GFI Breaker on spa

[dnbob]

When connecting a square D 50 amp gfi breaker to a 240 v. spa, would I be correct by connecting the 2 hots to the gfi, but the ground would run to the ground bar (or neutral/ground bar on main service) and then add a #8 neutral jumper from the neutral lug on the breaker to the neutral bar?

 

[ryan_618]

Re: GFI Breaker on spa

The nuetral of the load (branch circuit) goes to the nuetral terminal on the breaker. The factory installed nuetral pigtail goes to the nuetral bar in the panel.

 

[dnbob]

Re: GFI Breaker on spa

50 amp Square D breakers do not have a pigtail, only a lug. I guess that was my question, that I would neede to install a jumper even on a 240 v. only load?

 

[jimwalker]

Re: GFI Breaker on spa

All the gfci breakers i have seen have a white pigtail and a lug for the load neutral.If it has no pigtail does it have 2 lugs for neutrals ?

 

[hurk27]

Re: GFI Breaker on spa

I just went through the Square D web site and all there 2-pole QO-GFI breakers and HL-GFI breakers have a pig-tail that has to connect to the ground/neutral buss.

I wondering is this a shunt trip breaker?
Or is a defective breaker that the pig tail was left out from the factory or fell out at a later time as I would check with your suppler.
There should be a neutral pig-tail.

as if you are only needing a three wire hook up (two hots and a EGC) then the hots get connected to the breaker but the EGC goes to the grounding bar. But there has to be a neutral pig tail that has to go to the neutral/grounding bar for the breaker to work. and there should be no connection to the neutral terminal on the breaker.

If this is a 4-wire hook up then there would be a neutral from the hot tub that would connect to the neutral on the breaker.