13amp Hot tub supply

[HRM-ELEC]

Hi, I've been asked to install 13amp supply for a hot tub around 30m from the house.

Supply to property TN-C-S

Plan is to run a 4mm 2 core swa from a 16 amp mcb in the CU to a IP66 RCD switched fused spur (Aprox 25m from house)

Use the armour as the earth until it reaches the Rcd spur in which case I will heat shrink swa and then fit stuffing gland to terminate.

Earth rod with 10mm to the RCD spur and TT the rest.

Any advice would be great

 

[remedial]

is the TT earth just cos of the distance from the house? my mate got a jacuzzi hot tub installed a couple of years ago. they insisted on an electrician being on site when it was delivered. but i believe the standard install is just swa from the tub to an isolator switch nearby, and then fed back to the CU with RCD protection.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

Thing with these hot tubs, is you have to use chlorine, continuously heat and circulate the water and clean the filter daily.

 

[Nigel]

So if you need to TT will be based on whether if the PEN drops out is there a risk of a return path, from a fault through your body to true earth.

I have a hot tub and I have a PME but I have not TT'd it. The hot tub is all plastic and there is not extraneous conductive parts or exposed conductive parts anywhere near. The water heater is double insulated.

So if there is a fault there is no metallic parts for the live conductor to touch and bring the hot tub to live potential and the water heater is double insulated and it does not actually come into contact with water. It surrounds the plastic pipe that the water travels through.

So in my case installing an earth rod is a completely pointless exercise.

 

[Deleted member 26818]

The instructions for the LayZspa require the pump unit to be bonded.
Apparently there’s a connection point on the unit for this.

 

[buzzlightyear]

swa from a 16 amp mcb in the CU to a IP66 RCD switched fused spur (Aprox 25m fro

the fused spur will burn out if above the rated birth bath.

 

[Toneyz]

Hi, I've been asked to install 13amp supply for a hot tub around 30m from the house.

Supply to property TN-C-S

Plan is to run a 4mm 2 core swa from a 16 amp mcb in the CU to a IP66 RCD switched fused spur (Aprox 25m from house)

Use the armour as the earth until it reaches the Rcd spur in which case I will heat shrink swa and then fit stuffing gland to terminate.

Earth rod with 10mm to the RCD spur and TT the rest.

Any advice would be great

Thanks for the dumb all I asked was how you would get the 10mm into the spur/FCU an answer would have been sufficient if its advice you want from me then forget it.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Thanks for the dumb all I asked was how you would get the 10mm into the spur/FCU an answer would have been sufficient if its advice you want from me then forget it.

Shirley how would you do that.

 

[Pete999]

Shirley how would you do that.

His name is Ant, Buzz, not Shirley.

 

[buzzlightyear]

His name is Ant, Buzz, not Shirley

ok Shirley ant .

 

[Toneyz]

Shirley how would you do that.

That's what I asked the O.P.

 

[buzzlightyear]

That's what I asked the O.P.

thats ok ant ,your are only asking what I'm thinking ,nowt.

 

[Midwest]

I do feel these 'like, dislike, agree etc etc' icons create more negative responses, than they set out to achieve.

I mean, why is there a 'bad spelling' icon. Do I need some ---- on here to tell me, when someone has posted a reply with incorrect spelling & grammar??

I could of said, 'I mean, wheir is their a 'bid spelling' icen. Do I nead some twot on hear to till me, when someone has pisted incurrect spilling & grammer'.

 

[telectrix]

Tescos and BM seem to selling a lot of LayZspa hot tubs at the moment.
The Hot tub itself is inflatable, like a large paddling pool.
The pump/heater/bubble maker is a separate unit with quite a long lead which has a 10mA in line RCD.

The pump unit is waterproof, though I have not found an IP rating. The unit has to be next to the tub to connect the pipework and so the controls can be reached.

we have that one. it's exactly as you posted. the biggest drawback is the leccy bill.costs about £20/week.

 

[Toneyz]

I do feel these 'like, dislike, agree etc etc' icons create more negative responses, than they set out to achieve.

I mean, why is there a 'bad spelling' icon. Do I need some **** on here to tell me, when someone has posted a reply with incorrect spelling & grammar??

I could of said, 'I mean, wheir is their a 'bid spelling' icen. Do I nead some twot on hear to till me, when someone has pisted incurrect spilling & grammer'.

If you are referring to Pete999 I think calling him a twot is a bit strong.

 

[Midwest]

If you are referring to Pete999 I think calling him a twot is a bit strong.

Pete's exclude from my remark.