Spa questions. - 05/11/07 01:55 AM
Help clear this up for me. These questions are in general about a outdoor spa for a single family dwelling.
Article numbers if you could...
1. Conductors after the disconnect are required to be copper? (I have always did this, thought I read it in the past but now I can't find it.)
2. Spa/pool motors that are hardwired are NOT required to be GFCI protected?
3. If #2 is correct, why do I think I a need GFCI disconnect for a spa? (I can come up with reasons if the spa power feeds lights etc., but I have seen spas that at the disconnect have a #10 wire for the motor, and then #12 for the lgts. So sense the #10 is basically hardwired to the motor, it doesn't need to be GFCI protected?)
Thanks.
Article numbers if you could...
1. Conductors after the disconnect are required to be copper? (I have always did this, thought I read it in the past but now I can't find it.)
2. Spa/pool motors that are hardwired are NOT required to be GFCI protected?
3. If #2 is correct, why do I think I a need GFCI disconnect for a spa? (I can come up with reasons if the spa power feeds lights etc., but I have seen spas that at the disconnect have a #10 wire for the motor, and then #12 for the lgts. So sense the #10 is basically hardwired to the motor, it doesn't need to be GFCI protected?)
Thanks.