Electrical Bonding

[mshumack]

Thanks to all. As for the copper grid, where would I purchase it and would it be placed under the crusher run, the sand, or directly under the pavers?

I went through this discussion with my pool electrcian regarding pavers. He explained to me that there is no need to bond or to add a grid under the pavers. The bonding is only used in concrete decks because they have steel rebar/mesh running through them. Pavers do not and therefore need not be bonding.
Good Luck

[JohnT]

I went through this discussion with my pool electrcian regarding pavers. He explained to me that there is no need to bond or to add a grid under the pavers. The bonding is only used in concrete decks because they have steel rebar/mesh running through them. Pavers do not and therefore need not be bonding.
Good Luck

Get a new electrician. 2005 NEC Code requires:

The equipotential bonding grid shall cover the contour of the pool and the pool deck extending 1m (3 ft.) horizontally from the inside walls of the pool.

There is no mention in the NEC of paver decks being exempt. Unless the pavers are bonded, you will be at risk of stray voltage issues. I have seen pools with stray voltage issues that had concrete decks with fiber reinforement and no rebar. The bad part is that there is no good way to bond paver decks, and my first inclination is to advise against them until a solution exists.