240v hot tube disconnect code?

[cobrajoe]

Anyone have the min/max length on the disconnect needed for a hot tub? Or where I can look it up online?

[pegasus]

4 feet should do

[DSSKing68]

NEC says 5 feet, and in line of sight of the hot tub.

Some local codes also require a GFCI outlet in the area as well....

680.42 Outdoor Installations
A spa or hot tub installed outdoors shall comply with the provisions of Parts I and II of this article, except as permitted in 680.42(A) and 680.42(B), that would otherwise apply to pools installed outdoors.



II. Permanently Installed Pools

680.22 Area Lighting, Receptacles, and Equipment

(A) Receptacles

(3) Dwelling Unit(s) Where a permanently installed pool is installed at a dwelling unit(s), no fewer than one 125-volt 15- or 20-ampere receptacle on a general-purpose branch circuit shall be located not less than 3.0 m (10 ft) from, and not more than 6.0 m (20 ft) from, the inside wall of the pool. This receptacle shall be located not more than 2.0 m (6 ft 6 in.) above the floor, platform, or grade level serving the pool.


I'd check your local codes as well...some require a bonding wire all the way back to the panel.

[cobrajoe]

Thanks Guys! I found something that said 10' also. :lol: