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    mike 165278 Posts: 168, Reputation: 7
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    #21

    Aug 17, 2012, 01:29 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by alex the great View Post
    Yeah that sounds right, about $100 but what im thinking more about is that the electicien was maybe lazy or trying to cut corners cause the #8 wire was ALREADY there! I had an old spa replaced with a NEW ONE that's why I called him, and he said we can just use the 8you already have and save money! that way we wont need to do the hole wireing again, know what I mean? but i regret it now...the manuel says use 6 wire, im upset and paranoid, what if i get inspected?
    It will pass inspection. Electrically it's safe and sound. Just 'lose' the manual the day of the inspection.
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    Aug 17, 2012, 01:30 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by mike 165278 View Post
    It will pass inspection. Electrically it's safe and sound. Just 'lose' the manual the day of the inspection.
    What did he charge you, and what did he do?
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    Aug 17, 2012, 01:39 PM
    Charged me $200, he just pluged the wire to hottub and installed bpx on the outside of the box :)

    Btw Mike thanks so much for your time and help!!
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    Aug 18, 2012, 03:33 AM
    Alex, before you and the installing electrician gets a pass, we need to know EXACTLY, what type of cable or raceway the #8 is.

    IF, you have #8 Romex cable, the max protection is to be 40 Amp.
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    Aug 18, 2012, 02:27 PM
    100% agree. I read he installed a box on the house, assumed it was outside an piped in PVC. I got to stop assuming.
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