hot tub

  1. J

    Hot tub question for the experts.

    This is probably going to be a really silly question but I need to know just for my own peace of mind. I have a hot tub, an intex inflatable job. The power cable goes into an rcd then into a normal plug which is plugged into a normal house socket, (well away from the water I might add.) When I...
  2. M

    hot tub fault tripping after switching on

    installed a tub for m8 (second hand). switch on tub runs for about 10 seconds then trips. clamped up draw initially 3.3A -12.2A when heater kicks in. disconnected heater unit IR test 400M ohms, 23 ohms heater resistance. disconnect pump one hot tub will stay on, disconnect heater & leave...
  3. T

    Powering a hot tub off a 13A socket..

    Hi, I have recently been given a hot tub which is powered from a standard 13A plug. The manual says to connect it to a 13A IP66 socket which I currently don't have. I have been told I could just run a spur off the downstairs ring main to a IP66 socket outside, is this correct? I mean i'm no...
    • tkm16
    • Thread
    • appliances circuit hot tub kitchen off powering socket
    • Replies: 32
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  4. Pat H

    Hot Tub Isolator switch

    Hot tub in a garden next to a wooden summer house. I need to add an isolator. Ideally it would go on the side of the summer house as the CU is just inside but that puts it closer than 2M of hot tub (isolator is IP65) The next option is inside the summer house but I'm less keen on that as the...
  5. Soulsurfer

    Oh Dear ! - Hot Tub With 13a Plug?!

    Had a callout today to see a couple with concerns about the electrics to a hot tub / spa at house they've just bought this year. They were concerned as hot tub has only a small flex attached to a 13A plug top and were pointing out a socket fitted on garden wall too. So socket is an MK...
  6. C

    Advise on additional CU for hot tub

    Hi, I am currently getting quotes together from various sparks that are Part P compliant for wiring up a new outdoor CU to power a 43A tub. For those that are in the know what installation method would be preferred/advised? a. New SWA cable run from meter around the house to new CU? What...
  7. F

    External Hot Tub Circuit on TN-C-S supply help advice please.

    Hello everyone, I know this has come upquite often, I have gone back through the many threads relating tothis topic. The reason for wanting to start my own thread is afterhaving read those many threads, in the end, a definitive answereither way, is hard to find. I have just installed anew...
    • flyingsparc
    • Thread
    • advice circuit earth external help hot tub isolator please suppliers supply tn-c-s
    • Replies: 26
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  8. L

    help with hot tub

    Hi, i would like to install a hot tub at the bottom of the garden, but there is a few questions i need help with before i start ground works etc. the hot tub will sit on decking i will build at the end of the garden, the hot tub i ideally would like requires a 32 amp supply. the Consumer...
  9. L

    Garden Hot Tub Protection

    Hi Guys, anyone with experience in installing hot tubs? Had a call from a client asking to install hot tub and before I head round the house I'm just thinking about best means of protection. Any thoughts are appreciated
  10. J

    hot tub wiring

    Hi guys, friend of mine has asked me to wire up a hot tub he just got secondhand. So having never done one before wanted to see if this way sounds ok. So fitting a new 32A mcb into the RCD protected C.U, then twin and earth under the raised cupboards to external wall to an external weatherproof...
  11. Soulsurfer

    Hot Tub help.

    Hey all, friend of mine just getting a hot tub they would like fed and not done one before so wanted to check on any advice with them as it seems quite heavy on the load requiring a 25A & 16A feed 25A supplies jets & pumps etc.. & 16A for heating elements. House is on a TN-C-S supply 100A...
  12. robd

    Hot tub volt drop

    Hi All, Been to look at a job with a hot tub 27A load, 30 metre run. Don't do much volt drop calculating but here's what I did, anyone disagree? Thinking 6 mm armoured so: 7.3x27x30/1000=5.91v max permissible (5% of...
  13. R

    Wiring a hot tub

    I am wiring a hot tub, I've designed this circuit What would you do? Looking for advice :) I am am going to put 4x4 metal clad/boxes next to the CU's to terminate the earth an running the cores straight through into the CU's
  14. R

    Installing supply for a Hot Tub

    So I'm doing wiring for a hot tub, I've designed a simple circuit is there anything any one would change or do differently? Want other people's advice or opinions :) the hot tub is 32amps
  15. P

    Hot tub help!

    I have been asked by a customer to quote for the wiring to a hot tub. I have not done one yet so some advice would be appreciated. consumer unit is a lewden, i plan on using 6mm 3core swa (max distance 20m) to a weatherproof isolator, then to a female blue commando socket required by the...
  16. D

    Yorkshire Hot Tub!

    I don't know how you girls relax on a sunny afternoon but this is how we do it in Yorkshire :D
    • Darkwood
    • Thread
    • electricians yorkshire hot tub yorkshire
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Electrician Talk Forum
  17. HappyHippyDad

    Hot tub installation question.

    Evening all.. I have been asked to supply power for a hot tub. However, I am having difficulty finding out the information I need from the company selling the hot tub! I mainly wanted to find out 2 things, the power that the unit requires and any cable size that is stated in the manufacturers...
  18. P

    Hot tub installation upgrade of cable help please

    I am buying myself a hot tub which requires a 6mm/32 amp service. I have a garage unit which has a spare to fit this extra supply to (no problem). i have measured the diameter of the cores on the SWA cable running from the weatherproof junction box outside of my house to the garage and the flat...
    • pzool
    • Thread
    • cable circuit garage help help please hot tub house installation junction please upgrade
    • Replies: 33
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  19. P

    Hot Tub

    Hi, i'm just after a bit of advice, i'm thinking of having a hot tub installed in the garden and i'm just planning on what i will need installing to power it up. I have some knowledge of electrics but i will be having all the important stuff done by a proffesional as i think what i need doing...
  20. S

    Hot tub wiring

    Hello, im not a sparky but just wanted to pick someones brain. Ive just got a hot tub cheap from a friend and going to get an electrician to wire it up. My problem is that im a mid terrace and my fuse box is at the front of the house hot tub in the back. I dont have the option to run a wire...
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