FAQ

106
Material taken from the National Electric Code
®
is reprinted with permission
from NFPA 70
®
, 2023 edition. National Electrical Code
®
, Copyright 2022,
National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. All rights reserved.
NEC
®
Text
continued from page 104
and Chillers. Electrically powered swimming pool heat
pumps and chillers using the circulating water system and
providing heating, cooling, or both, shall be listed and rated
for their intended use. The ampacity of the branch-circuit
conductors and the rating or setting of overcurrent protective
devices shall be sized to comply with the nameplate.
Expert Analysis
A new subpart has been added to clarify the
requirements for electrically powered swimming
pool heat pumps and chillers.
Material taken from the National Electric Code
®
is reprinted with permission
from NFPA 70
®
, 2023 edition. National Electrical Code
®
, Copyright 2022,
National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. All rights reserved.
NEC
®
Text
Revision/New
680.12(B) GFCI Protected Receptacle
Required in Pool Equipment Room
Change Summary
• New subpart addresses GFCI protection for receptacles
installed in pool equipment rooms, vaults and pits.
Article 680 Swimming Pools, Fountains,
and Similar Installations
680.12 Equipment Rooms, Vaults, and Pits.
(B) Receptacles. At least one GFCI-protected 125-volt,
15- or 20-ampere receptacle supplied from a general purpose
branch circuit shall be located within an equipment room.
All other receptacles supplied by branch circuits rated 150
volts or less to ground within an equipment room and any
receptacles supplied by a branch circuit rated 150 volts or
less to ground in a vault or pit shall be GFCI protected.
Expert Analysis
A new subpart has been relocated from 680.22(A)
(5) to clarify that this requirement would only apply to
an equipment room for a permanently installed pool.