it is not long enough to use as is, without "extending" it. Can i just splice a similar heave gauge stranded copper wire into the existing one with a nice tight twist to create a continuity bond? I am thinking yes, most because I see the heater has to be bonded too, and in that case I'd have to splice in a new wire.
also, has anyone ever moved their own stuff? i have lots of parts to do it (some jandy multi ports, lots of couplers, elbows and reducers. i am pretty comfortable with plumbing, what I am not sure about is the whole electrical bonding. i believe it is not only a ground, but has to do with ionization and corrosion of metals?
any insights appreciated. i will not be putting the heater in the shed... just the pump. and maybe the sand filter. (not sure about the latter quite yet).
