Bonding lug or wire missing
Metal items and pumps near swimming pools or spas are normally connected with a grounded bonding wire. This is done for safety purposes and generally is easy to correct if they are not bonded. Pumps will often have a bonding lug to which a copper bonding wire is connected.
Consequently, how do you tell if a pool is bonded?
Look for an exposed copper wire attached to the motor and pumps, going into the ground. It should connect in a similar way as in the image to the left. If you live in a municipality, you can also contact the building and inspection department to see if your pool had a code inspection during its construction.
Secondly, is it necessary to bond an above ground pool?
A bonding grid is necessary to prevent the flow of electricity due to different voltage potentials. When there is a differential in voltage, electrical current is allowed to flow which can potentially cause a shock.
How do you wire bonding?
How do you install bonding wire?
What do you bond a pool pump to?
Basically everything metal within 5 feet horizontal of the pool inside walls and 12 feet vertical of the maximum water height need to be “bonded” together with the bare #8 (minimum) solid copper wire.
How do you bond a pool deck?
Where does the bond wire go on pool pump?
What happens if a pool is not bonded?
If you do not bond your pool equipment there is the risk that the equipment itself will become the anode in a galvanic couple with other metal components in or around your pool. If this happens, the anode metals will deteriorate at an advanced rate, a phenomenon called galvanic corrosion.
Do you bond the pool panel?
Bonding is required to get all metal parts of the electrical equipment and the non-electrical metal parts of the pool/spa structure to attain equal electrical potential.