On Captiva Island we installed a new 50-amp shore power receptacle for a boat on a dock piling, and on the same property we wired the pool equipment panel.
- Location: Captiva Island, Florida
- Service: dock shore power and pool equipment wiring
- Equipment: 50-amp shore power receptacle, outdoor-rated Square D disconnect, 120-volt receptacle, Pentair pool equipment panel
The dock
- Installed a new 50-amp shore power receptacle for a boat on a dock piling.
- Mounted an outdoor-rated Square D disconnect above it, with a 120-volt receptacle on the same piling under a clear weatherproof cover.
- Protected the shore power circuit with a 50-amp, 30 milliamp ground-fault equipment protection breaker.
- Ran the wiring down the piling in conduit.
The pool equipment
- Wired a Pentair pool equipment panel.
- Connected two pool light transformers, one for the spa light and one for the pool light.
- Wired a 120-volt electronic pool water leveler.
- Ran a 50-amp circuit for the pool heater.
Why the shore power breaker is different
Shore power for boats is protected with ground-fault protection of equipment (GFPE) that trips at 30 milliamps, as NEC Article 555 requires for shore power receptacles. A standard GFCI breaker trips at a much lower level, around 4 to 6 milliamps, and often trips for no real fault on docks and boats. The 30 milliamp breaker is the correct protection for every shore power receptacle and avoids those nuisance trips.
See dock wiring installation or contact us about a dock or pool project.