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Swimming Pool Equipment, Spas, Fountains and Hydromassage

BathtubsApril 2008

Marking Guide

Copyright © 2008, Underwriters Laboratories Inc.®142-04/2008

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The growing popularity of home swimming and related activities has led to an increase in the number of swimming pools, spas, hot tubs and hydromassage bathtubs in use. Each of these products has differ-ent UL markings and different installation requirements. The different installation requirements are part of Article 680 of the National Electrical Code® (NEC), as well as other mechanical, fuel gas, building and plumbing codes. The different construction and marking requirements are included in the UL and other Standards covering these products.

UL Marking Guides are updated as necessary due to new product development, changes in the National Electrical Code®, or the need for clari cation. To con rm the current status of any UL Marking Guide, please consult the Regulators page of the UL Web Site at http://www.ul.com/regulators/index.html.

This Marking Guide is intended to explain the markings associated with each type of equipment and to provide guidance on how equipment markings relate to the type of product being installed.

Your comments or suggestions are welcome and appreciated. They should be sent to:

Gary SigginsUnderwriters Laboratories Inc.

455 E. Trimble Rd.San Jose, CA 95131-1230

Phone: (408) 754-6594Fax: (408) 689-6594

e-mail: [email protected]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page

INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 3

Who Should Use This Guide ........................................................................................................ 3

How To Use This Guide ................................................................................................................ 3

PERMANENTLY INSTALLED SWIMMING POOLS ............................................................................... 3

General ......................................................................................................................................... 3

Controls ........................................................................................................................................ 3

Junction Boxes ............................................................................................................................. 4

Luminaires .................................................................................................................................... 4

Potting Compounds ...................................................................................................................... 6

Pumps........................................................................................................................................... 7

Transformers ................................................................................................................................ 8

Water Heaters ............................................................................................................................... 8

Heat Pumps .................................................................................................................................. 9

Water Treatment Equipment ......................................................................................................... 9

Ozone Generators ........................................................................................................................ 9

MOTORIZED POOL COVER OPERATORS ........................................................................................ 10

General ....................................................................................................................................... 10

Listing Mark ................................................................................................................................ 10

STORABLE SWIMMING POOLS ......................................................................................................... 10

General ....................................................................................................................................... 10

Luminaires .................................................................................................................................. 10

Pumps......................................................................................................................................... 10

Water Treatment Equipment ........................................................................................................11

FIELD CONSTRUCTED SPAS .............................................................................................................11

General ........................................................................................................................................11

Blowers ........................................................................................................................................11

Controllers ...................................................................................................................................11

Luminaires ...................................................................................................................................11

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Pumps......................................................................................................................................... 12

Suction Fittings ........................................................................................................................... 12

Water Heaters ............................................................................................................................. 12

Water Treatment Equipment ....................................................................................................... 12

Equipment Assemblies ............................................................................................................... 12

SELF-CONTAINED SPAS .................................................................................................................... 13

General ....................................................................................................................................... 13

Listing Mark ................................................................................................................................ 14

Field Installation .......................................................................................................................... 14

Special Markings ........................................................................................................................ 15

HYDROMASSAGE BATHTUBS........................................................................................................... 15

General........................................................................................................................................ 15

Listing Mark ................................................................................................................................ 15

Plumbing Assessment ................................................................................................................ 15

Field Installation .......................................................................................................................... 15

FOUNTAINS ......................................................................................................................................... 16

General ....................................................................................................................................... 16

Submersible Luminaires ............................................................................................................. 16

Submersible Pumps.................................................................................................................... 17

COVERS FOR SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS ................................................................................. 18

General ....................................................................................................................................... 18

Classifi cation Marking ................................................................................................................. 18

APPENDIX A ........................................................................................................................................ 19

Schematic Diagrams For Luminaire Installations

Fig. 1 Underwater Luminaire for aboveground non-storable swimming pool.

Fig. 2 Underwater Luminaire for aboveground non-storable swimming pool.

Fig. 3 Underwater Luminaire for aboveground storable swimming pool.

Fig. 4 No-Niche Underwater Luminaire.

Fig. 5 Wet-Niche Underwater Luminaire.

APPENDIX B ........................................................................................................................................ 24

UL Guide Information

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INTRODUCTION

WHO SHOULD USE THIS GUIDEThis Guide is intended to assist installers, contractors and inspection authorities in determining the suitability of UL Listed and Classi ed swimming pool, spa, hydromassage bathtub and fountain products for use in speci c installations.

The product markings listed in this Guide do not include every possible marking that could be provided either on a product or in its installation or operating instructions. The purpose of providing these markings is to indicate the type of text and the location of markings that address features that may be critical in determining if the product is installed correctly, with respect to the risk of re and electric shock, and for compliance with applicable requirements in the National Electrical Code® (NEC), NFPA 70, and model building, plumbing, mechanical and fuel gas codes.

HOW TO USE THIS GUIDEThis Guide is organized by the types of installations that may be encountered. The Table of Contents indicates the types of installations covered in this Guide. Sections of this Guide identify types of products involved in the various installations, product names used with UL Listing Marks, and special markings associated with construction or installation features.

In several places, this Guide indicates that a product is intended or is suitable for speci c uses. It is important to note that these uses are determined by the manufacturer of the product. UL’s requirements and its evaluations are based on these manufacturer-determined uses.

PERMANENTLY INSTALLED

SWIMMING POOLS

GENERAL

This section covers UL Listed equipment that is wired and plumbed at the installation site for the construction of a swimming pool permanently installed in the ground or above the ground. The suitability of the interconnection of various components, as well as the supply connection, is determined by the authority having jurisdiction. UL evaluates and Lists all electrical and mechanical components of these pools. This includes water heaters, pumps, Luminaires, water treatment equipment such as ozone generators and chlorinators, junction boxes, transformers, potting compounds, pool cover operators, pool covers, pool alarms, and controls, as well as some pre-packaged assemblies of components referred to as equipment assemblies or “Skid Packs.” Equipment assemblies are usually intended for heated spas installed in the ground, but units without heaters are also suitable for small swimming pools permanently installed in the ground.

CONTROLS

General. These Listings cover units intended for the control of equipment used with swimming pools, spas or hot tubs. They typically consist of combinations of motor controllers and timers. Some may also have temperature regulating circuits.

Listing Mark. The UL Listing Mark for these products includes a product name such as “Spa Controller,” “Swimming Pool Controller” or other similar product name.

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Field Installation. UL Listed controls are intended for permanent connection to the electrical supply system and are intended to be mounted at a minimum of 5 feet from the inside walls of a swimming pool or spa. Some units have ground- fault circuit interrupter (GFCI)-protected convenience receptacles and are intended for mounting at a minimum of 10 feet away. These Listed products are suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, unless they are marked “For Indoor Use Only.”

Terminals On Load Side of GFCI Controls. A control with terminals on the load side of a ground- fault circuit interrupter (GFCI), provided to protect the eld-installed conductors of an underwater lighting circuit, is marked to indicate that the eld-installed conductors shall not occupy conduit, boxes or enclosures with the conductors of other circuits unless all other conductors are also on the load side of a GFCI.

Enclosures Intended For Direct Connection to a Wet-Niche or No-Niche Luminaire. Controls intended for such use are marked “Suitable for direct conduit connection to a wet-niche or no-niche luminaire” or equivalent where visible after installation. Conduit termination locations suitable for such use are speci cally identi ed.

JUNCTION BOXES

General. Products Listed under this category are suitable for use at the supply end of conduit that extends directly to the forming shell of a wet-niche luminaire or the mounting bracket of a no-niche luminaire in a pool, spa, or fountain. These junction boxes are also suitable for use as underwater junction boxes for fountains and decorative pools.

Listing Mark. The UL Listing Mark for these units includes the product name “Swimming Pool Junction Box.”

Field Installation. Swimming pool and spa luminaire junction boxes are provided with the means of independent termination for the equipment grounding conductors inside the box. Each termination for an equipment grounding conductor will accommodate one conductor in the range of No. 16 to No. 12 AWG. A junction box marked “Suitable for Use With a Low-Voltage Luminaire” has equipment grounding conductor terminations suitable for the range of No. 16 to No. 10 AWG. Junction boxes are also provided with means to terminate No. 8 AWG supplementary equipment grounding conductors for use where the wet-niche or no-niche luminaire is installed using non-metallic conduit. A junction box and cover combination with a volume of 100 cubic inches or less is marked with its volume in cubic inches. Installation instructions indicate the exible cord type and conductor size or the range of cord diameter to be used with an installed strain relief device. If the strain relief means is to be eld-installed, complete installation instructions are provided.

LUMINAIRES (See App. A–Figs. 1, 2, 4, 5)

Listing Mark. Underwater swimming pool luminaires come in six basic types as described below. Luminaires suitable for swimming pool and spa equipment are identi ed by a Listing Mark with one of these luminaire type designations, along with text to indicate they are suitable for swimming pools.

The Listing Marks of these products include one of the following product names as appropriate:

“Dry-Niche Underwater Luminaire For Swimming Pool,” “Mounting Bracket For No-Niche Luminaire, ” “No-Niche Underwater Luminaire For Swimming Pool,” “Housing For Wet-Niche Luminaire,” “Wet-Niche Underwater Luminaire For Swimming Pool,” “Underwater Luminaire for Aboveground Non-Storable Swimming Pools,”

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“Convertible Underwater Luminaire for Aboveground Swimming Pools,” or “Fiber-Optic Underwater Luminaire for Swimming Pools.”

Luminaires intended for fountains or other vessels not intended to accommodate the complete or partial immersion of persons have a different identi cation. These luminaires are identi ed as “Submersible Luminaires. ” A typical Listing Mark would be “Dry-Niche Submersible Luminaire .” Luminaires with only this type of Listing Mark or product name have not been evaluated for swimming pool or spa installations. Some luminaires have been evaluated for use as both a swimming pool or spa luminaire and a submersible luminaire. Luminaires suitable for both uses bear Listing Marks identifying both uses.

Field Installation:

Dry-Niche Luminaires. These luminaires are intended for permanent installation only in the wall of a swimming pool or a eld-fabricated spa, unless accompanying installation instructions describe the option of installation in the bottom of the pool or spa. These luminaires are intended to be installed with the top of the lens not less than 18 inches below the normal water level, unless otherwise marked. They are designed for servicing from the rear through a passageway behind the pool or spa wall, or, if mounted in the bottom of the pool or spa, in a tunnel underneath the pool or spa. When the luminaire is properly installed in a housing or “niche,” no water should enter the niche.

Wet-Niche Luminaires. These luminaires are intended for permanent installation only in the wall of a swimming pool or eld-fabricated spa, unless accompanying installation instructions describe the additional option of installation in the bottom of the pool or spa. These luminaires are also intended to be installed with the top of the lens not less than 18 inches below the normal water level, unless otherwise marked. These luminaires are intended for installation in permanently installed luminaire housings (forming shells) in which the luminaire will be completely surrounded by water in the normal installation. These luminaires are marked to indicate the proper luminaire housing or housings with which they are to be used, and the luminaire housings are marked to indicate the luminaire or luminaires with which the housing is to be used. These luminaires are provided with a factory-installed, permanently attached exible cord that extends at least 12 feet outside the luminaire enclosure. This permits the luminaire to be removed from the luminaire housing and lifted to the pool or spa deck for servicing without lowering the water level or disconnecting the luminaire from the branch-circuit conductors. Luminaire housings that are intended to be used with luminaires provided with a No. 12 AWG or larger, Type SJ, SJT or SJTO exible cord are marked for use with 3/4-inch or larger conduit. It is not intended that conduit reducers and conduit with a trade size less than the size accommodated by the threaded hub of the luminaire ( xture) housing be used.

No-Niche Luminaires. These luminaires are intended for permanent installation only in the wall of a swimming pool or a eld-fabricated spa, unless accompanying installation instructions describe the option of installation in the bottom of the pool or spa. These luminaire are also intended to be installed with the top of the lens not less than 18 inches below the normal water level, unless otherwise marked. In addition, these luminaires are intended to be mounted to a bracket that is permanently secured in or on the wall where the luminaire will be completely surrounded by water. These luminaires, like wet-niche types, are provided with a factory-installed, permanently attached exible cord that extends at least 12 feet outside the luminaire enclosure. The luminaires are marked with an identi cation of the mounting brackets for which they are suitable. The mounting brackets are also marked with an identi cation of the luminaires for which they are suitable.

