Timeline for Can the neutral for a spa circuit be tied to either the neutral on a return leg or ground?
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| Jun 16, 2021 at 2:34 | vote | accept | Akshue | ||
| Mar 18, 2021 at 8:14 | answer | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 16, 2021 at 19:25 | comment | added | Ed Beal | Akshue there is an entire section in the code book covering pools but well before you get to these code has made it quite clear your case any location around a residence is going to require both a neutral and ground if you have both 120 & 240 , having separate feeds to the same location probably violates other code sections. The best thing to do would be to get a spa panel that could handle a couple additional GFCI breakers and feed the other devices from that panel. Using a 4 wire feeder. | |
| Mar 16, 2021 at 19:13 | comment | added | Akshue | Well, it's technically not a spa. It is a pool heater, I'm just using it as a GFCI instead of running breaker-only. The pump and accessory outlets are (2) 20A/120V circuits, with GFCI/AFCI combo breakers. | |
| Mar 16, 2021 at 19:12 | answer | added | Ed Beal | timeline score: 2 | |
| Mar 16, 2021 at 18:51 | comment | added | Ron Beyer | Depending on where you live, I think the Spa Disconnect box needs to be within a certain distance (and line-of-sight) of the spa itself. You also need a 120V outlet within 20 feet. | |
| Mar 16, 2021 at 18:49 | comment | added | Akshue | I'm leaning to just install the disconnect outside, and try QA out. If it fails, then I replace the GFCI breaker with a standard breaker. The 2 outlets that are on a dedicated 20A circuit are both GFCI outlets. | |
| Mar 16, 2021 at 18:03 | history | edited | isherwood | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 16, 2021 at 17:53 | history | asked | Akshue | CC BY-SA 4.0 |