Help grounding a pool fence
Help grounding a pool fence
(OP)
Hello and thank you in advance!
I'm looking for information regarding the grounding of pool fence. I have a situation where there is about 1500 L.F. of ornamental aluminum pool fence enclosing a large area with three pools and two spas that I need to ground. I've found some information regarding the grounding of fence at the NESCC, but those details I've seen are for Electric Supply and Comm. Facilities. Other information I've found suggest a ground rod every 100 L.F. and even every 500 L.F.
I should note that this is NOT electrically charged fence, just ornamental aluminum fence. Fence posts are dirt set in concrete.
Are there any specifications available for this type of situation? What would be the best recommendation here? Any help would be greatly appreciated, we want to be safe.
Thanks,
Taylor






RE: Help grounding a pool fence
If a contract document that requires you to ground the fence does not specify how, or how often, to ground the fence, then install one ground rod for each electrically isolated section. If the whole fence is metallically connected, then drive one ground rod.
RE: Help grounding a pool fence
Make sense to me, but we wanted to error on the safe side. Plus our client has an engineer on-site and your recommendation matches other input we received since I posted here. We are also planning on grounding the gates too.
Thank you for your advise, we will be grounding each isolated fence section/area.
RE: Help grounding a pool fence
RE: Help grounding a pool fence
resqcapt19,
The closest the fence line comes to the pool is about 10 L.F.
What is "bonding" and would we, as the fence supplier/installer, need to be aware/involved?
RE: Help grounding a pool fence
With your fence being outside of the 5' rule, there is no code required bonding, and except in rare cases, I don't see any benefit in grounding it.