Nec Pool Electrical Code

Cord length for a pump motor is 3 except for storable pools.

Nec pool electrical code.

4 mike holt s illustrated guide to understanding the national electrical code volume 2 article 680 swimming pools spas hot tubs fountains and similar installations 680 9 electric water heater. These rules are current as of the 2017 edition of the nec a coding standard that is updated every three years while changes to the code are gradual it is always a good idea to check on the requirements of the latest edition of the nec. Your local building inspector can let you know what the most current guidelines are for electrical safety around pools and spas. Thanks for your electrical question sue.

Summer is the time of year when most swimming pool equipment hot tubs and spas are inspected and maintained to ensure that life saving measures such as ground fault circuit interrupter gfci protection and all grounding and bonding systems are functioning properly. Electrical safety is very important especially around pools to ensure the safety of families and other guests. For added protection of all new pool installations the 2017 nec national electrical code article 680 has been amended. Electrical codes and standards expand sub navigation.

680 9 overhead wire clearance is min. Data transmission wires telephone internet etc must be at least 10 feet above the surface of the water in pools spas and hot tubs. Now the nec is clear that only 15a and 20a 125v receptacles within 20 ft of storable pools require gfci protection fig. All 125 volt outlets or receptacles within 2o feet of the inside walls of a pool require gfci protection.

The national fire protection association has completed the 2020 national electrical code making process and it is that time to cover some significant code changes for one and two family residential. The ampacity of branch circuit conductors and overcurrent devices for pool or out door spa and hot tub water heaters must not be less than 125. Previous nec editions required you to provide gfci protection to all 125v receptacles within 20 ft of a storable pool but it didn t state the amperage ratings. 10 horizontal from the pool wall.

Electrical service wires overhanging a pool spa or hot tub must be at least 22 1 2 feet above the surface of the water or surface of the diving platform. 2017 national electrical code sps 316 swimming pool wiring nec article 680 680 5 gfci s may be either circuit breakers or receptacle type. Nfpa 78 guide on electrical inspections. 680 21 d motors pool pump motor replacement 43 table of contents 2 eaton nec 2020 code changes.

Nfpa 110 standard for emergency and standby. Top 10 major code changes to look out for in the nec 2017. All electrical equipment used with storable pools are required to be gfci protected. Examples of 2020 national electrical code changes.

If the pool is an above ground and is considered storable then the following codes apply.