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OriginallypostedatWHNTNews19BYKRISTENCONNER
MADISON,Ala.-Youmightalreadybecoolingoffinabackyardpoolthisspringassummerfastapproaches.Butexpertsaskyoutotakestepstoensureswimmerswillstaysafe,ifthereisanelectricfault.
BillLoden,BuildingConsultantandfounderofInsightBuildingInspection,LLC,urgesyoutocheckyourpool'sbondingtokeepyourfamilysafefromelectricshock."Bondingisinterconnectingallthepotentialelectricalpathsaroundthepool,"hesaid.Henotesthatcopperwireisburiedbetweenthemetalelementssurroundingthepool,andthenconnectedtotheground.
"Anythingwithinfivefeetofthepoolmustbebonded,"hesaid.
Lodenhasnoticedaproblemthough,especiallyinareaswherecodeisnotenforced.
"Alotoftimesunfortunately,alotofpoolcompanieswillnotputinthebonding,"hesaid."It'sverycommon.Ifrequentlyseeitonswimmingpools."
Howdoesbondingwork?Lodensaidallthemetalcomponentsneedtobetiedtogetherwiththecopperwire.
"Therearemetalpanelsallthewayaround,fourfeetdown,fromthetopofthisconcretepool.Also,inthehandrailsyouhavemetalsleevesintheground,"hesaid."Iftherearelights,anythinglikethat,theyhavetobebondedinhereaswell."
Thesciencecansaveyou."Ifyoukeepthepotentialatzero,thenevenifthereisvoltagepresentthereisnotgoingtobeanyflow,"heexplained."Thatflow
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thatwe'reworriedaboutmaygothroughyourbody,andthat'swhatcausesshockandelectrocution."
"Ifitisn'tbondedandonecomponentbecomeselectrified,andyouareincontactwithitandanothercomponent,thenyoucanbeshocked,"heexplained.
ItisunclearifthatiswhathappenedinFlorence,whentwopeoplediedfollowingapoolelectrocution.Investigatorshavenotreleasedwhythepoolbecameelectrifiedduringthatsituation.
ButLodenwantedtowarnfamiliestochecktoseeiftheirpoolwasbonded,asrequiredbytheNationalElectricCode.
Hesaiditisamatteroflifeanddeath.
"Peoplecanbekilled.Peoplecanbeseverelyinjuredwhenacertainamountofelectricityflowsthroughtheirbody,"hesaid."It'sasimplesolution:properlybondingthepool."
WhatToDoLodenrecommendsgoingouttowhereyourmotorandpumpsaretocheckforbonding.
Lookforanexposedcopperwireattachedtothemotorandpumps,goingintotheground.Itshouldconnectinasimilarwayasintheimagetotheleft.
Ifyouliveinamunicipality,youcanalsocontactthebuildingandinspectiondepartmenttoseeifyourpoolhadacodeinspectionduringitsconstruction.
"Ifyoucannotfindthebondingline,Iwouldcontactareputablepoolcompanythatcancomeinandevaluateit,"saidLoden,notingthatpoolcompaniesoftenemployorcontractelectriciansforthistypeofwork.
Lodenwarnsthatifyourpoolisnotbonded,
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itmayrequiresomeconcretecuttingandotherdiggingtoinstall."ThisisoneofthethingsIalwayslookforwhenIinspectahousewithaswimmingpool,"saidLoden."Eventhoughthisisrequiredinthebuildingcode,itisoftenomittedbythecompanyinstallingthepool.Thismeansthattherearehundreds,perhapsthousandsofpoolsthroughoutNorthAlabamathatarenotproperlybonded."
RandyCunningham,DirectorofHuntsville'sInspectionDepartment,tellsWHNTNews19everyonewhoinstallsapoolinHuntsvilleneedstogetelectricalandplumbingpermits.Theyarestrictlyenforced.
Cunninghamsaidtheymakesuretodobondinginspectiononapool'selectricalsystem,buthealsoadvisesyoutomakesureyourcontractorsarelicensedwiththestateandthatyouworkwithalicensedandqualifiedelectrician.
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