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A friend is having a heated pool installed. He has a breaker panel outside
near the pool. He was told that per NYS code, the wires that go run through his basement from the exterior panel to the main panel must be run inside rigid conduit. He said that they didn't use individual wires, they used some type of jacketed cable that contains 4(?) wires and they ran that inside grey plastic conduit. I haven't seen it, but I assume it's Schedule 40 PVC. Another friend had a heated pool installed last year (also in NYS) and he said that they didn't use conduit through his basement. They just stabled a large cable to the joists. So what's the story? Is the conduit required? If it is, is it specifically related to the pool or is it because there's another panel involved? Thanks. |
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On Tue, 27 May 2014 18:55:20 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03
wrote: A friend is having a heated pool installed. He has a breaker panel outside near the pool. He was told that per NYS code, the wires that go run through his basement from the exterior panel to the main panel must be run inside rigid conduit. He said that they didn't use individual wires, they used some type of jacketed cable that contains 4(?) wires and they ran that inside grey plastic conduit. I haven't seen it, but I assume it's Schedule 40 PVC. Another friend had a heated pool installed last year (also in NYS) and he said that they didn't use conduit through his basement. They just stabled a large cable to the joists. So what's the story? Is the conduit required? If it is, is it specifically related to the pool or is it because there's another panel involved? Thanks. I'm not an electrician so cannot offer advice. I suspect this is related to 220V, exposed wire and water. My pool wires are in a specific type of PVC pipe that has water tight fittings. They run along the outside wall just below ground, the length of the house, to the pump area. I'm sure the wires are in conduit to prevent any possible cutting by say a shovel, etc. In Nevada, a contractor must have an additional contractor license to install a pool. Based on codes for pool construction. Meaning, a contractor has a license to build a house, but needs an additional license for pool construction. |
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Oren wrote:
On Tue, 27 May 2014 18:55:20 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03 wrote: A friend is having a heated pool installed. He has a breaker panel outside near the pool. He was told that per NYS code, the wires that go run through his basement from the exterior panel to the main panel must be run inside rigid conduit. He said that they didn't use individual wires, they used some type of jacketed cable that contains 4(?) wires and they ran that inside grey plastic conduit. I haven't seen it, but I assume it's Schedule 40 PVC. Another friend had a heated pool installed last year (also in NYS) and he said that they didn't use conduit through his basement. They just stabled a large cable to the joists. So what's the story? Is the conduit required? If it is, is it specifically related to the pool or is it because there's another panel involved? Thanks. I'm not an electrician so cannot offer advice. I suspect this is related to 220V, exposed wire and water. My pool wires are in a specific type of PVC pipe that has water tight fittings. They run along the outside wall just below ground, the length of the house, to the pump area. I'm sure the wires are in conduit to prevent any possible cutting by say a shovel, etc. I was asking about the wires that run _inside_ the house from where they enter through the wall and run back to the main interior panel, not the wires that run underground or from the exterior panel to pump/heater/etc. |
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On Tuesday, May 27, 2014 3:25:41 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote:
Oren wrote: On Tue, 27 May 2014 18:55:20 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03 wrote: A friend is having a heated pool installed. He has a breaker panel outside near the pool. He was told that per NYS code, the wires that go run through his basement from the exterior panel to the main panel must be run inside rigid conduit. He said that they didn't use individual wires, they used some type of jacketed cable that contains 4(?) wires and they ran that inside grey plastic conduit. I haven't seen it, but I assume it's Schedule 40 PVC. Another friend had a heated pool installed last year (also in NYS) and he said that they didn't use conduit through his basement. They just stabled a large cable to the joists. So what's the story? Is the conduit required? If it is, is it specifically related to the pool or is it because there's another panel involved? Thanks. I'm not an electrician so cannot offer advice. I suspect this is related to 220V, exposed wire and water. My pool wires are in a specific type of PVC pipe that has water tight fittings. They run along the outside wall just below ground, the length of the house, to the pump area. I'm sure the wires are in conduit to prevent any possible cutting by say a shovel, etc. I was asking about the wires that run _inside_ the house from where they enter through the wall and run back to the main interior panel, not the wires that run underground or from the exterior panel to pump/heater/etc. There isn't anything in NEC that differentiates how a subpanel for a pool is connected versus any other subpanel. There is no reason I know of that says wires for a pool or anything else have to be run in rigid conduit for a subpanel. Here, NJ, very typical to use appropriate sized cable to go from the basement panel to the pool subpanel, on the side of the house. If they had an existing code compliant subpanel that the pool could run off, no reason to go rework that with conduit inside the house, which is what it looks like you;re saying they did. |
