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Sure does, thanks,. I bought this one here : http://spapartsnet.com/p_Electrical-Parts_...87_744_1_1.html It was $310 for 60 amp, with shipping and tax. I wish they had the 60 amp in Lowes for under a $100 here, i looked everywhere, even online at Lowes and Home Depot, and couldnt find the 60 amp. I went with #6 THHN , Home depot wanted $0.94 cents a foot, which I need a Black, Red, White, = 110ft times 3, = 330 feet times almost a $1.00 a foot, was over $350 without the #10 Green for ground, which everything would have came over $400 just for wire. I got a quote from a eletrical supply house tonight for $0.40 cents a foot for #6 THHN , as you can see , big savings there. Tomorrow I'll be trenching everything in, and wiring it up Sunday. Thanks and good luck with your hook up also, enjoy your spa !

They called me today, and the hot tub is coming this Tuesday I ran around all night last night to Lowes and Home Depot, looking for a 60 Amp GFCI Disconnect spa pack, and there all sold out. I'm going to put a 60 AMP 2 pole breaker in the main house panel,. and put a GFCI - Disconnect 5'-15' line of site of the spa. I'm reading I can put a 60 Amp breaker in the main panel, and put a 50 AMP GFCI - Disconnect 5' - 15' foot away from the spa. I didnt know i could do this. They do have the 50 Amp in stock at home depot. Can i do that? The run is 100' , and I'm using 4 wire's #6 THHN in PVC scud 40 with a min of 18" below the ground Can I use a 60 Amp 2 pole regular breaker at the main panel, and down size to a 50 Amp GFCI-Disconnect near the spa? The spa specs call for a 60 Amp , not a 50 like most spas

Sure thing, I'm new to the forms here, how do i post pictures? I put 12" concrete tubes every 4' on center on the rim board, and extra supports dirrectley under where the spa is going to sit. It's a 24' x 16' deck, low profile, about 18" off the gorund. I just finished alot of the surrounding landscaping around the deck, and low voltage lighting. Were goingt o build a Island with built in BBQ , and stucco it, with a SS fridge, SS sink, etc, once we have the spa complete. I also put a 5' round marble top table, that has a built in firepit for serving cocktails at night, and am also putting a fireplace ( gas ) with logs, in the other corner. You can say were getting the more out of every sq inch in use on the deck!

Chas, thanks for the responce. Also Soakerman, thanks for your input. I did see a 60 amp at home depot for around $100.00 Chas, the manafactour recommends a 60AMP, 240 Volt hook up for the spa. They email me the specs, and I can foard you them if needed to look at. Can I put the GFCI breaker in the main sub panal in the garage, and put the disconnect outside withen 5-15' in line of site? Also, should I use 6 gauge wire for 60 amp service , or 4 ? I read the GFCI box's, and they say to use a 6 gauge wire. Will a 4 fit if I decide to go with a 4? I need to do this withen the next 2 weeks, because the spa is ariving soon. I did all the low volatge lighting today around the deck, now I just have the spa wiring left, and I'm finalley just about done!

Man, that is a Nice hot tub. I loveeeee the lounge also, you went all out for sure, awsome!! Everything looks great, I cant wait to see the deck around the tub either, let me know how it goes. Can you take some pictures as your framing it, so others can see how to frame one? I might do that as well Where and what kinda GFCI panel did you go with? I still need to hook my eletrical up yet Keep up the great work!! PS, how does your wife like it so far?

really? And all its calling for is a 50AMP breaker? Huh, thats weird. Sounds awsome, cant wait to get mine either!! Be sure to send me more of the pics

Nice job, good luck with your new tub. I just read your post. I'm in the same situation. What i thought was only going to be less the a 5k project with the spa, I ended up close to 12k now. Spa off Ebay new was 4k. Deck was 2k landscaping was $900 Eletrical I think will run around $500 To put up a fence around the whole yard was 3k $600 to stain the fence $200 to stain the deck $1,000 for new patio furniture for the deck $400 for fire pit on the deck $350 for a 360 degree fireplace for the deck Sidewalk to tjhe deck from house in back yard, $600 and list keeps going, and what am I upto?? LOL , I hope it's all worth it hoqw are you going to add stairs to the sides of the spa with only 4" on concrete material on each side?

