Why do I need a GFCI electrical cord on my hot tub when I have the GFCI on the outlet?
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The on off switch had a GFCI built into it and was part of the cord that was on my 110 hot tub but it went out and my husband cut off the box and repaired the cord without the interruptor since we had one on the outdoor outlet. It felt hot one day when I was about to unplug it when we were leaving for a trip and I had never noticed that before. We looked at buying a cord with the GFCI built in but it is 90 dollars plus shipping. Home Depot said we were fine but that the cord was getting hot because it was too long and to shorten it but it was safe as long as our box had the interruptor. It can save us money if we don't have to replace it. We have the hot tub for about 7 years and the cord came with it and is about 10 feet long and has only a few feet left over that isn't necessary but that didn't sound like we need to cut it off but what do we know?? We just need it safe and don't need to Jerry Rig it but if we can DYI , that's the way we would like to go. thanks
I am very worried about the size of your electric cord's wires. I would prefer you to use an eight gauge cord that can now handle the amps your tub needs. I always prefer seeing a hot tub hard wired and not plugged in.
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May 3rd, 2009 at 4:33 pm
I am very worried about the size of your electric cord's wires. I would prefer you to use an eight gauge cord that can now handle the amps your tub needs. I always prefer seeing a hot tub hard wired and not plugged in.
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