Article 680, Part III provides the requirements for electrical equipment associated with storable pools, spas, and hot tubs. Some highlights:
- All equipment must be GFCI-protected [Sec. 680.32].
- If an underwater luminaire is installed, it must be in or on a wall of the pool, spa, or tub [Sec. 680.33].
- If the underwater luminaire is within the low voltage contact limit, it must be part of a cord and plug connected lighting assembly. And it must meet all four conditions of Sec. 680.33(A)(1) through (4).
- If the underwater luminaire is over the low-voltage contact limit but not over 150V, it can be part of a cord and plug connected lighting assembly. And it must meet all five conditions of Sec. 680.33(A)(1) through (5). The fifth condition is compliance with Sec. 680.23(A)(5).
- A condition common to both types of luminaire are “No exposed metal parts”, [Sec. 680.33(A)(1) and (B)(1)].
- Receptacles must be at least 6 ft from the inside walls of a storable pool, spa, or hot tub [Sec. 680.34].
- Receptacles within 20 ft of the pool, tub, or spa must be GFCI-protected.