Convertible Underwater Luminaires For Aboveground Swimming Pools. These luminaires are initially con gured as underwater luminaires for aboveground storable swimming use (see Storable Swimming Pool section). They include provisions for the one-time eld conversion of the luminaires to underwater luminaires for aboveground non-storable swimming pool use. Once converted, these luminaires are not suitable for modi cation back to their original con gurations.

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Fiber-Optic Underwater Luminaires. These luminaires consist of a lamp/electrical enclosure that is intended to be permanently mounted not less than 5 feet from the pool or spa wall and has a ber-optic element and associated ttings to transmit the light to the pool or spa. The lamp/electrical enclosure is intended to be installed above the level at which water splashed from the pool or spa or from another source may collect.

Metal Conduit Only. A swimming pool luminaire housing (forming shell) for a wet-niche luminaire and a mounting bracket for a no-niche luminaire that is not provided with a grounding terminal for the supplemental No. 8 AWG grounding conductor that is required when non-metallic conduit is used is marked “CAUTION — For proper grounding use only with metal conduit.”

Orientation, Luminaire. A swimming pool luminaire that depends on its location or position to function correctly is marked to indicate the way it is to be installed or used, unless the position is obvious.

Orientation, Luminaire Housing and Mounting Bracket. If orientation of a swimming pool luminaire housing (forming shell) or mounting bracket is relied upon to orient the luminaire in a position necessary for its intended performance, the luminaire housing or mounting bracket is marked to indicate the position in which it is to be installed.

Underwater Luminaires for Aboveground Non-Storable Swimming Pools. These luminaires are intended only for permanent installation through or on the wall of an aboveground non-storable pool. They are intended to be installed with the top of the lens not less than 8 nor more than 10 inches below the top of the pool wall, unless the luminaire is otherwise marked. They are intended to be permanently connected to the supply with conduit. They may — for installation, maintenance or servicing — employ a maximum 5 feet length of jacketed exible cord permanently connected between integral components of the luminaire. The installation instructions accompanying a luminaire with a non-enclosed exible cord describe the method of proper routing and securement of the exible cord and the method for installation of any guards or structural members to reduce the likelihood of unacceptable stress being imposed on the exible cord.

Salt Water Use. Luminaires that are suitable for use only in fresh water are marked “Fresh Water Only.” These are intended for swimming pools lled with tap or well water. Luminaires that are suitable for use in either fresh or salt water are marked “Salt Water or Fresh Water.” These luminaires are suitable for use in swimming pools lled with tap, well or sea water, as well as tap or well water that has been salt-treated for pools with chlorine or bromine generators.

Submerse Before Lighting. Luminaires that have been investigated for operation only in contact with water are marked “CAUTION — To reduce the risk of electric shock, submerse before lighting,” and such a marking must be visible after installation of the luminaire.

Special Markings:

One-Time Thermal Protection. Swimming pool luminaires employing a one-time operation, thermal sensitive device are marked “Out of water operation (for longer than 3 min.) will permanently disable luminaire.” Words in parentheses are optional.

Inoperable Out of Water. Swimming pool luminaires designed to be inoperable when not submerged are marked “This luminaire will not light out of water.”

POTTING COMPOUNDS

General. This Listing covers compounds intended to encapsulate the grounding and bonding conductor

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splices or terminations in swimming pool and spa equipment such as luminaires , luminaire housings (forming shells) and junction boxes where the splices or termination may be exposed to salt-free pool or fountain water and sunlight for varying lengths of time, including continuous exposure.

These potting compounds are also suitable for use to ll underwater junction boxes. The container or package is marked to identify that they have been evaluated for adhering to stainless steel, copper alloy, and any other materials, if applicable.

Listing Mark. The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories is provided on the smallest unit container in which the product is packaged. The UL Listing Mark includes the product name “Swimming Pool, Fountain and Spa Equipment Conductor Splice Potting Compound.” Any of the three locations — “swimming pool,” “fountain” or “spa equipment” — may be omitted. As the markings on the smallest unit container are the means by which the authority having jurisdiction determines if the product is UL Listed, the unit container should be retained at the site.

PUMPS

General. UL Listed pumps include those intended for permanent plumbing for use with permanently installed pools and spas, as well as portable units intended for use with storable pools.

A pump with means for permanent wiring connections or a 3-foot exible cord and plug, suitable for permanently installed pools is marked:

“This Pump is for Use with Permanently Installed Pools Only — Do Not Use with Storable Pools. A permanently installed pool is constructed in or on the ground or in a building such that it cannot be readily disassembled for storage. A storable pool is constructed so that it may be readily disassembled for storage and reassembled to its original integrity.”

Only pumps with this marking should be used with permanently installed pools.

Listing Mark. UL Listing Marks with the product names “Swimming Pool Pump,” “Spa Pump,” or “Swimming Pool or Spa Pump” indicate units suitable for use with swimming pools and spas. A unit for which the name includes “Spa Pump” has also, in addition to the swimming pool pump requirements, been evaluated for use with heated (122°F) water.

Field Installation:

Ground-Fault Protection. All cord-and-plug-connected pumps are intended to be connected to a circuit protected by a GFCI and are so marked. Each unit is provided with the following marking or equivalent: “WARNING — Risk of electric shock. Connect only to a grounding type receptacle protected by a ground- fault circuit interrupter (GFCI).”

Supply Connection. Unless constructed as indicated below, pumps intended for permanent plumbing connection are provided with means for permanent wiring connections.

Pumps intended for permanent plumbing connection and location at a minimum of 5 feet from the inside walls of a pool or spa may be provided with a 3-foot cord terminating in a grounding-type attachment plug that is the locking type.

Pumps intended for permanent plumbing connection and location at least 10 feet from the inside walls of a pool or spa may be provided with a 3-foot power supply cord with an attachment plug that is not the locking type. These units are marked “CAUTION — To reduce the risk of electric shock, install at least 10

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feet from the inside walls of a pool. Do not use an extension cord.”

Pumps supplied with a minimum 25-foot cord and attachment plug are intended for use with storable pools only and are so marked. These pumps are not suitable for permanently installed pools (in-ground and aboveground non-storable).

TRANSFORMERS

General. Products Listed in this category are enclosed transformers that are the two-winding type and have a grounded metal shield between the primary and secondary windings. They are intended to supply luminaires in fountains, swimming pools, and spas in accordance with Article 680 of the NEC®. The primary rating is 120 volts and the maximum secondary rating is 15 V rms and 1 kVA.

Listing Mark. The UL Listing Mark for these units includes by the product names “Fountain Transformer”, “Swimming Pool Transformer,” “Spa Transformer,” or “Fountain, Swimming Pool or Spa Transformer.”

Special Markings:

Swimming Pool Juntion Box Use. Unless marked otherwise, these transformers are not suitable for connection to a conduit which extends directly to a wet-niche or no-niche luminaire. Transformers not suitable for this use are to be used with a swimming pool juntion box.

Water Heaters

Listing Mark. The UL Listing Mark with the product name “Swimming Pool Heater” or “Spa Heater” indicates suitability for use with permanently installed pools. Gas- or oil- red units are identi ed by the product names “Gas-Fired Swimming Pool Heater” and “Oil-Fired Swimming Pool Heater”.

Field Installation:

Flow Rate. If a heater is marked with a minimum required water circulation capacity ( ow rate), the swimming pool must have pumps with at least that capacity and circuit interlocks that permit heater operation only when the water is being circulated. This ow rate would either be marked on the circulating pump or provided in literature accompanying the pump.

Leakage Current Collectors. (Electrical Heaters) If leakage current collectors are not integral to the heater but are provided for eld installation, the installation and grounding of the collectors must be exactly as indicated in the installation instructions.

The heater grounding conductor and the leakage current collector grounding conductors should be the same size or larger than the power supply conductors and not smaller than No. 12 AWG.

Outdoor Use. Only heaters marked “Outdoor Use” are suitable for installation outdoors.

Special Markings:

Shutoff Valve. If the heater installation instructions indicate use of a shutoff valve, the heater is marked with its maximum working pressure. The heater is marked to indicate it should be used with a pressure relief valve certi ed as complying with requirements of either (1) the ASME or (2) ANSI Z21.22, Relief Valves and Automatic Gas Shutoff Devices for Hot Water Supply Systems. The heater is also marked to indicate that the pressure relief valve shall have a marked maximum set pressure not to exceed the marked maximum working pressure of the water heater and that the valve inlet should be able to accommodate

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a 3/4-inch or larger trade size pipe.

Heat Pumps

Listing Mark. The UL Listing Mark with a product name “Swimming Pool Heat Pump,” “Spa Heat Pump,” or “Swimming Pool and Spa Heat Pump” indicates suitability for use with permanently installed pools.

Field Installation:

Outdoor Use. Only heat pumps marked “For Outdoor Use” or the equivalent are suitable for installation outdoors.

WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT

General. Most water treatment equipment is Listed in the category “Water Treatment Equipment” (WDLC). This category includes chlorinators, ozone generators, ion generators and similar equipment intended to sanitize water in pools, spas and hot tubs. It also includes equipment designed to monitor water chemistry in pools, spas and hot tubs. This monitoring equipment may also have the capability of adding chemicals to the water to adjust water chemistry. Ozone generators may also be Classifi ed in the category “Ozone Generators” (WCKA).

The ability of this equipment to sanitize pool and spa water has not been determined. Equipment that has been evaluated for sanitation is Classifi ed in accordance with the requirements of the National Sanitation Foundation Standard Number 50 and can be located under the category (WCNZ) Pool and Spa Equipment Classifi ed in accordance with NSF Standard Number 50”.

Listing Mark. The UL Listing Mark for water treatment equipment other than ozone generators includes the product name “Swimming Pool Chlorinator,” “Spa Chlorinator,” “Swimming Pool and Spa Chlorinator,” or other appropriate product name.

Unique Hazard Considerations. Hazards related to the chemicals generated from chlorinators, brominators, or ion generators are not evaluated by UL as part of Listing or Classifi cation investigations.

OZONE GENERATORS

Listed Units. Physiological effects of the ozone output of UL Listed units marked “For Outdoor Use Only” have not been evaluated. Listed units marked for indoor use have been evaluated in a standard room installation to determine if any ozone emitted from a test tank is within established limits. Listed units are evaluated to determine that no ozone is emitted from unintended locations of the unit during normal use or abnormal operation such as a blocked output or no fl ow through a venturi.

The Listing Mark for these units has the product identity “Ozone Generator.”

Classifi ed Units. Physiological effects of the ozone output of Classifi ed units have not been evaluated. Classifi ed units are evaluated to determine that no ozone is emitted from unintended locations of the unit in normal use or abnormal operation such as a blocked output or no fl ow through a venturi.

Classifi ed units are identifi ed by the following Classifi cation Marking on the product:

“OZONE GENERATORCLASSIFIED BY UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC.WITH RESPECT TO RISKS OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,FIRE AND MECHANICAL INJURY ONLY”

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Installation. Ozone generators are not intended for eld installation under the skirt of a spa or hot tub, unless the spa is speci cally marked for this use.

MOTORIZED POOL COVER OPERATORS

GENERAL

Motorized pool cover operators are covered by the product category “Swimming Pool and Spa Cover Operators, Electric” (WDDJ). They are evaluated for re, electric shock and mechanical hazards only. Some motorized pool cover operators may incorporate pool covers Classi ed under the category “Covers For Swimming Pools and Spas” (WBAH). Unless Classi ed as a power safety cover under the category “Covers For Swimming Pools and Spas,” (WBAH), a cover provided with the operator has not been evaluated as a safety cover.

LISTING MARK

The UL Listing Mark for these products includes the product name “Swimming Pool Cover Operator,” “Spa Cover Operator” or “Pool Cover Operator.”

STORABLE SWIMMING POOLS

GENERAL

Equipment Listed for use with storable pools includes pumps, Luminaires (Lighting (Fixtures) and water treatment equipment. This equipment is Listed under the product categories of “Pumps” (WCSX) and “Luminaires and Forming Shells” (WBDT), and “Water Treatment Equipment”(WDLC).

