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  1. Okay. Thank you. I apologize, I had thought that a 60amp double pull was essentially 2 30amp breakers but it is acutually 2 60amp breakers. I have switched them out to a 60amp double pole breaker so we will see what happens over time. Thanks for all of your help!
  2. I understand that it doesn't meet code but is this my problem why it keeps tripping? Shouldn't I be getting 60amps still since they are right next to each other? Just like how you have your kitchen and master bath breakers only I have both of those running my hot tub. 30amps each.
  3. Nevermind. They are standard size breakers. So even though I have two 30amp breakers next to each other, in still only getting 30amps total? But then you say two single poles are the same as one double pole. So don't I have it right except for it doesn't meet code?
  4. Thank you. Do you know if they make 60am double poles that are smaller than standard size? What are my options if I don't have space?
  5. Spanky, When I first got the tub, i installed one of the 30amp breakers on each side of the breaker panel and the pump wouldn't turn on. Then I found out it wouldn't because I had the breakers on opposite sides. So I moved the breakers to the same side and the pump turned on and the heater turned on as well. Would this still mean I'm only getting 30amps? I used to 30amps because I don't have room in the box for a double pole breaker. I used the 30amp tandem breakers.
  6. Hi, I have a hot tub that I hooked up about 2 months ago and has been working great. Now it has just started to snow here in Michigan and gotten colder. The breaker has started to trip after about 10 minutes of the jets being on. I will then reset the breaker, go turn the jets back on, and they will run for about 10 minutes and then the breaker will trip again. It does not trip when the jets are off (overnight) although one pump does turn on during the night for circulation. (The spa has 2 pumps). It is currently wired from the spa to a 50 amp GFCI box and then from the GFCI box to the main breaker panel where I have two- 30 amp breakers connected to it. It is only one of the 30 amp breakers that is tripping and is always the same one. (Never the GFCI breaker outside) Could you guys help me to try and decide the steps to take to find out the issue? The spa is a 220v dual pump spa with ozonator. It also did trip once about a month ago but has not happened since. It was warmer then as well. Not sure if temperature has anything to do with it. I also would like to add that I just changed the filter to a new filter approximately a week ago. The filter is the same size as the old one. The breaker first started tripping the first time I had the jets on after I installed the new filter. Maybe just a coincidence? Thank you!
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