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Wiring a generator for winter protection.

Posted By: jhelm
Date: Wednesday, 10 May 2006, at 7:26 a.m.

I will be getting a first spa in a few weeks and I have an electrician coming in a week to do the wiring for a Sundance Altamar (2006. Since the electrician will be here I want to consider having him do wiring for a generator for winter freeze protection. I already have a generator (5000 watt 120/240 volt) hooked up to various household things furnace, frige., water pump etc. A gen tran is in place for this. I want to hook up the spa to the main service (200 amp) with 50 or 60 amp service disconnect or gfci breaker and #6 wire. To use the generator in the winter (if there is an extended power outage)(they happen here) I know I would have to do a manual wire change at the control box on the hot tub to shift from 60 to 30 amp. to run just the heater and a circ pump.
Am I on the right track with this????

Messages In This Thread

• Wiring a generator for winter protection.
  jhelm -- Wednesday, 10 May 2006, at 7:26 a.m.
  • Re: Wiring a generator for winter protection.
    n1oty -- Wednesday, 10 May 2006, at 4:05 p.m.
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      Mike134 -- Thursday, 11 May 2006, at 5:12 p.m.
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        n1oty -- Friday, 12 May 2006, at 4:13 a.m.
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          jhelm -- Saturday, 13 May 2006, at 6:40 p.m.
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          Mike134 -- Monday, 15 May 2006, at 6:28 p.m.

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