LUMINAIRES (See App. A–Fig. 3)

General. Underwater luminaires for aboveground storable swimming pools are intended for temporary installation only through or on the wall of an aboveground storable pool. UL considers a storable pool to be one that is constructed above the ground and is capable of holding water to a maximum depth of 42 in. (1.07m). These luminaires are intended to be installed with the top of the lens not less than 8 nor more than 10 inches below the top of the pool wall unless the luminaire is otherwise marked. These luminaires are provided with a minimum of 25 feet of jacketed exible cord, which is intended to be routed away from the pool to the transformer or ground- fault circuit interrupter assembly. The transformer or GFCI assembly is intended to be temporarily mounted to a building or structure and is provided with a minimum 3-foot/maximum 6-foot power supply cord for connection to the supply source.

Listing Mark. The UL Listing Mark for these products includes the product name “Underwater Luminaire for Aboveground Storable Swimming Pool.”

PUMPS

Listing Mark. Pumps suitable for this application have a Listing Mark with the product name “Swimming Pool Pump” or “Swimming Pool Pump or Spa Pump.”

Storable Pools Only. The type of pump suitable for use with storable pools has a 25-foot exible cord

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and attachment plug. It is marked:

“This Pump is for Use with Storable Pools Only — Do Not Use with Permanently Installed Pools. A storable pool is constructed so that it may be readily disassembled for storage and reassembled to its original integrity. A permanently installed pool is constructed in or on the ground or in a building such that it cannot be readily disassembled for storage.”

Field Installation:

Double Insulation. Pumps with a minimum 25-foot supply cord are double insulated and have inaccessible metal parts grounded with the equipment grounding conductor terminated at the attachment plug. These pumps do not have a bonding connector.

Ground-Fault Protection. These units are intended for connection to circuits protected by ground-fault circuit interrupters and are marked “WARNING — Risk of electric shock. Connect only to a grounding type receptacle protected by a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI).”

WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT

General. UL Listed chlorinators or brominators, as well as Listed or Classi ed ozone generators, may be used with this equipment. Their limitations are speci ed in the section titled “PERMANENTLY INSTALLED SWIMMING POOLS.”

FIELD CONSTRUCTED SPAS

GENERAL

This section covers eld constructed spas or hot tubs in which separately Listed equipment is plumbed and wired in the eld. This equipment includes heaters, blowers, pumps, controls, water treatment equipment, luminaires, heat pumps, transformers and suction ttings. Each is intended to be installed in accordance with the National Electrical Code®, NFPA 70, and model building, plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas codes, manufacture’s instructions, and with provisions detailed in the section following.

A group of the above components may be pre-packaged in a Listed equipment assembly. These assemblies are designed for installation with a eld-supplied tub.

BLOWERS

General. UL Listed blowers are intended for both indoor and outdoor use, unless marked otherwise. Unless otherwise indicated in the installation instructions, blowers should be mounted at least 12 inches above the over ow of a spa or hot tub.

CONTROLLERS

These are identical to and should be used with the same limitations as those previously speci ed under “PERMANENTLY INSTALLED SWIMMING POOLS.”

LUMINAIRES

Luminaires used in this installation are the same as those previously detailed under “PERMANENTLY

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INSTALLED SWIMMING POOLS.”

PUMPS

Pumps in this application are essentially identical to those previously discussed under “PERMANENTLY INSTALLED SWIMMING POOLS.” The one exception is the product name accompanying the UL Listing Mark should indicate if the pump is either a “Spa Pump” or “Swimming Pool or Spa Pump.” A pump with a Listing Mark indicating only “Swimming Pool Pump” has not been investigated for use with maximum 50° C (122°F) water.

SUCTION FITTINGS

General. These units are intended to be provided at all the intake ports of the spa. They have been evaluated to determine that they would not pose a hair entrapment danger when operated at or below their marked ow rates. The maximum ow through the suction tting should not exceed the marked maximum ow rate of the suction tting.

WATER HEATERS

Water heaters can be used with the same limitations described in “PERMANENTLY INSTALLED SWIMMING POOLS.”

WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT

Water treatment equipment can be used in this type of installation in accordance with the limitations previously detailed for water treatment equipment under “PERMANENTLY INSTALLED SWIMMING POOLS.”

EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLIES

General. Equipment assemblies (“Skid Packs”)are pre-packaged combinations of equipment such as pumps, lters, heaters, blowers, luminaires, and controls. They are intended to be permanently plumbed to a eld supplied spa or hot tub using non-metallic piping only. They are designed for indoor or outdoor use and are intended to be installed at least 5 feet from the inside walls of a spa or hot tub.

UL Listed equipment assemblies have not been evaluated for below-grade installation and are not suitable for use within an outer enclosure, or under the skirt of a spa or hot tub, unless so marked.

Listed equipment assemblies that contain a gas- red water heater have not been evaluated for (1) indoor use, (2) use within an outer enclosure, or (3) use under the skirt of a spa or hot tub, unless so marked.

Some equipment assemblies do not contain a heater and, therefore, do not have a water temperature regulating control or water temperature limiting control. Units of this design are intended to have a water heater, a temperature regulating control, and a temperature limiting control provided in the nal installation.

Listing Mark. The UL Listing Marks for these products include the following product names, as appropriate:

“Equipment Assembly for Spa/Hot Tub,” “Hot Tub Equipment Assembly,” or “Spa Equipment Assembly.”

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Field Installation:

GFCI Protection. Cord-connected equipment assemblies have GFCI protection provided. Convertible equipment assemblies have protection provided in the 120-volt confi guration. They are protected in the 240-volt confi guration, unless marked “Connect To A Circuit Protected By A GFCI When Connected In The 240-volt Mode” or the equivalent. Permanently connected equipment assemblies may or may not have integral GFCI protection. If not, the installation instructions indicate the unit should be connected to a circuit protected by a GFCI. If integral GFCI protection is provided, it protects all circuits.

Disconnecting Means. A convertible or permanently connected unit may be additionally provided with an integral disconnecting means not intended to substitute for that required by NEC® section 680-12.

Suction Fittings. To reduce the risk of hair and body entrapment, equipment assemblies are intended for use with a UL Listed suction fi tting, the fl ow rate of which meets or exceeds the fl ow rate marked on the equipment assembly. Each equipment assembly is marked with “WARNING — PREVENT DROWNING” 1. Supervise children at all times. 2. Attach spa cover after each use. Install a suction fi tting with a marked fl ow rate of not less than ___ gallons per minute.” In this case, the ___ is fi lled in by the manufacturer with the gallons per minute fl ow rate of the assembly.

Supply Connection. These units may be designed for either permanent wiring or connection with a fl exible cord and plug. They may also be designed for fi eld convertibility from a 120-volt cord connected confi guration to a 240-volt permanently wired confi guration only. The electrical rating includes the minimum supply conductor ampacity and the ampere rating of the supply conductor overcurrent protective device.

Underwater Lighting Circuit. Equipment assemblies that have terminals on the load side of a ground- fault circuit interrupter, which protects fi eld-installed conductors of an underwater lighting circuit, are specially marked. The markings indicate that the fi eld-installed conductors shall not occupy conduit, boxes or enclosures with conductors of other circuits, unless all other conductors are also on the load side of a ground-fault circuit interrupter. Suitable segregation or isolation of the circuits is maintained within the equipment.

Special Markings:

Multiple Disconnects. If more than one disconnect switch is required to disconnect all power to a unit, the unit is marked — in a place readily visible to service personnel prior to disconnecting the main supply for the unit — with the word “WARNING” and the following or equivalent, “PREVENT ELECTROCUTION —Disconnect all supply connections before servicing. This appliance has _______ supply connections.”

SELF-CONTAINED SPAS

GENERAL

This section covers self-contained spas for aboveground use, for household or commercial use, and for indoor and outdoor use, unless marked otherwise. Spas are not designed or intended to be drained after each use. They are intended for installation in accordance with Article 680 of the National Electrical Code®, NFPA 70 and model building, plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas codes, and the manufacturer’s installation instructions.

Units come in three basic designs:

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1. Most units are shipped completely assembled from the factory and require only supply connection in the fi eld.

2. Some units, referred to as “Knockdown” spas, are types for which a spa shell, equipment assembly and skirt are shipped separately. The shell and equipment assembly are plumbed at the factory and connected together in the fi eld with threaded unions.

3. Additional units, referred to as “Modular” spas, are similar to “Knockdown” units except they are plumbed in the fi eld. All parts are provided and pre-cut, if needed, and accompany applicable instructions and accessories such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) solvent. They are intended for assembly by untrained users and the suitability of all interconnections and wiring is to be determined by authorities having jurisdiction.

“Modular” or “Knockdown” designs are accompanied by detailed assembly instructions and have identifying markings on each sub-assembly. The names or model numbers are specifi ed in the assembly instructions so the user can correctly assemble the unit and the inspection authority can determine that the unit was assembled using the correct parts.

LISTING MARK

The UL Listing Mark includes the product name “Self-Contained Spa.”

FIELD INSTALLATION:

Branch-Circuit Protection. A permanently-wired spa intended to be protected by a branch-circuit overcurrent device rated less than the maximum rating of the branch-circuit overcurrent device permitted by the NEC® is marked to indicate the maximum rating of the branch-circuit overcurrent device for which the unit has been investigated and found acceptable. The electrical rating includes the minimum supply conductor ampacity and the ampere rating of the supply conductor overcurrent protective device.

Gas-Fired Heaters. Self-contained spas may be provided with gas-fi red heaters. Spas with gas-fi red heaters are intended for permanent wiring and permanent installation, and unless otherwise marked, are intended for outdoor use only.

Options. The installation instructions of self-contained spas may indicate options such as lighting kits, blowers, additional pumps or ozone generators. These option kits are only to be used in spas with installation instructions that indicate the spas are factory-wired to accommodate them.

Supply Connection. Self-contained spas may be cord-connected, convertible or permanently wired. A convertible spa is shipped from the factory with a power supply cord but is designed for fi eld conversion to a permanently wired confi guration, either 120-volt, 240-volt or both. Once a convertible spa is converted to permanently wired, it is not intended to be returned to a cord-connected confi guration.

Ground-Fault Protection. Cord-connected spas have GFCI protection provided. Convertible spas have protection provided in the 120-volt confi guration. They are also protected in the 240-volt confi guration, unless marked “Connect To A Circuit Protected By A GFCI When Connected In the 240-volt Mode,” or equivalent. Permanently connected spas may or may not have integral GFCI protection. If not, the installation instructions indicate the unit should be connected to a circuit protected by a GFCI. If integral GFCI protection is provided, it protects both 120-volt and 240-volt circuits.

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SPECIAL MARKINGS:

Spa Caution Marking. To help reduce the risk of electric shock from other electrical appliances used near the spa, each unit is marked “WARNING” — Risk of Electrical Shock. Do not permit any electrical appliance (such as a light, telephone, radio, or television) within 5 feet of this spa.”

HYDROMASSAGE BATHTUBSGENERAL

This section includes UL Listed indoor hydromassage bathtubs (whirlpool bathtubs) for residential or commercial use. They are intended for permanent connection to the building plumbing. The hydromassage bathtub consists of a drainable tub and a water or air pump, and may include other equipment such as a luminaire, control, air blower, heater or suction fi ttings. These units are intended to be drained after each use. These units are not intended to be fi eld assemblies of Listed parts. Although they may include a Listed swimming pool or spa pump, the entire unit — consisting of shell, pump and any other related electrical components — is evaluated and Listed as a complete appliance. The pump is not intended to be installed away from the tub.

LISTING MARK

These Listings appear in the Electrical Appliance and Utilization Equipment Directory (Orange Book and online at www.ul.com/database). The Listing Mark for this category contains the product name “Hydromassage Bathtub.” The Listing mark for heaters intended to be installed after the bathtub leaves the factory contains the product name “Hydromassage Bathtub Accessory”.

PLUMBING ASSESSMENT

UL Listed hydromassage bathtubs may also be Classifi ed to either the water retention requirements or all requirements of ASME/ANSI A112.19.7M - +. The combined Listing Mark/Classifi cation marking consists of the Listing Mark described at the beginning of this section and the following marking: “Also Classifi ed by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. in accordance with “*,” where “*” is one of the statements detailed below:

1. “ANSI A112.19M - +”2. “Water Retention Test requirement from ANSI A112.19.7M - +”

+ issue date of Standard or latest addendom.

