2007-12-09 03:19:46 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Well, first off you need a dedicated 240 volt circuit. And it is very important to install this correctly and per the electric codes. So the best thing you could do is to call an electrician to install this for you. Hot tub electrical requirements are strict from a safety standpoint. I am sure you don't know them. And neither do the untrained and unqualified people on yahoo answers. Neither do the sales people at Home Depot.
2007-12-10 13:58:03 · answer #1 · answered by John himself 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Home Depot & Lowes sell a hottub GFCI " spa" kit - a breaker and the sub panel box. I forget how much they cost, but its not cheap. $100 bucks or so? Gotta have it. Assuming you have a clue... with wiring. You'll want to make sure you get the correct wire. The hottub dealer or Home Depot (hopefully...) can help answer some questions. It will need to go in conduit. The spa breaker box by code needs be located within a certain distance to you tub. Good luck. If in doubt, hire a pro on this. Water and electricity can a shocking... combination...
2007-12-09 13:09:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The best thing to do would be to hire a licensed electrician. To do this job you are going to need to properly size the electrical cable, pull it into your house and into a service panel then connect it to a 220 breaker. For the hot tub you are going to need to know what local regulations are for GFCI before you can properly connect the wiring. Because you didn't give any information about where your hot tub is located or what kind of power rating it has I can't give you more than some very general information.
2007-12-09 11:38:57 · answer #3 · answered by milton b 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
If you really want to DIY you will need to know a few things.
What is the current requirement for the hot tub. Include the heater and pump current. Add 15% safety margin. This will tell you the minimum wire size, probably 4 ga. or larger. A long run will require a larger gauge. Electrical supply or home center will have a chart with current capacity for wire sizes. You will need 4 wires, two hot usually marked with colored tape as red and blue or black . One white as the neutral and a green for ground. Older ( pre 1996 ) 220V only used the two hots and a white for neutral. The neutral and ground will usually share a common buss in the panel although I have seperate buss bars in mine they are connected to each other.
2007-12-09 11:54:07 · answer #4 · answered by Charles C 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
This task should probably not taken on by someone with little or no experience. Call a few licensed electricians and get a good bid. Hint: Take the middle bid, he's closest to fair value.
2007-12-09 18:50:43 · answer #5 · answered by gr8alarmguy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you don't know how you should call a pro to do it.
Respect electricity.
2007-12-09 11:30:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