Electrical Question (wiring diagram)?
Question:Hello all...
I am about to start wiring a project today that I've been working on for awhile. I don't know if this is allowed, but could an electrician or someone with adequate knowledge review my diagrams and let me know if theres anything I'm missing??
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Answers:
Your pool lighting is wrong. You're not switching any power.
You need a black wire going to the pool switch like the other switches and then another black from the pool switch going to the light (you have 2 white wires). A white wire must go from the light back down to the whites on the outlets.
I hope you have considered the proper gauge of the wires based on the loads. You also didn't mention GFCI outlets which should always be used outdoors and around water.
Depending on the length of run from your breaker box to this outlet/switch box, you might need to consider a separate breaker box out at the site. Based on the water/electricity combination, you should also consider a grounding rod at this separate box. Long ground wires can create floating grounds that can prevent the GFCIs from doing their job.
Someone at your local electrical store can help you review your requirements for wire gauge, additional breaker box, grounding rod, etc.
I've not heard of grounds on switches.
Make sure all are GFCI protected, other than that I don't see a problem.
Don't foget ground wires on switches
All looks good, just make sure you use ground fault plugs and the pool light, if in the pool should be on a ground fault breaker. To pass code in most states the under ground wire must be 18" deep and made for this use. .
I personally would have used a 20 amp GFCI circuit breaker in the panel, instead of a GFCI plug. That way all the wiring from the panel out will be protected. As it is you have unprotected wires feeding the first plug.
When wiring around a pool, better safe than sorry.
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