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APPENDIX CC
Electrical Safety Audit Checklist (cont’d)
Outdoor lights must be a minimum of 5 feet from pool
horizontally or greater than 12 feet above the water level of
the pool.
GFCI protection for lights greater than 5 feet and less than
10 feet from the pool.
Indoor lights that are 7.5 feet above the water are allowed
if they are enclosed and GFCI protected.
Pool light fixture ground wires must be unspliced, except at
the terminals.
Bond together pool shell, metal equipment for pumps, pool
covers, underwater light forming shelf, and all metal less
than 5 feet from the pool.
Bonding wire must be a minimum solid 8 American Wire
Gauge (AWG) copper.
The top of an underwater fixture must be a minimum of 18
inches below pool water surface level.
Any junction box must be a minimum of 8 inches above the
surface water level and 4 inches above the deck level.
Junction boxes must be a minimum of 4 feet from edge of
the pool.
Cord-and-Plug connections for spas and hot tubs with a
cord less than 15 feet in length are permitted providing
they are GFCI protected.
Cord-and-plug connected equipment flexible cord should
not exceed 3 feet or 900 mm in length.
There must be at least one 125-volt, 15 or 20 ampere
receptacle, on a general purpose branch circuit located not
less than 6 feet from and not exceeding 10 feet from the
inside wall of the spa or hot tub.
The use of portable electrical devices, such as announcing
systems and radios within the reach of bathers must not be
allowed.
Name of Facility Inspector: ____________________________________________
Signature of Facility Inspector: _________________________________________
Date of Inspection: ____________________________________________________
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