If you mean the hydromassage tub that installs indoors and is used a bathtub- water doesn't remain in it, then yes, they have a cord and plug. You must provide a GFCI in a readily accessible location-- not under the tub. 680.71Just getting into residential wiring and bidding a house with 110v spa tub. Do those usual come with cord connection or hard wire?
I haven't seen anyone do this - Have you???
680.74 Bonding. All metal piping systems and all grounded metal parts in contact with the circulating water shall be bonded together using a solid copper bonding jumper, insulated, covered, or bare, not smaller than 8 AWG. The bonding jumper shall be connected to the terminal on the circulating pump motor that is intended for this purpose. The bonding jumper shall not be required to be connected to a double insulated circulating pump motor.
The 8 AWG or larger solid copper bonding jumper shall be required for equipotential bonding in the area of the hydromassage bathtub and shall not be required to be extended or attached to any remote panelboard, service equipment, or any electrode.
If you mean the hydromassage tub that installs indoors and is used a bathtub- water doesn't remain in it, then yes, they have a cord and plug. You must provide a GFCI in a readily accessible location-- not under the tub. 680.71
I often use the dead front GFCI as the safety off switch and put it somewhere inconspicuous.
I was thinking I have never needed to do this before then I looked and seen that this is a change in the 2008 code.
I am still required to use 2005 code.
But it is good to know about a change other than AFCI changes and tamper resistant receptacle changes, that seems to be all the emphasis I ever hear about when talking about 2008 changes.
The other change, although it probably doesn't you, is that an individual branch circuit is required.
The use of a dead front GFCI has been my MO since I have been wiring tubs. It makes no sense to hid one under a tub. My feeling is that this was an excellent change.
If you mean the hydromassage tub that installs indoors and is used a bathtub- water doesn't remain in it, then yes, they have a cord and plug. You must provide a GFCI in a readily accessible location-- not under the tub. 680.71
I often use the dead front GFCI as the safety off switch and put it somewhere inconspicuous.
If you mean the hydromassage tub that installs indoors and is used a bathtub- water doesn't remain in it, then yes, they have a cord and plug. You must provide a GFCI in a readily accessible location-- not under the tub. 680.71
I often use the dead front GFCI as the safety off switch and put it somewhere inconspicuous.
Yes it is a it would be a pain for the homeowner if the GFCI tripped.I always have put a GFCI recp. behind the access door, under the tub. That's a code violation now?
Thanks, I came up with that idea all by myself. :grin:nice idea dennis, i've never seen one of those
I have installed many where there is an access but I hope I never get a service call to fix anything on it because the access is useful for nothing more than an inspection window, if you needed to remove the pump I don't know how you would ever do it.