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On Tue, 27 May 2014 19:25:41 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03
wrote: I was asking about the wires that run _inside_ the house from where they enter through the wall and run back to the main interior panel, not the wires that run underground or from the exterior panel to pump/heater/etc. I appreciate that. I was simply trying to say conduit may be needed to protect 220V wires, reduce potential for water intrusion, and from possible accidental damage. Worth a look into the codes. I can't say. I'm not in NYS. |
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trader_4 wrote:
On Tuesday, May 27, 2014 3:25:41 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote: Oren wrote: On Tue, 27 May 2014 18:55:20 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03 wrote: A friend is having a heated pool installed. He has a breaker panel outside near the pool. He was told that per NYS code, the wires that go run through his basement from the exterior panel to the main panel must be run inside rigid conduit. He said that they didn't use individual wires, they used some type of jacketed cable that contains 4(?) wires and they ran that inside grey plastic conduit. I haven't seen it, but I assume it's Schedule 40 PVC. Another friend had a heated pool installed last year (also in NYS) and he said that they didn't use conduit through his basement. They just stabled a large cable to the joists. So what's the story? Is the conduit required? If it is, is it specifically related to the pool or is it because there's another panel involved? Thanks. I'm not an electrician so cannot offer advice. I suspect this is related to 220V, exposed wire and water. My pool wires are in a specific type of PVC pipe that has water tight fittings. They run along the outside wall just below ground, the length of the house, to the pump area. I'm sure the wires are in conduit to prevent any possible cutting by say a shovel, etc. I was asking about the wires that run _inside_ the house from where they enter through the wall and run back to the main interior panel, not the wires that run underground or from the exterior panel to pump/heater/etc. There isn't anything in NEC that differentiates how a subpanel for a pool is connected versus any other subpanel. There is no reason I know of that says wires for a pool or anything else have to be run in rigid conduit for a subpanel. Here, NJ, very typical to use appropriate sized cable to go from the basement panel to the pool subpanel, on the side of the house. If they had an existing code compliant subpanel that the pool could run off, no reason to go rework that with conduit inside the house, which is what it looks like you;re saying they did. Sorry if I wasn't clear. He did not have a panel outside the house until the pool was installed. The panel was installed as part of the pool installation. At the time the panel was installed, he was told that conduit was required for the wires from that panel to the main panel. I can say upfront that he wasn't being ripped off by the installer because the installer is doing everything he can to save the homeowner some money. The installer told my friend "if I buy the conduit, I have to mark it up. Take this list. If all these conduit parts are here when I run the wires, then I'll use it." |
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On Tuesday, May 27, 2014 4:01:07 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote:
trader_4 wrote: On Tuesday, May 27, 2014 3:25:41 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote: Oren wrote: On Tue, 27 May 2014 18:55:20 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03 wrote: A friend is having a heated pool installed. He has a breaker panel outside near the pool. He was told that per NYS code, the wires that go run through his basement from the exterior panel to the main panel must be run inside rigid conduit. He said that they didn't use individual wires, they used some type of jacketed cable that contains 4(?) wires and they ran that inside grey plastic conduit. I haven't seen it, but I assume it's Schedule 40 PVC. Another friend had a heated pool installed last year (also in NYS) and he said that they didn't use conduit through his basement. They just stabled a large cable to the joists. So what's the story? Is the conduit required? If it is, is it specifically related to the pool or is it because there's another panel involved? Thanks. I'm not an electrician so cannot offer advice. I suspect this is related to 220V, exposed wire and water. My pool wires are in a specific type of PVC pipe that has water tight fittings. They run along the outside wall just below ground, the length of the house, to the pump area. I'm sure the wires are in conduit to prevent any possible cutting by say a shovel, etc. I was asking about the wires that run _inside_ the house from where they enter through the wall and run back to the main interior panel, not the wires that run underground or from the exterior panel to pump/heater/etc. There isn't anything in NEC that differentiates how a subpanel for a pool is connected versus any other subpanel. There is no reason I know of that says wires for a pool or anything else have to be run in rigid conduit for a subpanel. Here, NJ, very typical to use appropriate sized