Great Video, Thanks! Installed the same box but 60A on my house. Used same holes for in and out too... I did not like that cheap cap with that cheap seal for the top. And that box is not water tight at all.
an ac disconnect is more of a switch. A tech can cut the power to the unit by pulling out the bridge piece. A spa kit gives you a GFCI breaker so there is a measure of safety for the hot tub. The AC disconnect wouldn't trip like a breaker should there be a voltage spike or the hot tub heater short and put a current into the water. Hope that helps!
@@jofalltrades1816 couldn’t the GFCI breaker be at the main panel and you could use ac disconnect ? Seems like a waste because using the spa kit you still have to purchase a breaker for the panel.
@@regularjoe5055 in this case it is done to satisfy local electrical code. Most require an outdoor GFCI and that GFCI has to be a certain ditance from the tub. But depending on your local code, you certainly could have a GFCI in the panel. Save about $150 that way.
Is it possible for these to get wet during a hard rain and trip? We had heavy rain and ours tripped. At least that's what we think happened. Ours is a Square D.
Great Video, Thanks! Installed the same box but 60A on my house. Used same holes for in and out too...
I did not like that cheap cap with that cheap seal for the top.
And that box is not water tight at all.
What is the difference between a “spa kit” like this and a “ac disconnect box”? They seem very similar to me…thanks for the instruction!
an ac disconnect is more of a switch. A tech can cut the power to the unit by pulling out the bridge piece. A spa kit gives you a GFCI breaker so there is a measure of safety for the hot tub. The AC disconnect wouldn't trip like a breaker should there be a voltage spike or the hot tub heater short and put a current into the water. Hope that helps!
@@jofalltrades1816 definitely helps, thank you so much!
@@jofalltrades1816 couldn’t the GFCI breaker be at the main panel and you could use ac disconnect ? Seems like a waste because using the spa kit you still have to purchase a breaker for the panel.
@@regularjoe5055 in this case it is done to satisfy local electrical code. Most require an outdoor GFCI and that GFCI has to be a certain ditance from the tub. But depending on your local code, you certainly could have a GFCI in the panel. Save about $150 that way.
Is it possible for these to get wet during a hard rain and trip? We had heavy rain and ours tripped. At least that's what we think happened. Ours is a Square D.
This isn’t a spa pack.The spa pack is what’s inside the tub.This is a gfci disconnect
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