hot Tub Disconnect.

[Charlie Bob]

It's been a while since my last tub.(maybe 4 months, yeah, i forget easily)

I cant find the requirement forbidding disconnect being less than 5' from hot tub. Inspector says it'll be ok if i put closer than 5', but i thought there's was something about it in the NEC.

I may be confuse with the emergency shutt off requirement.

Disconnect i'm talking about is on of them Hot tub disconnect with the 50 amp. breaker in it.



Thank you all.

 

[kwired]

I don't think there is a minimum distance for a disconnect. 5' rule you are thinking of is most likely minimum distance from tub to any receptacle, even if tub is supplied by receptacle.

 

[infinity]

Without looking in the book it should be 5' or more but within sight of the hot tub. In a single family dwelling the emergency shutoff switch is not required.

 

[Charlie Bob]

Without looking in the book it should be 5' or more but within sight of the hot tub. In a single family dwelling the emergency shutoff switch is not required.

I thought the same way , but when i went to the book, i couldn't find anything about that 5' rule for the disconnect. I know that the emergency shut off is not needed in a dwelling, maybe i was thinking about the shutt off when i thought i read the disconnect requirement in the NEC.

 

[Volta]

Part I

Part I

680.40 > Part I > 680.12.

 

[kwired]

I thought wrong on disconnect. I think I was right on receptacle.

 

[Volta]

Yup, it had been 5' for a while. They changed it to 6' this cycle to get with a standard appliance cord length.

 

[RESI]

I believe the disconnect should also be not more than 50' from the spa/hot tub.

 

[Charlie Bob]

680.40 > Part I > 680.12.

Thanks Volta, that's what i was looking for.

 

[infinity]

680.40 > Part I > 680.12.

Thanks Volta, that's what i was looking for.

Yes, the hot tub requirements of 680.40 send us over to the pool requirements in Part 1 of Article 680.