Does an in ground swimming pool have to be grounded?

Answer 1

Grounding a pool is serious business, there are many risks if this is not done right. Grounding also varies depending city, county, state, country. For starters, you can't have a good enough ground for your pool. This is one case where more is better. As a general rule, you could drive a 10 ft copper ground rod at each corner of the pool. Then you could drive more 10 ft copper rods at each end and the middle. On each metal pool stanchion you have to put a suitable sized grounding lug that's threaded into the metal. You then start a #6 bare copper wire from the first rod and clamp and run it continuously through each stanchion.

You then tie the end back into the first rod creating a ground loop/grid. Again, this varies from place to place. Here is my suggestion. Call your local electrical inspection department, and see what they want done. Before it's closed in, weather decked or concrete it has to be inspected for your safety. When in doubt, always consult a licensed electrician from your area for local rules.

Answer 2

A good grounding installation is crucial for a pool and it should be done by a qualified electrician and conform to the electrical code in your area.

If your grounding installation was approved by the electrical inspector, your pool grounding will be safe.

If the distribution service ground is deemed insufficient for proper safety standards, it will have to be upgraded. To improve a home distribution system ground, an electrician will run a new ground wire and drive two ten foot copper clad ground rods straight down in the ground spaced at ten feet apart. The ground wire should be continuous from the distribution panel termination point to the last ground rod.

Answer 3

Don't make this a DIY project. Call at least three certified electrical contractors. Ask each if a permit has to be taken out. If they say "no permit is needed" then move on to the next contractor. If no permit is taken out then there is no need for an electrical inspection.

You want the project to be inspected. With this inspection certificate, it will give you peace of mind that if anything goes wrong in the future in regards to the pool, you will have documentation that the job was done correctly and that it passed an electrical inspection.

Don't be afraid to call the electrical inspection department to ask about pool regulation in your area and qualified contractors in your area.

Answer 4

Yes