Okay so i dont know if its just because I'm a pool owner now, but i am noticing a number of instances of people dying in pools due to electrical shock. I don't want to be alarmist, but i need more info on pool bonding. I only learned of this term a few weeks ago. I thought it only had to do with pool lites, but I believe now any electrical part of the system has the potential to shock a swimmer if the pool isn't properly bonded. Is this correct?
I dont know when my pool was built, but it does have a number of electrical components, pump, swg, heater, spa, so it's starting to spook me that i dont know whether it was built correctly. To me it looks like a well done setup as i have a breaker panel right at the pool site for all the components, but i just dont know.
My questions are:
Is there a way for ME to easily tell if its bonded?
If not, who would i hire to check, a regular electrician or a pool builder?
What's involved in having it properly bonded, would i need to rip out all the connections underground?
When did they start bonding pools, has it been around for a number of years or recent development?
I dont know when my pool was built, but it does have a number of electrical components, pump, swg, heater, spa, so it's starting to spook me that i dont know whether it was built correctly. To me it looks like a well done setup as i have a breaker panel right at the pool site for all the components, but i just dont know.
My questions are:
Is there a way for ME to easily tell if its bonded?
If not, who would i hire to check, a regular electrician or a pool builder?
What's involved in having it properly bonded, would i need to rip out all the connections underground?
When did they start bonding pools, has it been around for a number of years or recent development?