60amp GFCI for Hot Tub?

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Anyone know where I can find a 60 amp GFCI for my Hot tub. I have tried hardward store, Pool & Spa sotres and numerous electrical supply. The problem is that most are rated for 10hp, and my spa has 3-6hp motors (18hp). I have burned through 2 Conneticut electric spa gfci panels in the last 6 months. at 0.00 a pop, it is getting expensive. I keep getting the run around. Anyone have any ideas?
Have tried Lowes and Home Depot. Their electrical people were clueless. No separate plugs, just a separate direct 220 line. So far I keep getting the run around from electrical supply places that don't get back to me.
Out here Sundance Spas are sold by Paddock Pools. I tried them, they do not carry gfci's for spas.


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  1. Dr. Hot Tub Wilmington NC says:
    June 4, 2010 at 7:25 pm

    Siemens has a 60 amp GFI that we use to sell when we were a Sundance Spa dealership. Go find your nearest Sundance Spa Dealership.

    http://www.hydrospa.com/parts/gfci_breakers.html it’s near the bottom of the page. Hydrospa is now owned by Infinity Spas. This is a very reliable GFI. I would like to know what tub you have. Model/brand. and what spa pack and motors are in it.

  2. alvarz says:
    June 4, 2010 at 7:25 pm

    you mean a circuit breaker. try electrical warehouse

  3. RoeB says:
    June 4, 2010 at 7:25 pm

    Looks like you are a whole lot lite on the amperage. Roughly 18 Hp would equal 13428 watts divided by 240V would equal 55.95 amps. You then have to add your the heaters of your Hot tub and any auxiliary electrical you would have. Your tub should have the correct size breaker listed somewhere. You might then find the correct size at Lowe’s or Home Depot. Find someone knowledgeable in the store to look it up for you as they will probably have to order it…

  4. Kevin S says:
    June 4, 2010 at 7:25 pm

    break it up, does each motor have it’s own plug? If you can run a separate line for each motor, and if you have a heater that has to be on it’s own circut. You can use gfi recepts. with regular 20 amp breakers, one for each motor.

  5. Cory K says:
    June 4, 2010 at 7:25 pm

    Based on the information you supplied, break each one of the motors down to a separate circuit. Many spa paks with 11 kw heaters come with 60 amp GFI but the motors are only about 1.5 to 2 hp tops.

    Burning out a breaker that often is a shear sign an electrical danger is present and I would suggest a licensed electrician. Breakers are to protect the user and would be a good idea to heed the warning they giving you.

    A drastic spike in amperage is inevitable at startup. Ten second delay switches would also be a solution during startup time. This would give the break relief. The LRA rating on the motor will give you a good idea if you are under sized. A properly sized breaker will handle a spike of 10% of the breakers rating at maximum. Anything higher and it will trip.

    Burning out a GFI breaker is not a leak to ground causing it to trip but too much amperage being drawn through it. One other item you should look at is the wiring size to the motors from the main panel. Undersized wiring can cause an amperage increase.

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