cable to go from the basement panel to the pool subpanel, on the side of the house. If they had an existing code compliant subpanel that the pool could run off, no reason to go rework that with conduit inside the house, which is what it looks like you;re saying they did. Sorry if I wasn't clear. He did not have a panel outside the house until the pool was installed. The panel was installed as part of the pool installation. At the time the panel was installed, he was told that conduit was required for the wires from that panel to the main panel. I can say upfront that he wasn't being ripped off by the installer because the installer is doing everything he can to save the homeowner some money.. The installer told my friend "if I buy the conduit, I have to mark it up. Take this list. If all these conduit parts are here when I run the wires, then I'll use it." There may have been other circumstances in the situation. He has to protect the wire from the main to the sub-panel from damage. One way is conduit. Another way is to run it inside a wall. Possibly the conduit was cheaper.. That's not specific to pools, you have to protect any exposed wire. |
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On Tuesday, May 27, 2014 4:54:52 PM UTC-4, jamesgang wrote:
On Tuesday, May 27, 2014 4:01:07 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote: trader_4 wrote: On Tuesday, May 27, 2014 3:25:41 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote: Oren wrote: On Tue, 27 May 2014 18:55:20 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03 wrote: A friend is having a heated pool installed. He has a breaker panel outside near the pool. He was told that per NYS code, the wires that go run through his basement from the exterior panel to the main panel must be run inside rigid conduit. He said that they didn't use individual wires, they used some type of jacketed cable that contains 4(?) wires and they ran that inside grey plastic conduit. I haven't seen it, but I assume it's Schedule 40 PVC. Another friend had a heated pool installed last year (also in NYS) and he said that they didn't use conduit through his basement. They just stabled a large cable to the joists. So what's the story? Is the conduit required? If it is, is it specifically related to the pool or is it because there's another panel involved? Thanks. I'm not an electrician so cannot offer advice. I suspect this is related to 220V, exposed wire and water. My pool wires are in a specific type of PVC pipe that has water tight fittings. They run along the outside wall just below ground, the length of the house, to the pump area. I'm sure the wires are in conduit to prevent any possible cutting by say a shovel, etc. I was asking about the wires that run _inside_ the house from where they enter through the wall and run back to the main interior panel, not the wires that run underground or from the exterior panel to pump/heater/etc. There isn't anything in NEC that differentiates how a subpanel for a pool is connected versus any other subpanel. There is no reason I know of that says wires for a pool or anything else have to be run in rigid conduit for a subpanel. Here, NJ, very typical to use appropriate sized cable to go from the basement panel to the pool subpanel, on the side of the house. If they had an existing code compliant subpanel that the pool could run off, no reason to go rework that with conduit inside the house, which is what it looks like you;re saying they did. Sorry if I wasn't clear. He did not have a panel outside the house until the pool was installed. The panel was installed as part of the pool installation. At the time the panel was installed, he was told that conduit was required for the wires from that panel to the main panel. I can say upfront that he wasn't being ripped off by the installer because the installer is doing everything he can to save the homeowner some money. The installer told my friend "if I buy the conduit, I have to mark it up. Take this list. If all these conduit parts are here when I run the wires, then I'll use it." There may have been other circumstances in the situation. He has to protect the wire from the main to the sub-panel from damage. One way is conduit. Another way is to run it inside a wall. Possibly the conduit was cheaper. That's not specific to pools, you have to protect any exposed wire. I've seen electricians in NY state run sheathed cable without a conduit for a panel right along the outside of a house for a whole separate service. A friend of mine bought a rental property and he had another meter installed so that the second floor had it's own meter. The licensed electrician ran sheathed cable, otherwise unprotected, along the outside of the house, about 4 ft off the ground most of the way. I thought that was unsafe and should have been protected, but apparently they do it in the Adirondacks. |
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On Tue, 27 May 2014 14:44:30 -0700 (PDT), trader_4
wrote: apparently they do it in the Adirondacks. chuckle People in the Adirondacks are special. My house foot print never changed. Some guy comes to measure again for tax purposes and a pending sale. Walks down the side of the hill, measured diagonally and added ~ 30 ft. to the side foot print. A place where "men are men, so are the women, and sheep are restless." |
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On Tuesday, May 27, 2014 4:01:07 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote:
