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Good afternoon, I am currently in the process of building a home and looking to add a tub to the 10x10 slab in the back. I am a complete newbie when it comes to hot tubs as I have never owned one in my life. I am having the builder put in a 220V connection in close proximity to the target area. For electric purposes, will this be sufficient or will I need need additional work done on the front end (electric panels, additional wiring etc)? I am looking to purchase a smaller tub (Bullfrog X-series or Hotspot) but am having some issues learning what electric requirements I will need. I really appreciate your help with this!Lee
In these instances it's common for the builder to say he's running the 220v line and for the customer to think that nothing else needs done. As stated above, you still need the GFCI box (properly located) and then have the spa hard-wired into the hot tub. So to answer your question (I think), yes you will still need additional work to be done. Also as as stated, Bullfrog X series and hot spot spas are 50 amps but Host Spring uses a different breaker setup compared to Bullfrog's.
Quote from: Sam on June 07, 2019, 04:16:30 pmIn these instances it's common for the builder to say he's running the 220v line and for the customer to think that nothing else needs done. As stated above, you still need the GFCI box (properly located) and then have the spa hard-wired into the hot tub. So to answer your question (I think), yes you will still need additional work to be done. Also as as stated, Bullfrog X series and hot spot spas are 50 amps but Host Spring uses a different breaker setup compared to Bullfrog's.Hot spot should be same as Bullfrog. Limelight and highlife use the split breaker
Quote from: Hottubguy on June 07, 2019, 05:15:07 pmQuote from: Sam on June 07, 2019, 04:16:30 pmIn these instances it's common for the builder to say he's running the 220v line and for the customer to think that nothing else needs done. As stated above, you still need the GFCI box (properly located) and then have the spa hard-wired into the hot tub. So to answer your question (I think), yes you will still need additional work to be done. Also as as stated, Bullfrog X series and hot spot spas are 50 amps but Host Spring uses a different breaker setup compared to Bullfrog's.Hot spot should be same as Bullfrog. Limelight and highlife use the split breakerGood to know, thanks. I sold Hot Spring years ago but did not remember this tidbit.