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    charlez Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 10, 2007, 01:01 PM
    Wring my spa
    I recently purchased a used hot tub and I'm trying to find out what type of wire I need to run to my gfci box and my main breaker box in my house??
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    Oct 10, 2007, 06:39 PM
    You need to tell us a bit more about the spa. Does the panel specify the electrical requirements such as 220 v with a 50 amp GFI? Does this unit heat with electricity or gas?
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    Oct 12, 2007, 05:09 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by charlez
    i recently purchased a used hot tub and im trying to find out what type of wire i need to run to my gfci box and my main breaker box in my house???
    How far is the Electrical run going to be?

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