FIELD INSTALLATION:

Supply Connection. Most units are intended for permanent connection to the branch circuit. Bathtubs may be provided with a factory- installed maximum three-foot length of jacketed fl exible cord terminating in an attachment plug.

Branch-Circuit Protection. A unit intended to be protected by a branch-circuit overcurrent device rated less than the maximum rating of the branch-circuit overcurrent device permitted by the NEC® is marked to indicate the maximum rating of the branch-circuit overcurrent device for which the unit has been investigated and found acceptable.

Factory Confi guration Information. Each hydromassage bathtub is provided with a marking on the wiring diagram, in the installation instructions or on a separate confi guration sheet, to identify the factory-

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installed components of the unit. These components include pumps, controls, heaters, luminaires, and supply cords. The con guration marking and the installation instructions are intended to be available during installation and inspection.

Ground-Fault Protection. Whether they are permanently wired or use a cord and plug, these units are intended to be protected by a ground-fault circuit interrupter. Each unit is plainly marked with the following or equivalent statement: “Connect only to a circuit protected by a ground-fault circuit interrupter (GFCI).”

Multiple Supply Sources. A hydromassage bathtub may have provision for a maximum of two supply sources. If the unit is cord-connected, each single source must be an individual branch circuit rated not more than 20 amperes. Units requiring more than one disconnect switch to disconnect all power are provided with a marking warning to this effect.

Options. Hydromassage bathtubs may have option kits indicated in the installation instructions. These typically include blowers, heaters or luminaire assemblies. Hydromassage bathtubs intended for heaters to be installed after the bathtub leaves the factory are factory con gured with a tting to be removed and replaced by the heater. These units are marked “Suitable for Field-Installed Heater Accessory” and “Use only Accessory Heaters Marked for Use With This Bathtub.” Bathtubs not factory-con gured for a eld-installed heater are marked “Not Suitable for Field-Installed Heater.”

FOUNTAINS

GENERAL

This section covers fountains with UL Listed equipment assembled and connected in the eld. Electrical products for use in fountains are Listed under the following categories: “Pumps, Motor-Operated Water” (REUZ), “Plumbing Accessories” (QMTX) and “Submersible Luminaires (Fixtures)” (IFEV), “Pumps” (WCSX) and “Industrial Control Panels” (NITW).

SUBMERSIBLE LUMINAIRES

General. Products Listed in this category include submersible luminaires and submersible junction boxes. Submersible luminaires for use in fountains are not suitable for use in vessels intended for partial or complete immersions of persons.

Listing Mark. UL Listed submersible luminaires and junction boxes for use in fountains have a Listing Mark with the product names:

“Mounting Bracket for No-Niche Luminaire (Fixture),” “Housing for Wet-Niche Luminaire (Fixture),” “Submersible Luminaire (Fixture) Wet-Niche Type,” “Submersible Luminaire (Fixture) Dry-Niche Type,” “Submersible Luminaire (Fixture) No-Niche Type,” “Submersible Luminaire (Fixture) Special Use,” or “Submersible Junction Box.”

Field Installation:

Dry-Niche Submersible Luminaire. This luminaire type is intended for permanent installation only in the wall of built-in fountains, unless accompanying installation instructions describe additional option of installation in the bottom of the fountain. These luminaires are designed for servicing from the rear

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through a passageway behind the fountain wall or, if mounted in the bottom of the fountain, in a tunnel underneath the fountain. For the purposes of installation, maintenance or servicing, the luminaire may include a factory-installed length of exible cord terminating in an attachment plug. A receptacle outlet assembly for connection of the attachment plug to the branch-circuit may be provided as an integral part of the niche included with the luminaire.

Wet-Niche Submersible Luminaire. These luminaires are intended to be installed in the wall of built-in fountains, unless accompanying installation instructions describe additional option of installation in the bottom of the fountains. They are intended for installation in a permanently installed luminaire housing (forming shell) in which the luminaire will be completely surrounded by water. These luminaires are marked to indicate the proper luminaire housing or housings with which they are to be used. Luminaire housings are marked to indicate the luminaire or luminaires with which the luminaire housings are to be used. These luminaires are provided with a factory-installed, permanently attached exible cord that extends at least 12 feet outside the luminaire enclosure to permit the luminaire to be removed from the luminaire housing and lifted to the fountain deck for servicing without lowering the water level or disconnecting the branch-circuit conductors. Luminaires with longer cords are available for installations with a junction box or splice enclosure located where a longer cord is necessary to permit luminaire removal from the luminaire housing and placement on the deck for servicing.

No-Niche Submersible Luminaire. These luminaires are intended to be installed on the walls of built-in fountains, unless accompanying installation instructions describe the additional option of installation in the bottom of the fountains. These luminaires are to be mounted to a bracket (luminaire housing) and permanently secured in or on the wall, with the luminaire completely surrounded by water. These luminaires are provided with a factory-installed, permanently attached exible cord that extends at least 12 feet outside the luminaire enclosure. The cord is intended to function similarly to those provided with a wet-niche type luminaire.

Submersible Luminaire Special Use Type. These luminaires are intended to rest directly on the fountain oor or on other surfaces within the perimeter of the fountain. The luminaires are provided with a permanently attached exible cord intended to terminate in a submersible junction box or to be routed out of the fountain through conduit to a junction box.

Metal Conduit Only. A submersible luminaire housing (forming shell) that does not have a grounding terminal is marked “CAUTION — For proper grounding use only with metal conduit.”

Orientation, Luminaire. A submersible luminaire that depends on its location or position to function correctly is marked to indicate the way it is to be installed or used, unless the position is obvious.

Orientation, Luminaire Housing and Mounting Bracket. If a submersible luminaire housing (forming shell) is relied upon to orient the luminaire in a position that is necessary for its intended performance, the luminaire housing or mounting bracket is marked to indicate the position in which it is to be installed.

Submerse Before Lighting. Luminaires that have been investigated for operation while submersed under water are marked “Submerse Before Lighting” or the equivalent, and such a marking must be visible after installation of the luminaire.

SUBMERSIBLE PUMPS

These are UL Listed under the product categories of “Plumbing Accessories” (QMTX) or “Pumps, Motor-Operated Water” (REUZ). The Listing Mark product name is “Submersible Pump” or equivalent. These pumps have not been investigated for use with or in proximity to swimming pools or spas.

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COVERS FOR SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS

GENERAL

This section covers swimming pool and spa safety covers, including both manually and power-operated types. Also included are special-purpose covers such as energy conservation or solar energy covers.

Manual safety covers are intended to impede access to the contained body of water. They are provided with means for removing signi cant levels of collected surface water.

Power safety covers are barriers that can be placed over the water area and are removed with a motorized mechanism. They are intended to impede access to the contained body of water. A power safety cover includes an operator that is Listed under the category “Swimming Pool and Spa Cover Operators, Electric” (WDDJ).

Other types of covers such as energy conservation or solar energy covers are not intended to impede access to the contained body of water. Such covers are marked “This Is Not A Safety Cover.”

CLASSIFICATION MARKING

The Classi cation marking for these products includes the names “Manual Safety Cover,” “Power Safety Cover” or “Pool Cover.”

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APPENDIX A

Schematic Diagrams for LUMINAIRE Installations

Fig. 1 Underwater Luminaire for aboveground non-storable swimming pool.

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Luminaire(Lighting Fixture)

conduit

Junction Box

Transformer

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Fig. 2 Underwater Luminaire for aboveground non-storable swimming pool.

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ListedCompanyXXXX

Underwater Luminaire for Aboveground Non-storable Swimming Pool

5' cord (max)

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Fig. 3 Underwater Luminaire for aboveground storable swimming pool.

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Luminaire(Lighting Fixture)

25' cord (min)

GFCI protected receptacle 3'-6' cord

120/12VTransformer Assembly

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Fig. 4 No-Niche Underwater Luminaire.

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Water Levelto Panel-board

No. 8 AWG solid bonding conductor to common pool bonding grid

No-niche underwater luminaire (lighting fixture) and mounting bracket

Swimming Pool Junction Box

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Fig. 5 Wet-Niche Underwater Luminaire.

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Water Level

A. UL Listed swimming pool potting compound encapsulating supplemental equipment grounding conductor terminal.

B. No. 8 AWG insulated supplemental equipment grounding conductor where nonmetallic conduit used.

C. No. 8 AWG solid bonding conductor to pool common bonding grid.

Wet-niche underwaterluminaire (lighting fixture) and luminaire(fixture) housing (forming shell)

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Swimming Pool Junction Box

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APPENDIX B

UL GUIDE INFORMATION

ARCHITECTURAL AND FLOATING FOUNTAINS (AWEG)USE AND INSTALLATION

This category covers electrical equipment systems intended for installation in accordance with Article 680 (Part V) and Article 682 of ANSI/NFPA 70, “National Electrical Code.” Equipment may consist of pumps (including submersible pumps), lights, control panels, and timers. Equipment may also include wind sensors, light detectors, freeze prevention equipment, and the like. These systems may be submersible or intended for remote installation. Systems suitable for outdoor use are so marked.

RELATED PRODUCTS

Similar portable equipment is covered under Fountains, Small Decorative (IQRW).Control panels for use with equipment intended for water-play fountains and water playground areas,

swimming pools and spas, or fountains with water in common with swimming pools are covered under Controls (WAWU).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For additional information, see Electrical Equipment for Use in Ordinary Locations (AALZ).REQUIREMENTS

The basic standards used to investigate products in this category are ANSI/UL 778, “Motor-Operated Water Pumps,” UL 676, “Underwater Lighting Fixtures,” and UL 508A, “Industrial Control Panels.”

UL MARK

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED,” a control number, and the product name “Architectural Fountain,” “Floating Fountain” or “Floating Fountain Equipment,” or other appropriate product name as shown in the individual Listings.

SUBMERSIBLE LUMINAIRES (IFEV)USE

This category covers submersible luminaires intended for installation in accordance with Article 680 of ANSI/NFPA 70, “National Electrical Code,” in fountains and similar water-containing vessels not intended to accommodate the complete or partial immersion of persons. For Listings of luminaires intended for use in swimming pools, spas, hot tubs and other vessels intended to accommodate persons, see Luminaires and Forming Shells (WBDT).

This category also covers submersible junction boxes intended for use with submersible luminaires and other submersible fountain equipment.

Luminaires investigated for operation only while submersed in water are marked “Submerse Before Lighting,” or with equivalent wording, and such marking is visible after installation of the luminaire.

Submersible luminaires have been investigated for both outdoor and indoor use.Dry-niche Submersible Luminaire — These luminaires are intended for permanent installation

only in the wall of a fountain unless accompanying installation instructions describe the additional option of installation in the bottom of the fountain. These luminaires are designed for servicing from the rear in a passageway behind the fountain wall or, if mounted in the bottom of the fountain, in a tunnel underneath the fountain. For purposes of installation, maintenance or servicing, the luminaire may consist of two separable parts. One part includes a factory-installed length of exible cord terminating in an attachment plug, and the second part includes a receptacle for the attachment plug and a splice compartment in which the branch circuit conductors are connected.

Wet-niche Submersible Luminaire — These luminaires are intended to be installed only in the wall of a fountain unless accompanying installation instructions describe the additional option of installation in the bottom of the fountain. These luminaires are intended for installation in a permanently installed luminaire housing (forming shell) in which the luminaire will be completely surrounded by

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water. These luminaires are marked to indicate the proper housings with which they are to be used, and the luminaire housings are marked to indicate the luminaires with which the housings are to be used. These luminaires are provided with a factory-installed, permanently attached exible cord with an exposed length of not less than 12 ft. The exible cord is con ned in the luminaire housing by the luminaire and permits the luminaire to be removed from the luminaire housing and to be lifted to the fountain deck for servicing without lowering the water level or disconnecting the luminaire from the branch circuit conductors. Luminaires with longer cords are available for installations where the junction box or splice enclosure is so located that a 12 ft long cord will not permit luminaire removal from the luminaire housing and placement on the deck for servicing. To reduce the risk of product damage, any cord length in excess of that necessary for servicing should be trimmed from the supply end rather than stored in the luminaire housing.

