Greg,
You know me long enough I was a follower of "THE NAIL". LOL Does servicing really mean you have to into the pool, bring it out of the deep end with enough wire to reach the pool decking, then be able to service it while it is on the deck?
Could that really be what the code making panel was thinking? Or was this just another example of manufactures pushing their products into the code in order to be able to sell more. I mean some of these deep ends are what, like 10-15 feet deep? Will the wet niche be able to hold that much wire in it?