[bob_says_hello]

Concerning question and answer #7 of the ESA bulletin, wouldn’t this leave such pools unprotected by not requiring bonding? Thanks for your insights!!

If you're adding new equipment 3m from a pool occupant there's going to be a minimal risk of an equipotential difference of different ground potentials. There's a minimal issue with the new equipment being a hazard. The bulletin only addresses an isolated change/addition, if you're altering/rewiring/touching other areas that's outside of the bulletin.

 

[bob_says_hello]

Only you and the local inspector can really say. If that's the level of concern you're looking at it might be worth looking at the whole pool and seeing what's deficient from the current rules vs then. It depends on the types of pumps how they interact with the water, but it's not a guarantee that a change will create a new problem or rather solve an existing one. All the bulletin addresses is how to replace/add things that wouldn't directly create its own hazard, there's no mention about if other hazards or issues are found from an existing build.