How to bond a pool. Any metal fittings attached to your pool structure. This ensures the pool will always meet water bonding requirements. The type i order from amazon requires me drilling a 316th hole.
Encapsulated structural reinforcing steel must be installed with a 12x12 inch copper conductor grid. An embedded copper wire exits the back of the skimmer and is perfectly located for connection to the pool bonding wire or grid. Non conductive pool shells must have a 8 or larger solid copper wire buried 4 6 below finished grade with such bond wire placed from18 24 from the inside pool wall around the pool equipotential bonding that which starts and returns terminates at the pool pump.
Without proper swimming pool bonding your body can complete the circuit between areas of differing potential resulting in a potentially deadly shock. Bonding to the conductive pool shells is required. Shells and brackets of all pool lighting.
You may need some hardware to attach lugs as they do not come with any. The un encapsulated structural reinforcing steel must be bonded together by tie wires. Your new bonding plate will come with instructions.
Any metal parts of the pool shell. This skimmer upgrade couldnt be simpler. An electrician bonds pool equipment by connecting it all together with conductive wire also known as a bonding wire when it comes to pools.
Install bonding plate in skimmer. The essential guide to pool water bonding basics. Pool defender water bond skimmer.
Extend 3 beyond the inside surface of the pool under concrete stone or other paved walking surfaces. The best solution is to attach a certified pool water bonding device to the system. Poured concrete sprayed concrete and concrete block with coatings must be considered conductive materials.
Here is a partial list of what should be included in your pools bonding grid. The water bond skimmer has a built in stainless steel plate that is mounted safely behind the pool basket. Dig a trench twelve inches from the pool wall and six inches deep to lay bonding wire.
This causes such elements to possess the same potential. The pool defender water bond skimmer is the best option for new construction pools to add water bonding.