Hot Tub Forum
Original => Hot Tub Forum => Topic started by: barleyz on October 16, 2008, 10:22:44 am
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Someone that has wired a Jacuzzi hot tub help me out here. In my main breaker box I have the 50 amp GFI breaker and a quick disconnect near the tub. jucuzzi only uses two hot wires and a ground. The hot wires go into the breaker. The ground wire goes to the ground buss and the white pigtail goes to the neutral buss which looks to be the same thing in my 30 year old box. Does this sound correct? Also I will be installing a bonding wire from the spa bonding lugs to to a suitable ground within 5 ft of the spa. In my case that will have to be a grounding rod pounded into the ground. It doesn't say in the manual how big or how deep this has to be into the ground only that you have to use a wire no less than No. 8 AWG solid copper wire. Any help here is appreciated.
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And that's why we hired an electrician. ;)
First we hired one that took 1/2 our money and then never showed up.
Then we hired one that actually showed up, did the work, and we had to pay him the full amount.
Quite an expensive venture for us.
Took the first guy to small claims and won. (because he never showed up...imagine that)
Now I'm in the process of trying to collect the money from him.
I have a friend that works for a collection agency who is helping us, otherwise we'd just be out the money.
Anyway, I'm no help...sorry!!
I can tell you who NOT to hire, however!! ;D
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Someone that has wired a Jacuzzi hot tub help me out here. In my main breaker box I have the 50 amp GFI breaker and a quick disconnect near the tub. jucuzzi only uses two hot wires and a ground. The hot wires go into the breaker. The ground wire goes to the ground buss and the white pigtail goes to the neutral buss which looks to be the same thing in my 30 year old box. Does this sound correct? Also I will be installing a bonding wire from the spa bonding lugs to to a suitable ground within 5 ft of the spa. In my case that will have to be a grounding rod pounded into the ground. It doesn't say in the manual how big or how deep this has to be into the ground only that you have to use a wire no less than No. 8 AWG solid copper wire. Any help here is appreciated.
Unless its a local code you shouldn't need to run another ground like a rod. Least I never have. 2nd everything else sounds right, from the disconnect like said only 3 wires are needed you won't need a neutral to the spa itself.