JDinAZ Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 Not electric-savy here Waiting for new 110v Plug n play hot tub to arrive. But planning on plugging it into the GFCI outlet on the side of my swimming pool equipment panel. However, in the pre-delivery instructions it says "A GFCI cord is supplied with your spa. Your spa must be wired with a GFCI either on the cord or on the outlet, but not both." Why would this be? Does it present any risk? And what would be the most cost effective solution? Incidentally I do have a couple of available 'slots' in my pool equipment panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDspaguy Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 Having two gfci protections can cause nuisance tripping, but presents no danger. Only one is needed. Cheapest route would be to remove the gfci plug and put in a standard, but code says the plug must be gfci. You could also replace the cord with a standard cord end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDinAZ Posted August 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 Ok thanks. If it presents no danger we'll give it a go and see if it causes any issues with tripping. If it does, I'll look to switch out the cord end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianSpaTech Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 5 hours ago, JDinAZ said: But planning on plugging it into the GFCI outlet on the side of my swimming pool equipment panel. Will it be on the same circuit/breaker as the pool? Usually needs a dedicated 15 or 20 amp breaker to run without tripping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDinAZ Posted August 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 I am guessing so? Below/attached is photo of the pool control system (you can see the gfci outlets on the right) plus the electrical map of the pool control system zoomed in (if it helps). I've attached Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDspaguy Posted August 2, 2020 Report Share Posted August 2, 2020 You'll be fine. That plug is a dedicared circuit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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