Results 1 to 6 of 6
  1. #1
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Location
    Chicago
    Posts
    187

    Default jacuzzi gfci if grounded?

    Just wondering if need to tag a standard duplex if the motor is properly grounded to cold water piping. Thanks...

    Similar Threads:
    OREP Insurance

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Plano, Texas
    Posts
    4,245

    Default Re: jacuzzi gfci if grounded?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ross Neag View Post
    Just wondering if need to tag a standard duplex if the motor is properly grounded to cold water piping. Thanks...
    Ross, I don't know what you are asking here, so forgive me if I get it wrong.
    Yes, you still need GFCI protection of the circuit even if the hydrotherapy unit pump is bonded to the water lines.

    Jim Luttrall
    www.MrInspector.net
    Plano, Texas

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jul 2007
    Location
    Chicago
    Posts
    187

    Default Re: jacuzzi gfci if grounded?

    Thanks Jim, found it in 680.71. Some guys don't flag it here. I did.


  4. #4
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Fletcher, NC
    Posts
    28,042

    Default Re: jacuzzi gfci if grounded?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ross Neag View Post
    motor is properly grounded to cold water piping.
    Ross,

    The motor is not "grounded to the cold water piping", the metal piping would be (should be) bonded to the pump bond terminal.

    You've already got the other part of the answer - yes, GFCI protection ... regardless.

    Jerry Peck
    Construction/Litigation/Code Consultant - Retired
    www.AskCodeMan.com

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    Chicago IL
    Posts
    2,048

    Default Re: jacuzzi gfci if grounded?

    Ross, did you check the panel? I am finding more and more regular receps at whirlpools hooked to GFCI breakers.

    www.aic-chicago.com
    773/844-4AIC
    "The Code is not a ceiling to reach but a floor to work up from"

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Mar 2007
    Location
    Oregon
    Posts
    2,365

    Default Re: jacuzzi gfci if grounded?

    Quote Originally Posted by Markus Keller View Post
    Ross, did you check the panel? I am finding more and more regular receps at whirlpools hooked to GFCI breakers.

    Or the reset button hidden behind all the clothes in the closet or behind the towel rack.


Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •