SWIMMING POOLS, FOUNTAINS

70-695 (FPN): The term "pool" as used in the balance of this article includes swimming, wading, and permanently installed therapeutic pools. The term "fountain" as used in the balance of this article includes fountains, ornamental pools, display pools, and reflection pools. The term is not intended to include drinking water fountains. 680-2. Approval of Equipment. All electric equipment installed in the water, walls, or decks of pools, fountains, and similar installations shall comply with the provisions of this article. 680-3. Other Articles. Except as modified by this article, wiring and equipment in or adjacent to pools and fountains shall comply with the applicable requirements of Chapters 1 through 4. (FPN): See Section 370-23 for junction boxes and Section 347-3 for rigid nonmetallic conduit. 680-4. Definitions. Cord- and Plug-Connected Lighting Assembly: A lighting assembly consisting of a lighting fixture intended for installation in the wall of a spa, hot tub, or storable pool, and a cord- and plug-connected transformer. Dry-Niche Lighting Fixture: A lighting fixture intended for installation in the wall of a pool or fountain in a niche that is sealed against the entry of pool water. Forming Shell: A structure designed to support a wet-niche lighting I fixture assembly and intended for mounting in a pool or fountain structure. Hydromassage Bathtub: A permanently installed bathtub equipped with a recirculating piping system, pump, and associated equipment. It is designed so it can accept, circulate, and discharge water upon each use. No-Niche Lighting Fixture: A lighting fixture intended for installation above or below the water without a niche. Permanently Installed Decorative Fountains and Reflection Pools: Those that are constructed in the ground, on the ground, or in a building in such a manner that the fountain cannot be readily disassembled for storage, whether or not served by electrical circuits of any nature. These units are primarily constructed for their aesthetic value and not intended for swimming or wading. Permanently Installed Swimming, Wading, and Therapeutic Pools: Those that are constructed in the ground, on the ground, or in a building in such a manner that the pool cannot be readily disassembled for storage, whether or not served by electrical circuits of any nature. Pool Cover, Electrically Operated: Motor-driven equipment designed to cover and uncover the water surface of a pool by means of a flexible sheet or rigid frame. Spa or Hot Tub: A hydromassage pool, or tub for recreational or therapeutic use, not located in health care facilities, designed for immersion of users and usually having a filter, heater, and motor-driven blower. It may be 70-696 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE installed indoors or outdoors, on the ground or supporting structure, or in the ground or supporting structure. Generally, a spa or hot tub is not designed or intended to have its contents drained or discharged after each use. Storable Swimming or Wading Pool: A pool with a maximum dimension of 18 feet (5.49 m) and a maximum wall height of 42 inches (1.07 m) and so constructed that it may be readily disassembled for storage and reassembled to its original integrity. A pool with nonmetallic inflatable walls regardless of dimensions is considered to be a storable pool. Wet-Niche Lighting Fixture: A lighting fixture intended for installation in a forming shell mounted in a pool or fountain structure where the fixture will be completely surrounded by water. 680-5. Transformers and Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupters. (a) Transformers. Transformers used for the supply of underwater fixtures, together with the transformer enclosure, shall be identified for the purpose. The transformer shall be an isolated winding type having a grounded metal barrier between the primary and secondary windings. (b) Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupters. Ground-fault circuit-interrupters shall be self-contained units, circuit-breaker types, receptacle types, or other approved types. (c) Wiring. Conductors on the load side of a ground-fault circuitinterrupter or of a transformer, used to comply with provisions of Section 680-20(a)(1), shall not occupy raceway, boxes, or enclosures containing other conductors. Exception No. 1: Ground-fault circuit-interrupters shall be permitted in a panelboard that contains circuits protected by other than ground-fault circuit-interrupters. Exception No. 2: Supply conductors to a feed-through, receptacle-type, ground-fault circuit-interrupter shall be permitted in the same enclosure. Exception No. 3: Conductors on the load side of a ground-fault circuitinterrupter shall be permitted to occupy raceway, boxes, or enclosures containing only conductors protected by ground-fault circuit-interrupters. Exception No. 4: Grounding conductors. 680-6. Receptacles, Lighting Fixtures, Lighting Outlets, Switching Devices, and Ceiling Fans. (a) Receptacles. (1) Receptacles on the property shall be located at least 10 feet (3.05 m) from the inside walls of a pool or fountain. Exception: Receptacle(s) that provide power for water-pump motor(s) for a permanently installed pool or fountain, as permitted in Section 680-7, shall be permitted between 5 and 10 feet (1.52 and 3.05 m) from the inside walls of the pool or fountain, and, where so located, shall be single and of the locking and grounding types and shall be protected by ground-fault circuit-interrupter(s). ARTICLE 680 - SWIMMING POOLS, FOUNTAINS 70-697 (2) Where a permanently installed pool is installed at a dwelling unit(s), at least one 125-volt receptacle shall be located a minimum of 10 feet (3.05 m) from and not more than 20 feet (6.08 m) from the inside wall of the pool. (3) All 125-volt receptacles located within 20 feet (6.08 m) of the inside walls of a pool shall be protected by a ground-fault circuit-interrupter. See