Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations

NYC Admin. Code tit. 28, ch. 11, art. New York City Amendments to the 2020 National Electrical Code., art. 680

in effect

NYC Electrical Code § 680.1

Section 680.1 Section 680.1 – Add an Informational Note to Section 680.1 to read as follows: Informational Note: Refer to Section 47 of Article 165 of the New York City Health Code, for illumination level, lighting, emergency lighting illumination, wiring for public and commercial use.

NYC Electrical Code § 680.10

Section 680.10 Section 680.10 – Revise Section 680.10 to read as follows: 680.10 Electric Pool Water Heaters. All electric pool water heaters shall have the heating elements subdivided into loads not exceeding 48 amperes and protected at not over 60 amperes. The ampacity of the branch-circuit conductors and the rating or setting of overcurrent protective devices shall not be less than 125 percent of the total nameplate-rated load. All such circuits shall be provided with GFPE. Electric water heaters of the immersion or submersible type shall not be permitted.

NYC Electrical Code § 680.41

Section 680.41 Section 680.41 – Revise Section 680.41 to read as follows: 680.41 Emergency Switch for Spas and Hot Tubs. A clearly labeled emergency shutoff or control switch for the purpose of stopping the motor(s) that provide power to the recirculation system and jet system shall be installed at a point readily accessible to the users and not less than 5 ft (1.5 m) away, adjacent to, and within sight of the spa or hot tub. This requirement shall not apply to one-family dwellings where the spa or the hot tub is provided with an integral shutoff or control switch.

Source: City of New York, Charter, Administrative Code and Rules (American Legal Publishing XML export, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/newyorkcity/latest/NYCadmin/0-0-0-232594Fetched: 10/24/2026