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    dokkend Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jun 15, 2010, 04:50 PM
    What is the correct way to wire a hot tunb with 6-3 wire
    Hello , I just recently bought a hot tub, It called for a 50 amp 6-3 wire with 50 ampl gfi sub panel. I ran the 6-3 wire sealed into the Electrical conduit , brought the wire into the house, wired everything up , and when I turn the breaker on ( in the House) then turn the breker on ( on the subpanel, the subpanel trips. I've wired the 50 amp breaker in the house as follows.

    Red on top of double breaker
    Black on bottom of double breaker
    White , on White Buss Panel
    Ground , On Ground Buss Panel

    On the GFI sub Panel, It is wired as follows

    Black ( from house ) into top screw of GFI Breaker
    Red ( from House ) on Red Buss in sub Panel
    White ( from House ) to White Buss in Sub panel
    Ground (from house ) to ground Buss in Subpanel

    Black ( from Spa) to Bottom Screw ( black) on GFI Breaker
    White ( from Spa) to White on GFI under white pigtail on GFI breaker
    Red ( from Spa ) to Red Buss In sub Panel
    Ground ( from Spa ) to ground Buss in Subpanel.

    The White pigtail that is attached to the Breaker is attached to the White Buss

    Everything looks fine, But When I juice it up the breaker trips, I've tried Taking the " load " off the breaker by disconnecting the Spa and it still trips I have 10o Amp service in my house , and the 6-3 total run from house to sub panel to spa is about 48 feet any sugestions? Dave
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    Jun 15, 2010, 04:59 PM

    Quote Originally Posted by the OP
    White ( from House ) to White Buss in Sub panel
    White from house needs to go to the pigtail on the GFCI breaker.

    Load neutral (screw on GFCI breaker) should drive white isolated bus in sub-panel.
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    Jun 15, 2010, 05:09 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by dokkend View Post
    I ran the 6-3 wire sealed into the Electrical conduit , brought the wire into the house,
    You CANNOT run cable for the outside portion of this circuit. You MUST run individual conductors with an insulated green ground wire.

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