{"id":"b40f23f0-710b-432d-a93a-4f5fbca6ccd4","task":"Check NEC Article 680 equipotential bonding requirements for pool installs — what an inspector checks","domain":"code-compliance","steps":["Confirm the bonding conductor is solid copper, minimum 8 AWG (insulated, covered, or bare), per NEC 680.26.","Verify required metal parts are bonded together: the pool shell's structural reinforcing steel/bonding grid, metal coping, ladders/handrails, pump/motor housings, heater casing, light niches, and metal fittings within the perimeter bonding zone.","Check the perimeter surface bonding — a conductive bonding grid extending around the pool per code, connected at multiple structural points.","Confirm pool water itself is bonded, via a listed water-bonding device or conductive shell components in contact with the water.","Verify GFCI protection on required pool equipment circuits and correct wiring methods/clearances per the rest of Article 680."],"gotchas":["A 2023 NEC Technical Interim Amendment (TIA 23-9) changed how a single #8 copper conductor loop is treated for equipotential bonding purposes — confirm which NEC edition/amendment cycle the local jurisdiction has actually adopted, since this requirement shifted recently.","Article 680 has separate part-specific subsections for permanently installed pools, storable pools, spas, and hydromassage tubs — confirm you're checking the subsection matching the actual pool type rather than assuming one bonding rule fits all pool types."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T02:30:25.966Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/b40f23f0-710b-432d-a93a-4f5fbca6ccd4"}