These requirements cover electric luminaires for installation below the surface of the water in swimming pools@ permanently installed spas@ hot tubs@ and similar water-containing vessels intended to accommodate the complete or partial immersion of persons@ and for operation on supply circuits rated 150 volts or less@ in accordance with the National Electrical Code@ NFPA 70. These requirements also cover: a) Metal luminaire housings (forming shells) for use with wet-niche luminaires intended for installation as described in 1.1; b) Mounting brackets for use with no-niche luminaires intended for installation as described in 1.1; and c) Electric luminaires and junction boxes for installation in fountains and similar watercontaining vessels not intended to accommodate the complete or partial immersion of persons. These requirements do not cover junction boxes for use in swimming pools and spas@ ground-fault circuit-interrupters@ transformer enclosures@ or transformers used for the supply of underwater luminaires. Awet-niche luminaire as covered by these requirements is one intended for installation in a metal luminaire housing (forming shell) mounted in or on the wall of a swimming pool or fountain where the luminaire will be surrounded by water. The luminaire is supplied by a flexible cord of sufficient length to permit the luminaire to be removed from the niche and lifted to the deck for servicing. A dry-niche luminaire as covered by these requirements is one intended to be permanently mounted and sealed in the wall of a swimming pool or fountain. It is equipped with provisions for conduit connection@ and is designed to be serviced from the rear in a passageway or tunnel behind the wall or from the deck. A no-niche luminaire as covered by these requirements is one intended for installation on a mounting bracket that is@ in turn@ mounted in or on the wall of a swimming pool or fountain where the luminaire will not extend behind the plane of the wall and will be surrounded by water. The luminaire is supplied by a flexible cord of a length that permits the luminaire to be removed from the mounting bracket and lifted to the deck for servicing.
UL 676-2015 history
1970UL 676-2019 UL Standard for Safety Underwater Luminaires and Submersible Junction Boxes
2018UL 676-2018 UL Standard for Safety Underwater Luminaires and Submersible Junction Boxes
2017UL 676 BULLETIN-2017 UL Standard for Safety Underwater Luminaires and Submersible Junction Boxes (COMMENTS DUE: December 17@ 2017)
2015UL 676 BULLETIN-2015 UL Standard for Safety Underwater Luminaires and Submersible Junction Boxes (COMMENTS DUE: JUNE 29@ 2015)
2015UL 676-2015 UL Standard for Safety Underwater Luminaires and Submersible Junction Boxes (Ninth Edition)
2014UL 676 BULLETIN-2014 UL Standard for Safety Underwater Luminaires and Submersible Junction Boxes (COMMENTS DUE: FEBRUARY 24@ 2014)
2013UL 676 BULLETIN-2013 UL Standard for Safety Underwater Luminaires and Submersible Junction Boxes (COMMENTS DUE: AUGUST 12@ 2013)
2012UL 676 BULLETIN-2012 UL Standard for Safety Underwater Luminaires and Submersible Junction Boxes (COMMENTS DUE: NOVEMBER 12@ 2012)
2011UL 676 BULLETIN-2011 UL Standard for Safety Underwater Luminaires and Submersible Junction Boxes (COMMENTS DUE: OCTOBER 26@ 2011)
2010UL 676 BULLETIN-2010 SUMMARY OF TOPICS The following changes in requirements to the Standard for Underwater Luminaires and Submersible Junction Boxes, UL 676, are being proposed for preliminary review and comment only
2008UL 676 BULLETIN-2008 UL Standard for Safety Underwater Luminaires and Submersible Junction Boxes
2007UL 676 BULLETIN-2007 UL Standard for Safety Underwater Luminaires and Submersible Junction Boxes