Forming Shell (Housing) for Wet-niche Submersible Luminaires — These are structures designed to support a mating wet-niche luminaire, for mounting in a fountain structure. Forming shells are designed to require the supply end of the conduit connected to the forming shell to be directly connected to a Listed swimming pool junction box (see WCEZ. This forming shell-connected conduit may alternatively be connected directly to other equipment (such as Swimming Pool and Spa Transformers (WDGV), Ground-fault Circuit Interrupters (KCXS), Panelboards (QEUY), or pool or spa control equipment) only when such other equipment has been investigated for this use, as indicated by the marking “Suitable for direct conduit connection to a wet-niche or no-niche luminaire,” or the equivalent.

No-niche Submersible Luminaire — These luminaires are intended to be installed only on the walls of a fountain unless accompanying installation instructions describe the additional option of installation on the bottom of the fountain. These luminaires are mounted to a bracket permanently secured in or on the wall or bottom with the luminaire completely surrounded by water. These luminaires are provided with a factory-installed, permanently attached exible cord with an exposed length of not less than 12 ft that is con ned by the luminaire and fountain wall or bottom. The exible cord permits the luminaire to be removed from the mounting bracket and to be lifted to the fountain deck for servicing without lowering the water level or disconnecting the luminaire from the branch circuit conductors. Luminaires with longer cords are available for installations where the junction box or splice enclosure is so located that a 12 ft long cord will not permit luminaire removal from the mounting bracket and placement on the deck for servicing. To reduce the risk of product damage, any cord length in excess of that necessary for servicing should be trimmed from the supply end rather than stored between the luminaire and fountain wall.

Mounting Brackets for No-niche Submersible Luminaires — These are structures designed to support a mating no-niche luminaire, for mounting in or on a fountain structure. Mounting brackets are designed to require the supply end of the conduit connected to the mounting bracket to be directly connected to a Listed swimming pool junction box (see WCEZ). The information provided above about alternate supply-end termination of conduit connected to forming shells also applies to supply-end termination of conduit connected to the mounting brackets of no-niche luminaires.

Special Use Submersible Luminaire — These luminaires are intended to rest directly on the fountain oor or may be otherwise located in the fountain. The luminaires are provided with a permanently attached exposed exible cord intended to be routed into a submersible junction box, or the luminaires have other means for permanent connection to the supply circuit.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For additional information, see Luminaires and Fittings (HYXT) and Electrical Equipment for Use in Ordinary Locations (AALZ).

REQUIREMENTS

The basic standard used to investigate products in this category is UL 676, “Luminaires and Submersible Junction Boxes.”

UL MARK

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL

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to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED,” a control number, and one of the following product names: “Mounting Bracket for No-Niche Luminaire,” “Housing for Wet-Niche Luminaire,” “Wet-Niche Submersible Luminaire,” “Dry Niche Submersible Luminaire,” “No-Niche Submersible Luminaire,” “Special Use Submersible Luminaire” or “Submersible Junction Box,” or other appropriate product name as shown in the individual Listings. Alternatively, the luminaires may be designated “Submersible Luminaire, (Wet-) (Dry-) (No-) Niche Type,” as appropriate.

HYDROMASSAGE BATHTUBS (NCHX)USE AND INSTALLATION

This category covers indoor hydromassage bathtubs (also known as whirlpool baths) rated 250 V or less, for residential and commercial use, for permanent connection to the building plumbing, and intended for installation and use in accordance with Article 680 of ANSI/NFPA 70, “National Electrical Code.” They are intended for either permanent connection to the electrical supply or are provided from the factory with a maximum 3 ft. type SJ or equivalent service cord terminating in a grounding type attachment plug. A hydromassage bathtub may have provision for a maximum of two supply sources.

A hydromassage bathtub consists of a drainable tub, a recirculating pump and optional equipment such as lights, a heater, a control and an air blower. A bathtub may also be provided with an air-blower and no recirculating pump or with an integral shower unit.

This category also covers heaters intended to be installed after a hydromassage bathtub leaves the factory. These eld-installed heaters are Listed as hydromassage bathtub accessories. They are provided with markings on the heater and on the heater packaging to indicate the hydromassage bathtub models with which they are suitable.

Hydromassage bathtubs and hydromassage bathtub accessory heaters are intended to be protected by a ground-fault circuit interrupter.

Double Insulation — Hydromassage bathtubs may utilize double insulated pumps. These pumps are marked “Double Insulated” or “Double Insulation.” Double insulated pumps intended for permanent connection to the supply may or may not have provision to terminate an equipment grounding conductor. Cord-connected double insulated pumps may be provided with a power supply cord terminating in a nongrounding type attachment plug. Double insulated pumps are not provided with a pressure wire connector for equipotential bonding.

The physiological effect of using this equipment has not been determined. The suction ttings used in these hydromassage bathtubs have been investigated with respect to body and hair entrapment in accordance with ASME/ANSI A112.19.8M-1987.INSTRUCTIONS/MARKINGS

Factory Con guration Information — Each hydromassage bathtub is provided with a marking on the wiring diagram, in the installation instructions or on a separate con guration sheet, to identify the factory-installed components of the unit. These components include pumps, controls, heaters, luminaires, and supply cords. This con guration marking and the installation instructions are intended to be available during installation and inspection.

Field-installed Options — Field-installed options that have been investigated and found to be suitable for addition to the unit are speci ed in the installation instructions. Hydromassage bathtubs intended for accessory heaters to be installed in the eld are factory con gured with ttings for this purpose. These bathtubs are marked “Suitable for Field-Installed Heater Accessory” and “Use only Accessory Heaters Marked for Use with This Bathtub.”

RELATED PRODUCTS

Portable hydromassage equipment is covered under Personal Hygiene and Health Care Appliances (QGRZ). This category does not cover hydrotherapy tubs used in health care facilities. For professional equipment, see Medical and Dental Equipment, Professional (KFBQ) under Health Care Facilities Equipment (KEVQ). For prefabricated steam baths and showers, see Prefabricated Assemblies, Sections and Units (QQXX). For sauna and steam bath heating equipment, see Heaters, Sauna and

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Steam Bath (KPJV). Self-contained spas and hot tubs are covered under Self-contained Spas (WCZW).For unjetted plastic bathtubs, shower stalls, and the like tested in accordance with the applicable

ANSI Z124 series standards, see Plastic Plumbing Fixtures (QNNP).ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For additional information, see Electrical Equipment for Use in Ordinary Locations (AALZ) and Plumbing and Associated Products (AAPP).

REQUIREMENTSThe basic standard used to investigate products in this category is UL 1795, “Hydromassage

Bathtubs.”ADJUNCT SERVICES

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) provides a service for the Classifi cation of hydromassage bathtubs that not only meet the appropriate requirements of UL but also have been investigated in accordance with Standards or parts detailed below. These products are intended for installation and use in accordance with the applicable model plumbing code.

1. ASME/ANSI A112.19.7M-+, “Requirements for Whirlpool Bathtub Appliances”2. Water retention test requirement from ASME/ANSI A112.19.7M-+

+ Issue date of standard or latest addendumUL MARK

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED,” a control number, and the product name “Hydromassage Bathtub” or “Hydromassage Bathtub Accessory.”

Combination Listing/Classifi cation Mark — A Listing Mark combined with a Classifi cation Mark is provided on products that have additionally been investigated in accordance with standards or parts detailed below from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The combined Listing/Classifi cation Mark consists of the Listing Mark elements detailed above and the following marking: “ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH *,” where “*” is one of the texts detailed below:

1. ASME/ANSI A112.19.7M-+2. WATER RETENTION TEST REQUIREMENT FROM ASME/ANSI A112.19.7M-+

+ Issue date of standard or latest addendum

PLUMBING ACCESSORIES (QMTX)This category covers plumbing accessories connected to or used with plumbing in commercial

locations or residential occupancies, including irrigation equipment, sprinkler controls, water controls located in kitchens and bathrooms, electric faucets, toilet fl ushing systems, lawn sprinklers and plumbing controls.

This category also covers rebuilt products that are subjected to the same requirements as new products. Rebuilt products are identical in construction to new products and can be identifi ed by the word “REBUILT” as part of the Listing Mark.

The products covered under this category have not been investigated for use in hazardous locations as defi ned in the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70.

The products covered in this category have not been investigated with respect to the effect of their use with corrosive liquids or aqueous solutions containing corrosive materials.

Products suitable for outdoor use and those for use with heated liquids are so marked.RELATED PRODUCTS

Similar equipment intended for use in hospitals or medical offi ces in connection with patient treatment is covered under Medical and Dental Equipment, Professional (KFBQ).

Similar equipment for use with or in proximity to swimming pools or spas is covered under Swimming Pool and Spa Equipment (WABX).

See Pumping Equipment for Fire Service (QVUT).

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Devices that have been evaluated for contact with drinking water are Classi ed in accordance with the requirements of ANSI/NSF 61 and are covered under Drinking Water System Components (FDNP).

Plumbing xture ttings that have been evaluated to ASME A112.18.1M-1996, ASSE 1014, and ASSE 1025 are covered under Plumbing Fixture Fittings (QNSQ).

Pumps are covered under Pumps, Electrically-operated Liquid (REUZ) Pumps (RAOV).ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For additional information, see Electrical Equipment for Use in Ordinary Locations (AALZ) and Plumbing and Associated Products (AAPP).

REQUIREMENTS

The basic standard used to investigate products in this category is UL 1951, “Electric Plumbing Accessories.”

Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) also provides a service for the Classi cation of plumbing accessories that not only meet the appropriate requirements of UL but have also been investigated in accordance with the following standards:

1. ANSI/ASME A112.19.7, “Requirements for Whirlpool Bathtub Appliances.” 2. Water retention test requirement from ANSI/ASME A112.19.7M.

UL MARK

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED,” a control number, and the product name “Electric Faucet” or “Lawn Sprinkler Control” or other appropriate product name as shown in the individual Listings. For rebuilt units, the product name in the Listing Mark is preceded by the word “Rebuilt.”

A Listing Mark combined with a Classi cation Mark is provided on products that have additionally been investigated in accordance with standards or parts detailed below from standards of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The combined Listing/Classi cation Mark consists of the Listing Mark elements detailed above along with the following:

“Also Classi ed IN ACCORDANCE WITH *,” where “*” is one of the texts detailed below.1. ANSI/ASME A112.19.7M-+.2. WATER RETENTION TEST REQUIREMENT FROM ANSI/ASME A112.19.7M-+.

+Issue date of standard or latest addendum.

PUMPS, ELECTRICALLY OPERATED, LIQUID (REUZ)USE

This category covers submersible and nonsubmersible pumps intended for household, commercial or industrial use, including pumps for fountains, circulation, sewage, ef uent, wells, irrigation, building sites (contractor type), sumps and general utility.

The liquids for which a pump has been investigated are marked on the unit or are included in the installation instructions provided with the unit, unless the pump is obviously intended for use with water only, such as an irrigation pump.

Pumps suitable for outdoor use and those for use with heated water are so marked.REBUILT PRODUCTS

This category also covers submersible and nonsubmersible pumps that are rebuilt by the original manufacturer or another party having the necessary facilities, technical knowledge and manufacturing skills. Rebuilt submersible and nonsubmersible pumps are rebuilt to the extent necessary by disassembly and reassembly using new or reconditioned parts. Rebuilt submersible and nonsubmersible pumps are subject to the same requirements as new submersible and nonsubmersible pumps.

RELATED PRODUCTS

Equipment covered under this category has not been investigated for use in hazardous (classi ed) locations as de ned in ANSI/NFPA 70, “National Electrical Code.” Reference to the Hazardous

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Locations Equipment Directory should be made for equipment that has been investigated for use in hazardous (classi ed) locations.

The products covered in this category have not been investigated with regard to the effect of their use with combustible or ammable liquids, corrosive liquids, or aqueous solutions containing corrosive materials. Such pumps are covered under Flammable Liquid Pumps (RBQR) and Power-operated Pumps (RBOG).

Similar equipment intended for use in hospital or medical of ces in connection with patient treatment is covered under Medical and Dental Equipment, Professional (KFBQ).

These pumps have not been investigated for use with or in proximity to swimming pools or spas. Such pumps are covered under Swimming Pool and Spa Equipment, Pumps (WCSX).

