xfoneguy

Thank you so much for the clarification on the neutral through the breaker - that's exactly what I was looking for. Just an FYI: I plan to have a QUALIFIED electrician inspect this when complete - that's why I needed to know now. That's the one problem with these forums: getting "extra" answers.

Maybe I'm not good at explaining myself - here is one of many statements I found regarding this issue: "The white neutral wire to the spa's control box must be attached (as shown in our 4-wire diagrams above) directly to the neutral terminal of the GFCI breaker, NOT TO THE SUB-PANEL GROUNDING BAR. Mis-wiring it to ground instantly trips the GFCI when energized, cutting power to the hot tub." This is from "spadepot.com". There is also a very clear diagram showing a neutral pigtail wired from the same GFCI breaker terminal to the neutral bar, and the neutral wire from the tub wired to the same terminal on the breaker. If you have a chance to look at this, maybe you can correct me. I found this text and diagram in numerous locations. But I could be totally misunderstanding what I'm seeing. I do appreciate any and all help! Thanks

I recently replaced my old hot tub with a "new used" Emerald Tub. The wiring was already in and had been in use, but the contactor portion of the GFCI panel was humming so loud, I decided to replace the GFCI box with a brand new one. After wiring everything correctly (checking and triple-checking), I tried to turn it on and the GFCI immediately tripped. After checking things over again and again (several times), I tried several times to reset the GFCI. Some times it would trip immediately, other times the circulation pump would start for a few seconds before tripping. Anyway, after numerous attempts, it finally started up and continued to run - everything now seems to be working perfectly - the low/high pump speeds, the blower, the ozone generator etc. It's been running for at least 3 weeks now, according to the pre-programmed schedule and has never tripped again. I've turned it off a few times, used the "test" button and everything seems fine. My question is: do I need to be concerned about the fact that the GFCI initially didnt want to "hold"? I don't want to fry myself (or anyone else). One thing I might add is that I initially ran the "neutral" wire from the tub to the neutral bar before reading from numerous sources that it is supposed to be wired directly to the neutral terminal on the breaker (along with the wire that goes from there to the neutral bar). I just changed this last night. I don't understand the difference since they both end up at the neutral bar anyway, but there must be a reason. thanks!