trader_4 wrote: On Tuesday, May 27, 2014 3:25:41 PM UTC-4, DerbyDad03 wrote: Oren wrote: On Tue, 27 May 2014 18:55:20 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03 wrote: A friend is having a heated pool installed. He has a breaker panel outside near the pool. He was told that per NYS code, the wires that go run through his basement from the exterior panel to the main panel must be run inside rigid conduit. He said that they didn't use individual wires, they used some type of jacketed cable that contains 4(?) wires and they ran that inside grey plastic conduit. I haven't seen it, but I assume it's Schedule 40 PVC. Another friend had a heated pool installed last year (also in NYS) and he said that they didn't use conduit through his basement. They just stabled a large cable to the joists. So what's the story? Is the conduit required? If it is, is it specifically related to the pool or is it because there's another panel involved? Thanks. I'm not an electrician so cannot offer advice. I suspect this is related to 220V, exposed wire and water. My pool wires are in a specific type of PVC pipe that has water tight fittings. They run along the outside wall just below ground, the length of the house, to the pump area. I'm sure the wires are in conduit to prevent any possible cutting by say a shovel, etc. I was asking about the wires that run _inside_ the house from where they enter through the wall and run back to the main interior panel, not the wires that run underground or from the exterior panel to pump/heater/etc. There isn't anything in NEC that differentiates how a subpanel for a pool is connected versus any other subpanel. There is no reason I know of that says wires for a pool or anything else have to be run in rigid conduit for a subpanel. Here, NJ, very typical to use appropriate sized cable to go from the basement panel to the pool subpanel, on the side of the house. If they had an existing code compliant subpanel that the pool could run off, no reason to go rework that with conduit inside the house, which is what it looks like you;re saying they did. Sorry if I wasn't clear. He did not have a panel outside the house until the pool was installed. The panel was installed as part of the pool installation. At the time the panel was installed, he was told that conduit was required for the wires from that panel to the main panel. I can say upfront that he wasn't being ripped off by the installer because the installer is doing everything he can to save the homeowner some money. The installer told my friend "if I buy the conduit, I have to mark it up. Take this list. If all these conduit parts are here when I run the wires, then I'll use it." Well shiver me timbers, I got this wrong. Special rules do apply for a pool subpanel. NEC 680.25 states that any feeders supplying a pool panel must be in conduit, either EMT, PVC, liquidtight, etc. So, the installers are correct. |
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... On Tue, 27 May 2014 15:07:32 -0700 (PDT), trader_4 wrote: Well shiver me timbers, I got this wrong. Special rules do apply for a pool subpanel. NEC 680.25 states that any feeders supplying a pool panel must be in conduit, either EMT, PVC, liquidtight, etc. So, the installers are correct. 680.25 Feeders. These provisions shall apply to any feeder on the supply side of panelboards supplying branch circuits for pool equipment covered in Part II of this article and on the load side of the service equipment or the source of a separately derived system. (A) Wiring Methods. Feeders shall be installed in rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, liquidtight flexible nonmetallic conduit, rigid polyvinyl chloride conduit, or reinforced thermosetting resin conduit. Electrical metallic tubing shall be permitted where installed on or within a building, and electrical nonmetallic tubing shall be permitted where installed within a building. Aluminum conduits shall not be permitted in the pool area where subject to corrosion. It appears the Ontario Electrical Code does not need separate or additional conduit if the wire is in "liquidtight flexible nonmetallic conduit." The point emphasized here is that outdoor power lines must be buried (about 20 inches deep.) -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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On Monday, June 9, 2014 11:48:58 AM UTC-4, Don Phillipson wrote:
wrote in message ... On Tue, 27 May 2014 15:07:32 -0700 (PDT), trader_4 wrote: Well shiver me timbers, I got this wrong. Special rules do apply for a pool subpanel. NEC 680.25 states that any feeders supplying a pool panel must be in conduit, either EMT, PVC, liquidtight, etc. So, the installers are correct. 680.25 Feeders. These provisions shall apply to any feeder on the supply side of panelboards supplying branch circuits for pool equipment covered in Part II of this article and on the load side of the service equipment or the source of a separately derived system. (A) Wiring Methods. Feeders shall be installed in rigid metal conduit, intermediate metal conduit, liquidtight flexible nonmetallic conduit, rigid polyvinyl chloride conduit, or reinforced thermosetting resin conduit. Electrical metallic tubing shall be permitted where installed on or within a building, and electrical nonmetallic tubing shall be permitted where installed within a building. Aluminum conduits shall not be permitted in the pool area where subject to corrosion. It appears the Ontario Electrical Code does not need separate or additional conduit if the wire is in "liquidtight flexible nonmetallic conduit." Which is exactly what's on the list of acceptable methods above in 680.25. The point emphasized here is that outdoor power lines must be buried (about 20 inches deep.) -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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