Pics would be great. My email is mdelano@cfl.rr.com The manafactour recommends a 60AMP breaker, as I have two GE 5HP pumps. From what I'm reading, spa's with two pumps require 60AMP, and spas with 1 pump requires a 50AMP breaker. Thanks for your input, I'm checking Lowes website now. I did find a 60 AMP breaker with disconnect, at home depot, for around $100.00 , but I wonder why some GFCI spa box's are $100 , to $350 ? I'll probley just run a seperate 12-2 , 20AMP for the lighting as well. It took my two months to get where I'm at, and i still have alot of work to do before it arrives, Enjoy your new tub!

More then likley you can just beef up your exisiting deck. If it has been supporting a hottub for that many years, the only concern I can see is the age of the wood, and also new the weight factors of the newer model. I just built a deck from scratch up, and somone had mentioned approx 5000lbs for a 450 gal hot tub, and that is very close to what it will come out to, so beef it up strong !! Without a picture its hard to say, but you would need to beef up the part the deck is going to sit on now, and maybe put some supports dirrectley under the spa, like a 4x4 post on a concrete footer, or tube in the ground. I used 2x10 rim joist, and 2x8 joist 24" on center to build my deck. everything sits on 12" concrete tubes in the ground, 4' on center. I added extra concrete tubes all around and the center of the spa, for extras support, YOU CAN park my 5,500 lbs SUV on it, so it's peace of mind. Good luck,I'm in the building industry and will be more then glad to try to help, if needed, thanks Tile on a wodden deck?????? How would u do that?

Hi, I have a new spa coming in a few weeks, and I need a 60 AMP GFCI/DISCONNECT installed . I built a deck, 18" off the ground, 15' away from my home, a free standing deck. I live in Melbourne, Florida I'm upgrading my main box in the home, as I have a 150 amp main service, and am putting in a 100 amp sub panel in my garage. I have about a 40'-50' run from the sub-panel to the spa. In my garage , up into the attic, down the ext wall, and I thought i would punch out of the wall about 8" above ground level, and trench 24" below surface, and run up a 4x4 post, and mount the 60 AMP GFCI/DISCONNECT 5' to 15' away from the spa. I have a few questions : Where do i buy a good 60 AMP GFCI/DISCONNECT , the one I'm looking at seems expensive, $249.00 , seen here : http://www.xxxx.com/Merchant2/mer...Code=GFCIDIS60A Is this worth the $249.00 ? I went to homwe depot, and they just carry a disconnect, with no GFCI for $90.00. From what I'm reading, it may be cheaper to install just the disconnect near the spa, and then install a GFCI, in the sub-panel box in the garage? I want to elimante false tripping as much as possible. I dont mind spending $249.99 if this is really what I need. The prices seem to be from $139.00 to over $350.00 for the 60 AMP GFCI/DISCONNECT I'm finding on the internet, I dont know why. Also, In maybe saving alittle money, I thought I would run either 4 or #6 wire, leave it hanging near the box in the garage, run in the attic, down the wall, and leave it coiled up outside, for the eletrican, with me all ready having the trench dug for him, so all he has to do is make all the eletrical connections. Is this a good idea? Also what # wire should I buy and what kind? Last question, I havn't ran my outside lighting around the deck yet, so I thought I would either run a extra wire like 12-2 or 12-3 , from a 20 amp breaker, and run all my extra lighting off that, which is not much, some low volatge lighting around the deck, and maybe some other small deck lighting. The manfactour of the spa calls for a GFCI on a four wire 240V installation , I have the wiring diagram, and it looks pretty easy. I was even thinking of just running it all myself, and letting a eletrican look at it, and then having it inspected. Any help is appreciated. I'm in the building buisness, here in Florida, and been in it all my life, know the basics of eletrical, but am by no means a eletrican, but this system dosnt look hard to wire, and suggestions?