Not all products are suitable for their intended purpose. Take plastic clips used securing reinforcement steel for instance.
Plastic is non-conductive
Because the plastic is not electrically conductive, the clips isolate the pieces of rebar from each other. Why is this bad?
Electrocution.
Bonding grid
An equipotential bonding grid is required around all swimming pools and spas. This includes ALL of the steel in the pool structure and surrounding concrete decks.
Using plastic clips to secure the rebar, electrically isolates the bars from each other, defeating the continuity of the bonding grid.
Liability
Just because a salesman demonstrated their ease of use, and said that they were approved by the building codes, does not make it so.
If it cannot be proven that every bar is electrically bonded, then there exists a potential for electrocution.
This is exactly why epoxy coated rebar is not permitted for use in swimming pools - the epoxy (plastic) coating isolates each bar from the next.
Go ahead any use plastic rebar clips - if you want to pay to to remove and replace the entire pool someday. It's your gamble...
Paolo Benedetti, SWD, Principal
Aquatic Technology Pool and Spa
© http://www.AquaticTechnology.com
International Aquatic Consultant, Watershape Engineering, Expert Witness, Hydraulic Designer, Landscape Design, Owner's Rep
Office: 408-776-8220
Email: info@aquatictechnology.com
Major Markets Serviced:
San Francisco, Palo Alto, Atherton, Hollywood Hills, Beverly Hills, Malibu, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Clemente, Pacific Palisades, Escondido, Scottsdale, Seattle, Phoenix, Tempe, Portland, Aspen, Vail, Park City, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Austin, New Orleans, Madison, Detroit, East Hamptons, South Hamptons, Cape May, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Cherry Hill, Toms River, Salt lake City, Boise, Denver, Santa Barbaara, Carmel, Carmel Valley, Monterey, Pebble Beach, Oceanside, Big Sur, Napa, Sonoma, Sausalito, Danville, Belvedere, Montecito, Palm Springs, Midland, Manhattan, Greenwich Village, Osaka, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, London, Seoul, Sydney, New York, Tokyo, Cairo, Istanbul, Athens, Rome, Lisbon, Bonn.
Plastic is non-conductive
Because the plastic is not electrically conductive, the clips isolate the pieces of rebar from each other. Why is this bad?
Electrocution.
Bonding grid
An equipotential bonding grid is required around all swimming pools and spas. This includes ALL of the steel in the pool structure and surrounding concrete decks.
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| Non-compliant plastic rebar clips - cannot be used around swimming pools |
Liability
Just because a salesman demonstrated their ease of use, and said that they were approved by the building codes, does not make it so.
If it cannot be proven that every bar is electrically bonded, then there exists a potential for electrocution.
This is exactly why epoxy coated rebar is not permitted for use in swimming pools - the epoxy (plastic) coating isolates each bar from the next.
Go ahead any use plastic rebar clips - if you want to pay to to remove and replace the entire pool someday. It's your gamble...
Paolo Benedetti, SWD, Principal
Aquatic Technology Pool and Spa
© http://www.AquaticTechnology.com
International Aquatic Consultant, Watershape Engineering, Expert Witness, Hydraulic Designer, Landscape Design, Owner's Rep
Office: 408-776-8220
Email: info@aquatictechnology.com
Major Markets Serviced:
San Francisco, Palo Alto, Atherton, Hollywood Hills, Beverly Hills, Malibu, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Clemente, Pacific Palisades, Escondido, Scottsdale, Seattle, Phoenix, Tempe, Portland, Aspen, Vail, Park City, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Austin, New Orleans, Madison, Detroit, East Hamptons, South Hamptons, Cape May, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Cherry Hill, Toms River, Salt lake City, Boise, Denver, Santa Barbaara, Carmel, Carmel Valley, Monterey, Pebble Beach, Oceanside, Big Sur, Napa, Sonoma, Sausalito, Danville, Belvedere, Montecito, Palm Springs, Midland, Manhattan, Greenwich Village, Osaka, Paris, Madrid, Barcelona, London, Seoul, Sydney, New York, Tokyo, Cairo, Istanbul, Athens, Rome, Lisbon, Bonn.