Pumping equipment for re service is covered under the category of the same title (QVUT).Pumps covered in this category have not been investigated for contact with drinking water. Pumps

that have been investigated only for contact with drinking water are Classi ed in accordance with the requirements of ANSI/NSF 61, “Drinking Water System Components - Health Effects” and are covered under Drinking Water System Components (FDNP).

For evaporative cooler pumps, see Evaporative Cooler Retro t Pumps (AGIS). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For additional information, see Electrical Equipment for Use in Ordinary Locations (AALZ) and Plumbing and Associated Products (AAPP).

REQUIREMENTS

The basic standard used to investigate products in this category is UL 778, “Motor-Operated Water Pumps.”

UL MARK

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED,” a control number, and the product name “Sump Pump,” “Water Circulating Pump” or “Sewage Pump,” or other appropriate product name as shown in the individual Listings.

For rebuilt products the word “Rebuilt,” “Remanufactured” or “Reconditioned” precedes the product name.

WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT (WDLC)This listing covers chlorinators, brominators, ozone generators, ion generators, and similar equipment

intended to sanitize water in pools, spas, and hot tubs. It also includes equipment designed to monitor water chemistry in pools, spas, and hot tubs, with or without the capability of adding chemicals to the water to adjust water chemistry. These products are intended for installation in accordance with Article 680 of the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70.

The ability of this equipment to sanitize pool and spa water has not been determined. Equipment that has been evaluated for sanitation is classi ed in accordance with the requirements of the National Sanitation Foundation Standard Number 50 and can be located under the category WCNZ “Pool and Spa Equipment Classi ed in Accordance with NSF Standard Number 50”.

Products listed under this category are acceptable for both indoor and outdoor use, unless marked otherwise. They are provided with an accessible pressure wire connector for equipotential bonding during installation.

The basic standards used to investigate products in this category are UL 1081, “Swimming Pool Pumps, Filters, and Chlorinators”, and UL 1563, “Electric Spas, Equipment Assemblies, and Associated Equipment”.

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED,” a control number, and one of the following product names as appropriate: “Swimming Pool Chlorinator”, “Spa Chlorinator”, “Swimming Pool and Spa Chlorinator”, or other appropriate product name.

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SWIMMING POOL AND SPA EQUIPMENT (WABX)USE

This category covers equipment for use with swimming pools, decorative pools, wading pools, therapeutic pools, and hot tubs and spas in accordance with Article 680 of NFPA 70, “National Electrical Code” (NEC®).

This category also covers self-contained hot tubs and spas as well as cord-connected portable appliances for use with aboveground storable swimming pools, hot tubs and spas.

Information concerning the suitability of the equipment for use indoors or outdoors is given in the General Information Section for each individual category.

RELATED PRODUCTS

Ground fault circuit interrupters intended for use with swimming pool equipment are covered under Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (KCXS).

Suction ttings are covered under Swimming Pool and Spa Suction Fittings (WEBS).Fountains covered by Article 680, Part E, of the NEC® are covered under Architectural and Floating

Fountains (AWEG).

BLOWERS (WAGN)USE AND INSTALLATION

This category covers equipment intended to introduce pressurized air into spas and hot tubs to create a hydromassage effect. They are intended for installation in accordance with Article 680 of the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70.

Products Listed in this category are acceptable for both indoor and outdoor use unless marked otherwise. They are provided with an accessible pressure wire connector for equipotential bonding during installation.

To avoid water contacting live electrical parts, these products are to be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions and permanently mounted at least 12 inches above the over ow level of the spa or hot tub.

REQUIREMENTS

The basic standard used to investigate products in this category is UL 1563, “Electric Spas, Equipment Assemblies, and Associated Equipment.”

UL MARK

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of the Directory) together with the word “LISTED,” a control number, and one of the following product names, as appropriate: “Spa Blower,” “Hot Tub Blower” or “Spa/Hot Tub Blower.”

CONTROLS (WAWU)USE

This category covers controllers, timers, temperature-regulating equipment, etc., for control of equipment intended for use with swimming pools, hot tubs and spas. This category also covers control panels for use with equipment intended for water-play fountains and water playground areas, swimming pools and spas, or fountains with water in common with swimming pools.

These products are acceptable for both indoor and outdoor use unless marked “For Indoor Use Only.”ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For additional information, see Electrical Equipment for Use in Ordinary Locations (AALZ) and Plumbing and Associated Products (AAPP).

REQUIREMENTS

The basic standard used to investigate products in this category is UL 1563, “Electric Spas,

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Equipment Assemblies, and Associated Equipment.”UL MARK

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED,” a control number, and the product name “Spa Controller” or “Swimming Pool Controller,” or other appropriate product name as shown in the individual Listings.

COVERS FOR SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS (WBAH)This category includes covers for use with swimming pools, spas and hot tubs. These covers have

been evaluated in accordance with the American Society for Testing and Materials Standard ASTM F1346, “Standard Performance Speci cation for Safety Covers and Labeling Requirements for All Covers for Swimming Pools, Spas and Hot Tubs”.

This category includes manual safety covers and power safety covers, as well as covers of other than the safety type, as de ned in the ASTM F1346 Standard.

INSTALLATION

The ability of the manual or power safety cover to perform its intended function is dependent upon proper installation. Therefore, Authorities Having Jurisdiction should be consulted. Installation should be performed by a quali ed installer using the manufacturer’s instructions.

MANUAL SAFETY COVERS

A manual safety cover is a barrier that is manually placed over the water. It is intended to impede access to the contained body of water. It is provided with a means for removing signi cant levels of collected surface water.

POWER SAFETY COVERS

A power safety cover is a barrier that can be placed over the water area and removed with a motorized mechanism. It is intended to impede access to the contained body of water. It is provided with a means for removing signi cant levels of collected surface water. A power safety cover includes an operator that is Listed under Swimming Pool and Spa Cover Operators, Electric (WDDJ).

OTHER COVERS

A cover of other than the safety type, such as an energy conservation or a solar energy cover, is a cover that has been evaluated in accordance with only the materials, manufacture and labeling requirements of the ASTM Standard. Covers of this type are not intended to impede access to the contained body of water. Such covers are marked “This Is Not A Safety Cover.”

The Classi cation Marking of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (shown below) on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Classi cation and Follow-Up Service. The Classi cation Marking for these products (shown below) includes the name and/or symbol of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “CLASSIFIED”, a control number, and one of the following product names as appropriate: “Manual Safety Cover”, “Power Safety Cover”, or “Pool Cover”.

(Product Identity)

CLASSIFIED BY

UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC.

In Accordance With

ASTM F 1346-(Issue Date)

(control number)

LUMINAIRES AND FORMING SHELLS (WBDT)USE

This category covers luminaires and forming shells for installation in accordance with Article 680 of ANSI/NFPA 70, “National Electrical Code” (NEC®).

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PRODUCT MARKINGS

Luminaires suitable for use only in fresh water are marked “Fresh Water Only.” Luminaires suitable for use in either fresh or salt water are marked “Salt Water or Fresh Water.” Luminaires investigated for operation only in contact with water are marked “CAUTION To reduce the risk of electric shock submerse before lighting” or the equivalent, and such marking is visible after installation. Additional markings for speci c types of luminaires are described below.

PRODUCT TYPES AND INSTALLATION

Dry-niche Underwater Luminaires for Swimming Pools and Spas — These luminaires have been investigated for permanent installation only in the wall of a swimming pool or eld-fabricated spa unless accompanying installation instructions indicate suitability for installation in the bottom of a pool or spa. These luminaires have been investigated for installation with the top of the lens not less than 450 mm (18 in.) below the normal water level unless otherwise marked. These luminaires are designed for servicing from the rear in a passageway behind the pool or spa wall or, if mounted in the bottom of a pool or spa, in a tunnel underneath the pool or spa. The luminaire may include (1) a factory-installed length of exible cord terminating in an attachment plug and (2) an attachment plug receptacle for connection of the branch circuit conductors.

Wet-niche Underwater Luminaires for Swimming Pools and Spas — These luminaires, with the mating forming shell (luminaire housing), have been investigated for installation only in the wall of a swimming pool or eld-fabricated spa unless accompanying installation instructions indicate suitability for installation in the bottom of a pool or spa. These luminaires have been investigated for installation with the top of the lens not less than 450 mm (18 in.) below the normal water level unless otherwise marked. These luminaires have been investigated for installation in a permanently installed forming shell (luminaire housing) in which the luminaire will be completely surrounded by water. These luminaires are marked to indicate the proper forming shells with which they have been investigated for use. Mismatching a wet-niche luminaire and forming shell can increase the risk of electric shock or injury to users. These luminaires are provided with a factory installed, permanently attached exible cord with an exposed length of not less than 3.6 m (12 ft). The exible cord is con ned in the forming shell by the luminaire and permits the luminaire to be removed from the forming shell and to be lifted to the pool or spa deck for servicing without lowering the water level or disconnecting the luminaire from the branch circuit conductors. Luminaires with longer cords are available for installations where the junction box or splice enclosure is so located that a 3.6 m (12 ft) long cord will not permit luminaire removal from the forming shell and placement on the deck for servicing. To reduce the risk of product damage, any cord length in excess of that necessary for servicing should be trimmed from the supply end rather than stored in the forming shell.

Forming Shell (Housing) for Wet-niche Underwater Luminaires for Swimming Pools and

Spas — These are structures designed to support a mating wet-niche luminaire, for mounting in a pool structure. Forming shells are marked to indicate the luminaires with which the forming shells have been investigated for use. Mismatching a wet-niche luminaire and forming shell can increase the risk of electric shock or injury to users. Forming shells are designed to require the supply end of the conduit connected to the forming shell to be directly connected to a Listed swimming pool junction box (see WCEZ). This forming shell-connected conduit may alternatively be connected directly to other equipment (such as Swimming Pool and Spa Transformers (WDGV), Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters (KCXS), Panelboards (QEUY), or pool or spa control equipment) only when such other equipment has been investigated for this use, as indicated by the marking “Suitable for direct conduit connection to a wet-niche or no-niche luminaire, “ or the equivalent.

No-niche Underwater Luminaires for Swimming Pools and Spas — These luminaires have been investigated for installation only on the walls of a swimming pool or eld-fabricated spa unless accompanying installation instructions indicate suitability for installation in the bottom of a pool or spa. These luminaires have been investigated for installation with the top of the lens not less than 450 mm (18 in.) below the normal water level unless otherwise marked. These luminaires have been investigated for mounting to a bracket permanently secured in or on the pool or spa wall or bottom where the luminaire will be completely surrounded by water. These luminaires are provided with a

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factory installed, permanently attached exible cord with an exposed length of not less than 3.6 m (12 ft). The exible cord is con ned by the luminaire and pool wall or bottom and permits the luminaire to be removed from the mounting bracket and to be lifted to the pool or spa deck for servicing without lowering the water level or disconnecting the luminaire from the branch circuit conductors. The information provided above for wet-niche luminaires regarding the availability of luminaires with longer exible cords and the need to trim excess cord from the supply end also applies to no-niche luminaires.

Mounting Brackets for No-niche Underwater Luminaires for Swimming Pools and Spas — These are structures designed to support a mating no-niche luminaire, for mounting in or on a pool structure. Mounting brackets are marked to indicate the luminaires with which the mounting brackets have been investigated for use. Mismatching a no-niche luminaire and mounting bracket can increase the risk of electric shock or injury to users. Mounting brackets are designed to require the supply end of the conduit connected to the mounting bracket to be directly connected to a Listed swimming pool junction box (see WCEZ). The information provided above about alternate supply-end termination of conduit connected to forming shells also applies for supply-end termination of conduit connected to the mounting brackets of no-niche luminaires.

