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GFCI on Pool Equipment/Lights
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:21 am
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:21 am
So my wife has me changing the dead pool light bulb in our in-ground pool. I'm keenly concerned about electrical shock hazards and pools, although I am not an electrician and know enough to be dangerous. When I look at the breaker which supplies power to the pool pump/electrolytic cell/lights, it looks like a normal breaker. No reset button or GFCI indication. When I look at the mechanical timers and electrical enclosures where the pool equipment is powered, I see no additional breakers/trips that would indicate GFCI protection. I don't know what I don't know, but I'm a little concerned here. Please bolster my concern or provide thoughts to ease my concern. I may be looking for a professional to review my set-up, so if anyone has a recommendation please advise.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:32 am to RoyalWe
If there is a GFCI receptacle on the circuit (assuming a 120V circuit here), it "can" provide GFCI protection for the entire circuit if wired properly.
If there is no GFCI outlet on that circuit then yes, you'd be wise to get a GFCI breaker installed.
If there is no GFCI outlet on that circuit then yes, you'd be wise to get a GFCI breaker installed.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 10:11 am to RoyalWe
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When I look at the mechanical timers and electrical enclosures where the pool equipment is powered, I see no additional breakers/trips that would indicate GFCI protection.
If the power to the light goes through this equipment there may be some protection there. Otherwise it might not be.
Simple starting point is to trace the circuit. Start at the light itself and see where the wires go. I would be surprised if they weren’t on some sort of ground fault protection downstream of a GFCI outlet.
As the previous poster mentioned, an easy solution is to replace the circuit feeding the light with a ground fault breaker. Even if it’s already downstream of a GFCI outlet, having the extra breaker with ground fault protection won’t hurt anything.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 10:34 am to RoyalWe
I've changed electrical sockets in my house, fixtures and switches.
When it came time for the pool light I paid my pool service to do it. Not worth electrocuting my family.
When it came time for the pool light I paid my pool service to do it. Not worth electrocuting my family.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 12:16 pm to RoyalWe
Usually there is a gfi on the side of the pool control box that all the 120v connections run through.
This post was edited on 6/28/22 at 2:19 pm
Posted on 6/28/22 at 1:31 pm to RoyalWe
I have a gfci inside my Hayward panel the lights run through. None of my breakers have it either.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 2:33 pm to UpstairsComputer
During the recent sale of my home with a pool, the two inspectors mentioned that a GFCI breaker was required. I think I found via the google machine that if the light is 12v or below it isn't required. Not really wanting to start a pissing match, I went ahead and spent almost $100 bucks on the replacement breaker....
Posted on 6/28/22 at 2:44 pm to RoyalWe
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GFCI on Pool Equipment/Lights
So my wife has me changing the dead pool light bulb in our in-ground pool.
i am under the understanding that, by code, all pool lighting is regulated down from 110v using a transformer to reduce it to only 12v for required safety issues so if you get zapped it cannot be lethal.
i dont have a pool to say 100% for sure but look into it
This post was edited on 6/28/22 at 2:45 pm
Posted on 6/28/22 at 3:17 pm to keakar
quote:thats hard to believe because most pool lighting is still 120v.
i am under the understanding that, by code, all pool lighting is regulated down from 110v using a transformer to reduce it to only 12v for required safety issues so if you get zapped it cannot be lethal.
Reading around and it looks like some municipalities have passed rules to requiring 12v systems, but it isnt that common.
This post was edited on 6/28/22 at 3:48 pm
Posted on 6/28/22 at 4:35 pm to UpstairsComputer
quote:Okay, after reading comments (including this one) I forgot about the outlet on the side of my panel which is indeed a GFCI outlet. The conduit drops directly below this outlet to another mechanical switch for the light. Without taking the panel apart to confirm, I bet the 120v to the GFCI outlet feeds the light switch. When I change the bulb I will trip the GFCI and see what happens to the light.
I have a gfci inside my Hayward panel the lights run through. None of my breakers have it either.
Thanks, all.
Posted on 6/28/22 at 5:43 pm to RoyalWe
Mine and nearly all in water pool lites
Are low voltage
There is a transformer that drops the voltage on wire to light
Jus find that service breaker and replace with a
Gfci
Easy
Are low voltage
There is a transformer that drops the voltage on wire to light
Jus find that service breaker and replace with a
Gfci
Easy
Posted on 6/28/22 at 9:58 pm to RoyalWe
quote:that's usually the case.
Without taking the panel apart to confirm, I bet the 120v to the GFCI outlet feeds the light switch.
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