My First Pool Kit….Builder Edition

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So I know how much we all love pictures. Here are few from the other day.

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These two breakers were feeding the salt cell and the Intelliflo3. The hots ran down to a pigtail….

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The hot conductor in my hand was feeding the salt cell (I split the pigtail as soon as I discovered it). The black hots behind it were feeding the Intelliflo3. The salt cell was configured for 120v. The 3HP Intelliflo3 as we all know will only run on 240. I have no idea how the Intellichlor didn’t blow up in this arrangement. Dumb luck? If you look closely behind my hand, you see a white neutral conductor with a wire nut on it. I wonder where it goes….
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Oh my….this appears to be an abandoned neutral in the Intelliflo3 terminal box. I guess we needed a real world confirmation the pump won’t run on 120. But hey at least it passed inspection wired for 120…..🤦‍♂️

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And the panel after I tidied everything up and installed GFCI breakers for both pumps, the lights, and the SWG. How it passed inspection with only 1 GFCI breaker I have no idea.
 

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TinFoilHat said:
I think I would forward pics of it all including the inspection sticker and ask the code folks why they think this was passed. I'd share the contractor name with them too.
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My assumption is that when inspection took place, it was wired for 120v. It would have passed in that configuration. Then after final when the contractor realized the pump wasn’t working, this mess happened to get the pump to work. As for the lack of GFCI breakers, I can’t explain that one. Inspector was asleep? At this point “powder is being kept dry” for the owner as I’m documenting and correcting. It’s their decision to act legally or otherwise against any and all responsible parties if you catch my drift 😉.
 
Todays excitement…

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A bulkkhead fitting started leaking. The pool was run for barely 4 months last season and put to bed. I opened it Monday. Deadline for swimmers in the water is the 15th, plus I’m stacked with 2 a day openings this week and service on about 10 accounts already opened. It’s gonna be a nailbiter to get this pool right before opening. I think little sleep is in my future….😂
 
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