Underwater Luminaires for Aboveground Storable Swimming Pools — These luminaires are a type of through-wall lighting assembly as described in Article 680 of the NEC®. They have been investigated for use with an aboveground storable pool (a pool that is constructed on or above the ground and is capable of holding water to a maximum depth of 1.0 m (42 in.), or a pool with nonmetallic, molded polymeric walls regardless of dimension). They include all three of the following factory-provided parts:

1. Lamp assembly for temporary installation on or through the wall of an aboveground pool2. Transformer or ground-fault circuit interrupter assembly provided with a 0.9 m - 1.8 m (3 - 6 ft) power supply cord for connection to a source of supply and for temporary mounting away from the pool (the remote assembly)3. Jacketed exible cord of not less than 7.6 m (25 ft) in length connecting the lamp assembly and the remote assembly

These luminaires have been investigated for installation with the top of the lens not less than 200 mm (8 in.) below the top of the pool. A hole through the pool wall may be required for luminaire installation. Unless otherwise indicated in the luminaire’s installation instructions, the luminaire design has been investigated for the lower edge of any hole that a luminaire installer must cut in the pool wall to be no more than 360 mm (14 in.) below the top of the pool wall. The pool wall manufacturer may provide, at a greater depth, a properly sized hole or a reinforced wall section designed for eld-cutting a properly sized hole for a luminaire or plumbing tting. Unless otherwise marked for a maximum installation depth, these luminaires have been investigated for installation in such a hole at a greater depth where the pool installation instructions provide for the hole placement and usage.

Underwater Luminaires for Aboveground Nonstorable Swimming Pools — These luminaires are a type of through-wall lighting assembly as described in Article 680 of the NEC®. They have been investigated for permanent installation through or on the wall of an aboveground nonstorable pool. The information provided above for underwater luminaires for aboveground storable swimming pools regarding installation depth and using an existing hole or cutting a new hole for installation also applies to underwater luminaires for aboveground nonstorable swimming pools.

Convertible Underwater Luminaires for Aboveground Swimming Pools — These luminaires are initially con gured as an underwater luminaire for aboveground storable swimming pool for use as described above. They include provisions for the one-time eld conversion of the luminaire to an underwater luminaire for aboveground nonstorable swimming pool for use as described above. Once converted, these luminaires are not suitable for being modi ed back to their original con guration.

Fiber Optic Luminaires for Swimming Pools and Spas — These luminaires consist of a lamp/electrical enclosure that has been investigated for permanent mounting not less than 1.5 m (5 ft) from the pool or spa wall and a ber optic element and associated ttings to transmit the light to the pool or spa. The lamp/electrical enclosure has been investigated for installation above the level at which water splashed from the pool or spa or from another source may collect.

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SUPPLY CIRCUIT CURRENT RATING

An underwater luminaire for aboveground storable swimming pools has been investigated for connection to the branch circuit speci ed in the NEC® for receptacles having a blade con guration corresponding to the blade con guration of the luminaire attachment plug. For all other luminaires, unless marked to identify a permitted greater or required lower maximum supply circuit current rating, a luminaire with a voltage and current rating shown in the table below has been investigated for installation on a supply circuit rated not more than as speci ed in the table. A luminaire with a voltage or current rating not covered by the table is marked to identify the maximum supply circuit current rating for its installation.

Maximum Current Rating for Supply Circuit

(Except as Speci ed in Preceding Paragraph)Luminaire Voltage Rating Luminaire CurrentRating Max Current

Rating forLuminaire Supply Circuit

15 V ac or less 25 A or less 25 A110 V ac - 120 V ac 16 A or less 20 A110 V ac - 120 V ac More than 16 A, not more than 24 A 30 A

RELATED PRODUCTS

See Submersible Luminaires (IFEV) for underwater luminaires intended for use in fountains and similar water-containing vessels not intended to accommodate the complete or partial immersion of persons.

See Junction Boxes (WCEZ) for junction boxes intended for use with wet-niche luminaires and their forming shells. See Swimming Pool and Spa Transformers (WDGV) for transformers for use to supply swimming pool and spa luminaires. See Potting Compounds (WCRY) for compounds for the user to encapsulate grounding and bonding conductor splices in swimming pool, spa or fountain equipment, including luminaires, forming shells and junction boxes.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For additional information, see Swimming Pool and Spa Equipment (WABX) and Electrical Equipment for Use in Ordinary Locations (AALZ).

REQUIREMENTS

The basic standard used to investigate products in this category is UL 676, “Underwater Luminaires and Submersible Junction Boxes.”

UL MARK

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED,” a control number, and one of the following product names as appropriate:

“Dry-niche Underwater Luminaire for Swimming Pool”“Wet-niche Underwater Luminaire for Swimming Pool”“Forming Shell (or Housing) for Wet-niche Luminaire”“No-niche Underwater Luminaire for Swimming Pool”

“Mounting Bracket for No-niche Luminaire”“Underwater Luminaire for Aboveground Storable Swimming Pool”

“Underwater Luminaire for Aboveground Nonstorable Swimming Pool”“Convertible Underwater Luminaire for Aboveground Swimming Pool”

“Fiber Optic Luminaire for Swimming Pool”

HEATERS (WBRR)This listing covers heaters intended for permanent installation in or adjacent to swimming pools or

spas. Heaters for hydromassage bathtubs are covered as part of the hydromassage bathtub Listing.Products listed under this category have not been evaluated for outdoor use, unless they are marked

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indoor use.The basic standard used to investigate products in this category is UL 1261, “Electric Water Heaters

for Pools and Tubs”.The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL

to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED,” a control number, and the product name “Swimming Pool Heater”, “Spa Heater”.

HEAT PUMPS (WBVE)This listing covers products intended to heat swimming pool water, utilizing the heat of rejection from

a mechanical refrigeration system, and optional accessories for these products. This equipment is rated 600 v or less and is intended for permanent installation at or near swimming pools and spas in accordance with Article 680 of the National Electrical Code.

These products are designed to restrict the outlet water temperature to a maximum of 50 C (122 F) under normal operating conditions and to a maximum of 70 C (158 F) under abnormal conditions.

Products listed under this category have not been evaluated for outdoor use, unless they are marked “For Outdoor Use” or equivalent, in which case they have been found suitable for both outdoor and indoor use.

In heat pumps employing two or more motors operating from a single supply circuit the motor overload protective devices (including thermal protection for motors) and other factory-installed motor circuit components and wiring are investigated on the basis of compliance with the motor branch-circuit short-circuit and ground-fault protection requirements of Sec. 430-53(c) of the National Electrical Code. Such multimotor equipment is to be connected only to a circuit protected by fuses or a circuit breaker with a rating which does not exceed the value marked on the data plate. This marked protective device rating is the maximum for which the equipment has been investigated and found acceptable. Where the marking speci es fuses, or “HACR TYPE” circuit breakers, the circuit is to be protected only by the type of protective device speci ed.

The basic standards used to investigate products in this category are UL 1261, “Electric Water Heaters for Pools and Tubs”, and UL 1995, “Heating and Cooling Units”.

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED,” a control number, and the product name “Swimming Pool Heat Pump”, “Spa Heat Pump”, “Swimming Pool and Spa Heat Pump”.

HOT TUB AND SPA EQUIPMENT ASSEMBLIES (WBYQ)This listing covers Equipment Assemblies for use with non self-contained Spas and Hot Tubs, rated

250 volts or less, for household or commercial use; indoors, outdoors or both.Equipment Assemblies may be cord and plug-connected, convertible, or permanently wired. A

convertible Equipment Assembly is shipped from the factory with a power supply cord but is designed for eld-conversion to a permanently wired con guration, for 120 volt, 240 volt or either rating. Once a convertible Equipment Assembly is converted to permanently wired, it is not intended to be returned to a cord connected con guration.

Equipment Assemblies are prepackaged combinations of various components such as pumps, lters, heaters, blowers, lights, and controls and are designed for use with eld supplied tubs. Equipment Assemblies are designed for installation and use in accordance with Article 680 of the National Electrical Code. Also Equipment Assemblies must be installed at least 5 feet from the inside walls of a Spa or Hot Tub and be connected by non-metallic pipe only.

Equipment Assemblies have not been evaluated for below grade installation.Equipment Assemblies have not been evaluated for use within an outer enclosure or under the skirt of

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for use within an outer enclosure, or for use under the skirt of a Spa or Hot Tub, unless so marked.This listing also covers Equipment Assemblies which do not contain a water heater and do not

contain a water temperature regulating control or a water temperature limiting control. A water heater, a temperature regulating control and a temperature limiting control should be provided in the nal installation and their adequacy determined by the local inspection authority.

The basic standard used to investigate products in this category is UL 1563, “Electric Spas, Equipment Assemblies, and Associated Equipment”.

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED,” a control number, and one of the following product names as appropriate: “Equipment Assembly For Spa/Hot Tub”, “Hot Tub Equipment Assembly” or “Spa Equipment Assembly”.

JUNCTION BOXES (WCEZ)This listing covers junction boxes intended for use with underwater pool lights.Products listed under this category have been found acceptable for both outdoor and indoor use.The basic standard used to investigate products in this category is UL 1241, “Junction Boxes for

Swimming Pool Lighting Fixtures”.The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL

to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED,” a control number, and the product name “Swimming Pool Junction Box”.

OIL-FIRED SWIMMING POOL AND SPA HEATERS (LSHW)USE

This category covers oil- red appliances intended for indoor or outdoor use for heating non-potable water stored at atmospheric pressure, such as water in swimming pools, spas, hot tubs and similar applications.

INSTALLATION

These heaters are intended to be installed in accordance with the markings on the appliance and in the installation instructions provided with the appliance, including (as applicable) markings and instructions pertaining to clearances, closet installation, types of adjacent surfaces and proper vent installation, and the following as applicable: the current edition of NFPA 31, “Standard for the Installation of Oil-Burning Equipment,” the current edition of ANSI/NFPA 70, “National Electrical Code” (including Article 680), local codes.

RELATED PRODUCTS

See Gas- red Swimming Pool and Spa Heaters (LSEV). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For additional information, see Heating Appliances (KTCR) and Heating, Cooling, Ventilating and Cooking Equipment (AAHC).

REQUIREMENTS

The basic standard used to investigate products in this category is UL 726, “Oil-Fired Boiler Assemblies.”

In addition, oil- red spa heaters are investigated to UL 1563, “Electric Spas, Equipment Assemblies, and Associated Equipment.”

UL MARK

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED,” a control number, and the product name “Oil- red Swimming Pool Heater” or “Oil- red Spa Heater.”

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OZONE GENERATORS (WCKA)USE AND INSTALLATION

This category covers ozone generators rated 600 V or less and intended for use in the treatment of nonpotable water in swimming pools, and in spas and hot tubs of other than the self-contained type.

These products have been found suitable for use in wet and damp locations as well as dry locations unless marked “For Use in Dry Locations Only.”

These products have been investigated with respect to risk of electric shock, fi re and mechanical injury only.

Ozone generators involve features of installation and use not ordinarily present in electrical utilization equipment. Such features are covered in the manufacturer’s installation instructions. The installation is intended to be in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions furnished with the equipment and the requirements of the Authorities Having Jurisdiction.

Maximum ozone threshold limit recommendations are set by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists as found in 21CFR801.415, “Maximum Acceptable Level of Ozone.” Compliance with the applicable regulations under conditions of normal and abnormal operation has not been investigated.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONFor additional information, see Swimming Pool and Spa Equipment (WABX), Electrical Equipment for

Use in Ordinary Locations (AALZ) and Plumbing and Associated Products (AAPP).REQUIREMENTS

The basic standard used to investigate products in this category is UL 1563, “Electric Spas, Equipment Assemblies and Associated Equipment.”

UL MARKThe Classifi cation Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method

provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Classifi cation and Follow-Up Service. The Classifi cation Mark for these products includes the UL symbol, the word “CLASSIFIED” above the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory), and the following additional information:

OZONE GENERATOR WITH RESPECT TO RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,

FIRE AND MECHANICAL INJURY ONLY Control No.

Pool and Spa Equipment Classified in Accordance with NSF Standard Number 50 (WCNZ)This category covers pool and spa equipment evaluated in accordance with the National Sanitation

Foundation (NSF) Standard No. 50, “Circulation System Components for Swimming Pools, Spas, or Hot Tubs.”

These products include fi lters, centrifugal pumps, surface skimmers, ozone generators, chemical feeding equipment, chlorinators and other units installed in water circulation and fi ltration systems of pools, spas, and hot tubs. Some products Classifi ed under this category may also be Listed under the categories of Water Treatment Equipment (WDLC), Miscellaneous, Swimming Pool and Spa Equipment (WDUT) or Pumps (WCSX).

The Classifi cation Marking of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (shown below) on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Classifi cation and Follow-Up Service. The Classifi cation Mark for these products includes the name and/or symbol of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. together with the word “CLASSIFIED”, a control number, and one of the following product names as appropriate: “Swimming Pool Filter”, “Ozone Generator”, “Spa Chlorinator”, or other appropriate product name.

