DLP Advises for Electrical Safety Around Swimming Pools
Follow the Safety Codes Provided for Swimming Pool Safety
Pool users can be seriously injured or even killed if local safety codes and standards regarding overhead/underground power lines around swimming pools are not followed. Locating pools away from power lines is safer for everyone. Here are some additional rules to follow when installing a swimming pool.
- Make sure overhead electrical lines do not pass over the pool. Power lines should be at least 25 feet away from the pool in all directions.
- Allow a minimum clearance in any direction of at least 18 feet between overhead power lines and a diving board, deck, platform, slide or observation area.
- Pools should never be constructed or placed over underground electric cables. Pools and pool decking should be installed at least five feet away from all underground utility lines.
- Except for specially designed lighting fixtures, no electrical fixtures or receptacles should be permitted within five feet of a pool.
- Any electrical wiring that is within 20 feet of a swimming pool should have GFCI protection.
