North Carolina Electrical Contractor - Swimming Pool Bonding (SP-SP) Practice Exam
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North Carolina Electrical Contractor - Swimming Pool Bonding (SP-SP) Practice Exam Guide
What's on the exam
Questions per topic, out of 25This practice exam follows the official content outline for the North Carolina Electrical Contractor - Swimming Pool Bonding (SP-SP) exam: Bonding and Grounding, Boxes and Fittings, Special Occupancies and Hazardous Locations, Laws, Rules, Basic Business Practices, and Practical Applications.
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Bonding and Grounding 7 items
The outline lists: Systems and equipment requiring grounding and ground-fault protection; Location of connection and required interconnections; Bonding jumpers; Equipment grounding conductors; Methods of grounding and bonding, equipment and conductor specifications; Bonding conductor connections; Bonding/bonding grid; Termination.
Boxes and Fittings 3 items
The outline lists: General information; Sizing requirements.
Special Occupancies and Hazardous Locations 10 items
The outline lists: Swimming pools; Underwater lighting fixtures; Underwater audio equipment; Forming shells.
Laws, Rules, Basic Business Practices, and Practical Applications 5 items
The outline lists: Electrical Contractors Licensing Law (General Statutes Chapter 87, Article 4); Board’s Rules for the Implementation of the Electrical Contractors Licensing Law (Title 21, North Carolina Administrative Code, Chapter 18B); NASCLA Contractors’ Guide to Business, Law and Project Management -North Carolina Electrical Edition.
Sample 1 — Special Occupancies and Hazardous Locations
Question: A permanently installed outdoor residential pool requires at least one 125-volt, 15- or 20-ampere receptacle on a general-purpose branch circuit. What distance from the inside wall of the pool must this receptacle be located?
- A. Not less than 10 ft, not more than 20 ft
- B. Not less than 6 ft, not more than 20 ft
- C. Not less than 6 ft, not more than 25 ft
- D. Not less than 5 ft, not more than 10 ft
Correct Answer: B
NEC 680.22(A)(1) requires no fewer than one 125-volt, 15- or 20-ampere receptacle on a general-purpose branch circuit located not less than 1.83 m (6 ft) from and not more than 6.0 m (20 ft) from the inside wall of the pool, and not more than 2.0 m (6 ft 6 in.) above the floor, platform, or grade level serving the pool.
Reference: NEC 2020 Section 680.22(A)(1)
Sample 2 — Bonding and Grounding
Question: Which of the following materials is NOT permitted for use as a grounding electrode?
- A. Metal underground water pipe in direct contact with the earth for 10 feet or more
- B. Aluminum
- C. Concrete-encased reinforcing bar
- D. A ground ring of bare copper conductor
Correct Answer: B
Per NEC 250.52(B)(2), aluminum is explicitly listed as a material not permitted for use as a grounding electrode.
Reference: NEC 2020 Section 250.52(B)
Sample 3 — Laws, Rules, Basic Business Practices, and Practical Applications
Question: You are forming a limited partnership to fund a large electrical project. An investor contributes capital as a limited partner but takes no role in operations. What is that limited partner's exposure for partnership debts?
- A. Limited to the agreed-upon contribution
- B. Joint liability for the general partners' acts
- C. Unlimited personal liability for business debts
- D. Liability proportional to profits received
Correct Answer: A
Per the NASCLA Contractors' Guide (Chapter 2, Partnerships — Liability), limited partners have no personal liability for the business of the partnership; they are liable only for the previously agreed-upon contribution to or investment in the business. General partners carry personal and unlimited liability.
Reference: NASCLA Contractors Guide, North Carolina Electrical (14th ed.), Chapter 2 — Partnerships section
Treat your first attempt as a checkup, not a verdict. After every attempt, the results page breaks your score down by outline topic, so you can see which topics need work. Compare your score with the real exam's passing score, 70% correct, and keep practicing until you pass consistently.
- Answer what you know first. Go through every question once, answer the ones you know, and bookmark the rest. Our practice exams let you bookmark and come back.
- Come back to your bookmarks. Work them out on your second pass.
- Watch your pace. The real exam works out to about 2 minutes 24 seconds per question.
- Look up every miss. After each attempt, find each missed question's reference in your book and read the section.
| Questions | 25 questions |
| Time limit | 1 hour |
| Passing score | 70% correct |
| Books in the exam room | Open book |
| Exam fee | $125 |
- Results are given immediately at the test center, with a diagnostic report of strengths and weaknesses for candidates who do not pass.
- A candidate who fails must wait 3 months before retaking the same classification and must re-apply to the Board for each attempt.
Source: NCBEEC Examination Information Handbook (North Carolina Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors), July 2026. Check the bulletin before test day: fees and rules can change.