(Product Identity) CLASSIFIED BY

UNDERWRITERS LABORATORIES INC. In Accordance With

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For those products which are also Listed or Classifi ed by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. under another category, the marking includes the appropriate Listing Mark or Classifi cation Marking and the statement “Also Classifi ed by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. in accordance with NSF Standard No. 50 — (Issue Date)”.

POTTING COMPOUNDS (WCRY)This category covers compounds intended to be used to encapsulate grounding and bonding

conductor splices or terminations in swimming pool, spa or fountain equipment such as fi xtures, fi xture housings, and junction boxes where the splices or terminations may be exposed to salt-free swimming pool or fountain water and sunlight for varying lengths of time, including continuous exposure. This category also covers potting compounds used to fi ll underwater junction boxes.

These compounds have been evaluated by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. for their resistance to the deteriorating effects of salt-free swimming pool and fountain water and ultraviolet light. They have also been evaluated for their ability to adhere to typical metals such as copper alloy, stainless steel and to plastic. The container or package is marked to identify the materials to which the compound has been determined to suitably adhere.

The basic requirements used to investigate products in this category are “Outline of Investigation For Potting Compounds For Swimming Pool, Fountain and Spa Equipment”, Subject 676A.

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the smallest unit container in which the product is packaged is the only method provided by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. to identify products produced under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the symbol of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED”, a control number and the following product name: “Swimming Pool, Fountain and Spa Equipment Conductor Splice Potting Compound” (any of the locations maybe omitted).

PUMPS (WCSX)This listing covers pumps for circulating the water in swimming pools, hot tubs and spas. These

products are intended for installation in accordance with Article 680 of the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70.

Products listed under this category are acceptable for both outdoor and indoor use, unless marked otherwise and have been investigated for use with either permanently installed pools or storable pools.

Pumps investigated for permanently installed pools are so identifi ed and are additionally marked “Do Not Use With Storable Pools”. Permanently installed pool pumps are intended to be permanently connected to the water circulation system and they may be permanently wired or provided with a 3 ft nondetachable power supply cord terminating in a grounding type attachment plug. The attachment plug may be of the locking or nonlocking type. Units provided with locking type attachment plugs are intended to be installed at least 5 ft from the inside walls of the pool and are marked accordingly. Units provided with a nonlocking type attachment plug are intended to be installed at least 10 ft from inside walls of the pool and are marked accordingly. Permanently installed pool pumps are provided with an accessible pressure wire connector for equipotential bonding.

Pumps investigated for storable pools are so identifi ed and are additionally marked “Do Not Use With Permanently Installed Pools”. Storable pool pumps are intended to be connected to a water circulation system constructed so that the pump may be readily disassembled from the system for storage and future reassembly to its original integrity. Storable pool pumps are provided with a minimum 25 ft non detachable power supply cord terminating in a grounding type attachment plug, are double insulated, have no accessible grounded metal parts, have inaccessible non current-carrying metal parts connected to the grounding conductor of the supply cord and do not have an equipotential bonding connector.

These pumps may be provided with integral fi lters. The suitability of the fi lters to clean water has not

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been determined. Filters that have been evaluated in accordance with requirements of the National Sanitary Foundation (NSF) Standard No. 50 are contained in the product category “Pool and Spa Equipment Classi ed In Accordance With NSF Standard No. 50” (WCNZ).

The basic standard used to investigate products in this category is UL 1081, “Swimming Pool Pumps, Filters and Chlorinators”.

This Listing also covers pumps which are rebuilt using new or reconditioned parts by the original manufacturer or another party having the necessary facilities, technical knowledge, and manufacturing skills. Rebuilt pumps are subjected to the same requirements as new pumps.

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED,” a control number, and one of the following product names as appropriate: “Swimming Pool Pump”, “Spa Pump”, “Swimming Pool or Spa Pump”, or other appropriate product name. For rebuilt products, the product name includes the word “Rebuilt”, “Remanufactured”, or “Reconditioned” as part of the Listing Mark.

RESIDENTIAL WATER HAZARD ENTRANCE ALARMS (UDGJ)USE

This category covers products intended to be installed on gates, doors or access barriers surrounding residential swimming pools, spas or hot tubs for the purpose of sounding an audible alarm due to unauthorized entry into these areas. This category covers individual products such as door contacts, sensors, and control units as well as complete systems as indicated in the individual Listings.

Alarm systems will produce a continuous audible alarm signal for 30 s or longer whenever entrance through the access barrier occurs. The audible alarm will have a minimum sound level pressure of 85 dba at 10 ft and will be distinctive from other household sounds such as smoke detectors, telephones and doorbells. The system will be self restoring, not requiring manual resetting. Means to manually deactivate the system temporarily for not more than 15 s will be provided to allow authorized entrance through the access barrier.

This category does not cover swimming pool, spa or hot tub barriers or access doors or gates, ood or water over ow alarms, sump pump alarms or alarms indicating the use of the facility by persons already within the barrier.

For additional information, see Signal Appliances (UCEV) and Electrical Equipment for Use in Ordinary Locations (AALZ).

REQUIREMENTS

The basic standard used to investigate products in this category is UL 2017, “General-Purpose Signaling Devices and Systems.”

UL MARK

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED,” a control number, and the product name “Residential Water Hazard Entrance Alarm Equipment.”

SELF-CONTAINED SPAS (WCZW)This listing covers self-contained Spas for aboveground use, for household or commercial use, and

for both indoor and outdoor use, unless marked otherwise. These spas are not designed or intended to have the water drained after each use. They are intended for installation in accordance with Article 680 of the National Electrical Code, NFPA 70.

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circulating equipment is an integral part of the product, located entirely under the spa skirt.Self-contained spas may be cord connected, convertible, or permanently wired. A convertible

spa is shipped from the factory with a power supply cord but is designed for eld-conversion to a permanently wired con guration, either 120 volt, 240 volt, or both. Once a convertible spa is converted to permanently wired, it is not intended to be returned to a cord connected con guration.

Self-contained spas may be provided with electric or gas heaters. Spas with gas heaters are intended for permanent wiring and permanent installation, and are intended for outdoor use only.

Each spa is provided with a marking on the wiring diagram in the eld wiring compartment or in the installation instructions or on a separate con guration sheet, to identify the major components of the spa when manufactured. The con guration sheet and the installation instructions are intended to be available during installation and inspection.

Self-contained spas may be shipped completely assembled or in knockdown form.Knockdown spas are packaged by major component in multiple cartons to aid in shipping. They

consist of a completely assembled and plumbed tub and an equipment package. The skirt may be attached to the tub or it may be provided in prefabricated sections for assembly in the eld. The equipment package is completely assembled, pre-wired, and plumbed. Connections are made by union ttings or similar quick-disconnect plumbing which does not require tools or special materials. All cartons used to ship a knockdown spa are marked to indicate the contents, the spa model, and the total number of required cartons.

Hydromassage bathtubs are listed under Hydromassage Bathtubs (NCHX); hydrotherapy equipment for professional treatment of athletes or patients is listed under Medical and Dental Equipment, Professional (KFBQ) — both categories are located in the Electrical Appliance and Utilization Equipment Directory. Factory made assemblies of pumps, heaters, blowers, lights and controls for use with eld supplied hot tubs and spas are Listed under Hot Tub and Spa Equipment Assemblies (WBYQ).

The basic standard used to investigate products in this category is UL 1563, “Electric Spas, Equipment Assemblies, and Associated Equipment”.

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED,” a control number, and the product name “Self Contained Spa”.

SWIMMING POOL AND SPA COVER OPERATORS, ELECTRIC (WDDJ)This Listing covers electrically driven cover operators for use with swimming pools and spas

together with controls for use with such operators. The cover operators generally consist of a motor driven apparatus used to move the covering material. These operators are intended to be installed in accordance with Article 680 of the National Electrical Code. Products Listed under this category have been found suitable for both indoor and outdoor use.

The basic standards used to evaluate the operators are UL 1081, “Swimming Pool Pumps, Filters, and Chlorinators”, and UL 1563, “Electric Spas, Equipment Assemblies, and Associated Equipment”.

Some products Listed under this category may incorporate pool covers that may be Classi ed under the category “Covers For Swimming Pools and Spas” (WBAH). Unless Classi ed as a power safety cover under the category of “Covers For Swimming Pools and Spas” (WBAH), a cover provided with the operator has not been evaluated as a safety cover.

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the name and/or symbol of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED”, a control number, and one of the following product names as appropriate: “Swimming Pool Cover Operator,” “Spa Cover Operator,” or “Pool Cover Operator”.

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SWIMMING POOL AND SPA TRANSFORMERS (WDGV)USE

This category covers swimming pool and spa transformers of the isolated two-winding type having a grounded metal barrier between the primary and secondary windings, and intended to supply swimming pool, spa or submersible (fountain) luminaires in accordance with Article 680 of ANSI/NFPA 70, “National Electrical Code.” The primary rating is 120 V and the maximum secondary ratings are 15 V rms and 1 kVA. The transformers are provided with integral overload protection.

These products are provided with a power supply cord or have provisions for conduit connection to the branch circuit supply. Transformers not provided with a power supply cord are provided with leads or with studs or terminal pads to which Listed pressure wire connectors can be factory or eld installed to accommodate eld wiring. Wire binding screws or studs with cupped washers should be used for copper wire 10 AWG max.

Transformers provided with a power supply cord are intended for supplying low-voltage submersible (fountain) luminaires as indicated by marking on the transformer. They are not intended for use with a swimming pool or spa luminaires.

Unless marked otherwise, these transformers are not suitable for connection to a conduit which extends directly to a wet-niche or no-niche luminaire.

These products have not been investigated for outdoor use, unless they are marked “For Outdoor Use” or equivalent, in which case they have been found acceptable for both outdoor and indoor use.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For additional information, see Swimming Pool and Spa Equipment (WABX), Electrical Equipment for Use in Ordinary Locations (AALZ) and Plumbing and Associated Products (AAPP).

REQUIREMENTS

The basic requirements used to investigate products in this category are contained in UL Subject 379, “Outline of Investigation for Transformers for Fountain, Swimming Pool, and Spa Luminaires.”

UL MARK

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED,” a control number, and one of the following product names: “Fountain Transformer,” “Swimming Pool Transformer,” “Spa Transformer” or “Fountain, Swimming Pool or Spa Transformer.”

SWIMMING POOL AND SPA EQUIPMENT, MISCELLANEOUS (WDUT)GENERAL

This category covers accessory equipment for swimming pools, hot tubs and spas, such as valves and pool cover operators.

Unless marked otherwise, these products are acceptable for both indoor and outdoor use.ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For additional information, see Electrical Equipment for Use in Ordinary Locations (AALZ).REQUIREMENTS

The basic standards used to investigate products in this category are UL 1563, “Electric Spas, Equipment Assemblies, and Associated Equipment” and UL 1081, “Swimming Pool Pumps, Filters and Chlorinators.”

UL MARK

The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the UL symbol (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED,” a control number, and the product name “Pool Cover Operator,” “Pool Valve Actuator,” “Pool Freeze Protector” or other appropriate product name as shown in the individual Listings.

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SUCTION FITTINGS FOR SWIMMING POOLS AND SPAS (WEBS)General — This category covers suction fi ttings for use in swimming pool, wading pool, spa, hot tub,

and hydromassage (whirlpool) bathtub installations.Ratings — Each suction fi tting is marked with a water fl ow rate in gals per minute. This rate should

equal or exceed the maximum fl ow rate of the pump(s) used in the water circulating system.Suction fi ttings have been evaluated for both indoor and outdoor use unless otherwise marked for

indoor use only. They should be installed following the instructions that are packaged with each fi tting.Standard — The basic standard used to investigate products in this category is ASME/ANSI

A112.19.8M-1987, “Suction Fittings for use in Swimming Pools, Wading Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs, and Whirlpool Bathtub Appliances”.

Listing Mark — The Listing Mark of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. on the product is the only method provided by UL to identify products manufactured under its Listing and Follow-Up Service. The Listing Mark for these products includes the name and/or symbol of Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (as illustrated in the Introduction of this Directory) together with the word “LISTED”, a control number, and the following product name: “Suction Fitting”.

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