"SMS" wrote in message
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On 13/07/10 2:41 PM, RBM wrote:
I come across a number of pool wiring jobs, where the electricians cut as
many corners as possible to keep costs down, and still remain legal.
Unless
I'm missing something, it seems that this may be legal.

The panel is an 8 circuit made for pool panel. It has a built in
raintight
outlet and two time clocks. This one has 2 double pole breakers for
heater
and pumps, 1 single pole breaker for under water lights, 1 single pole
breaker for above ground landscape lights, and 2 single pole breakers for
a
small grill/ mini fridge setup. There are no GFCI breakers or devices in
or
at the panel.
The panel is fed by a 50 amp GFCI breaker, which protects everything.

I wonder about these large GFI breakers and if they preclude using a GFI
outlet. I would think that distributed GFI breakers/outlets would be a
better idea from a practical standpoint.

My feelings as well. At the very least, this method is inconvenient in that
anything that causes a ground fault takes out everything