Change Summary

• Requirements for the pool pump motor receptacle were revised with the single receptacle requirement removed and the minimum distance from the pool of 3.0 m (10 ft) being reduced to 1.83 m (6 ft).

Expert Analysis

In the last Code cycle, 680.22(A)(2) [previously 680.22(A)(1)] eliminated the need for a locking-type receptacle configuration for the circulation and sanitation receptacle.

For the 2017 NEC, 680.22(A)(2) reduced the minimum distance of “3.0 m (10 ft) from the inside walls of the pool” for the pool pump receptacle outlet to “not less than 1.83 m (6 ft) from the inside walls of the pool.” The requirement for the pool pump motor receptacle outlet to consist of a single receptacle configuration was also eliminated. Why would the pool pump motor receptacle outlet need to be located 3.0 m (10 ft) from the inside walls of the pool or be a single receptacle configuration if any convenience receptacle outlet cannot be located less than 1.83 m (6 ft) from the inside walls of the pool and be of the duple type configuration?

Pool pump motor receptacle outlets are still required to be GFCI-protected. GFCI receptacle devices commonly consist of the duplex configuration.

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Important: Covers must be used with WR GFCI receptacles in damp or wet locations per NEC Section 406.9(B)(1).