kripps
May 27, 2011, 04:59 AM
I am replacing my above ground pool. I've read several blogs about grounding/bonding the pool. The old pool was grounded/bonded as such:
The pump plugs into a GFCI outlet that runs to it's own circuit panel in my garage. A copper wire then ran from the GFCI outlet to all metal componets along the perimeter of the pool. NO wire ran from the external grounding screw to... anywhere.
Was this hooked up correctly? I'm concerned that, based on what I've read, this is not correct.
My current understanding is that the copper wire from the outlet should be grounded to a log rod driven into the ground. Then, I should run a separate copper wire from the pump's external grounding screw to all metal components of the pool, thus bonding it. Do I need to do this second portion, or is my initial set up all set?
The pump plugs into a GFCI outlet that runs to it's own circuit panel in my garage. A copper wire then ran from the GFCI outlet to all metal componets along the perimeter of the pool. NO wire ran from the external grounding screw to... anywhere.
Was this hooked up correctly? I'm concerned that, based on what I've read, this is not correct.
My current understanding is that the copper wire from the outlet should be grounded to a log rod driven into the ground. Then, I should run a separate copper wire from the pump's external grounding screw to all metal components of the pool, thus bonding it. Do I need to do this second portion, or is my initial set up all set?