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Marquis e series 435 or....?

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Kacb86:
For 8K they would include, the twilight light system, ozonator, full foam, and 2 pump upgrade. We just got the full estimate back from the electrician and it's 1.7K! (to upgrade our breaker to 200 amp from 150 amp plus wiring).

MarKee:
Why are you upgrading to 200amps?  What other big appliances do you have that are electric?  Most houses with 150 amp panels can run a hot tub with no problem.

Kacb86:
They told us we couldn't, that with an electric dryer and stove plus refrigerated air that it would put us over 150. We're going to get a second quote and probably a third to be sure.

MarKee:
You might also tell the electrician that there is a way for the spa to run on a 30 amp breaker, and it will probably only draw around 22-25 amps.

There is a setting that can be adjusted to change the spa from 50 amps to 30 amps.  The only downside of running it on 30 amps is that the heater won't run if the jets are on high speed.  It's not a huge deal in my opinion because the spa would only drop 2-3 degrees over a period of 20-30 minutes, and most people start to get overheated the longer they stay in the water so the temperature drop isn't a huge deal.  This is similar to how 110v spas operate, but the difference is that on 30 amp 220v you will be heating the water 3 times faster than a 110v plug-in spa. 

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