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Asked Aug 6, 2012, 05:05 PM — 24 Answers
I have an older house with non grounded outlets. I pluged my dyson vacuum into an outlet and it wouldn't turn on . the outlet has 120v with proper polarity and other things (fan light etc.) do work. The vacuum does turn on when plugged in an outlet within the same room.???

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Aug 6, 2012, 06:23 PM
Does anything else work in the outlet?
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Aug 6, 2012, 06:27 PM
Maybe it is a switched outlet. Pull it out and see if the side tab has been taken off.
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Aug 9, 2012, 12:24 PM
Hi Guys!
Just purchased a new hot tub (pretty big) 93x93 can fit about 8 ppl….I was told that I needed cable #6 but my electrician installed #8 and told me not to worry about it should be fine, but now I was told that warranty is not covered if anything happens to hot tub if cable #6 is not used, should I be worried? Just wondering thanks
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Aug 9, 2012, 12:45 PM


Who told you #6 was needed?

The electrician is responsible for wiring the unit correctly, as per manufacturers specifications.

Is there a permit for this job?
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Aug 9, 2012, 01:18 PM
What is the load of the hot tub, and what size breaker is it on? Make and model of the hottub?
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Aug 9, 2012, 01:38 PM
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Who told you #6 was needed?

The electrician is responsible for wiring the unit correctly, as per manufacturers specifications.

Is there a permit for this job?
It says it in the manual and the sales person at store also told me to go with #6 cable but electrician told me it's a waste of money, the #8 would work just fine....so I'm paranoid now and confused! I hope nothing burns out on the main board of the hut tub because of this! we fused it at 50amp inside the house
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Aug 9, 2012, 01:49 PM


If he ran NM cable inside the house then #8cu is NOT big enough.
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Aug 9, 2012, 01:51 PM
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If he ran NM cable inside the house then #8cu is NOT big enough.
even if the breaker is 60amp on the outside? dosent the the braker protect the wire?
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Aug 9, 2012, 01:53 PM
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It says it in the manual and the sales person at store also told me to go with #6 cable but electrician told me it's a waste of money, the #8 would work just fine....so I'm paranoid now and confused! I hope nothing burns out on the main board of the hut tub because of this! we fused it at 50amp inside the house
If it's fused at 50amps, you need #6. Was a permit pulled? If so has it been inspected?
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