hot tub in garage (diversity)

[scott 123]

house supply 100A tns 32A mcb feeding garage(10mm swa buried ) 100A board.. currently with lights on 6A and sockets on 20A ....customer wants massive hottub installed in garage ....problem is manual says requires 2 x 32 A supply for tub ........any suggestions ?

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

I dont care if its classy or not but I could easily see myself sat in one of them on a nice summers day surrounded by nice women in bikinis, but then realise id have to be a drug dealer to afford it and also pay for the electric unless i bypass the meter or piggy back off the street lights

 

[Devonchris]

Yes I can picture one of those out front on the Royal Crescent next to the wheelie bins.

 

[westward10]

It is a certain class of person who have them, that being no class.

 

[Octopus]

£13K plus an enormous electricity bill - must have some cash your customer.

And I am betting they want a cheap and nasty connection ...... Because Gary down the pub says it's really easy ........

 

[scott 123]

I'm thinking service connector block, a 63A sw fuse, 10 or 16mm swa depending on installation method and distance. Just to try to minimise house lights dimming when warp drive is engaged.[/QUOTE

My problem is with overload....whenever this is on full power and house is in full use ...will it constantly trip?

 

[Gavin John Hyde]

Yes I can picture one of those out front on the Royal Crescent next to the wheelie bins.

nah you are all wrong, wheelie bins are around back of the crescent out of site of the tourists and the hotel guests. besides in bath we have naturally hot springs and a rooftop infinity pool heated by nature in the spa.. its great on a winters evening...

 

[UNG]

That thing is huge!! And it weighs 1.5tons, they will need a massive slab for that as well

More like 9.1 tons once it is filled with water

 

[Wilko]

If they've got gas heating and hot water in the house then it maybe ok - check what else is installed

 

[scott 123]

If they've got gas heating and hot water in the house then it maybe ok - check what else is installed

Nothing major 4bed house usual lights sockets cooker shower

 

[Wilko]

If they run the shower and the cooker and then fire up the Enterprise it might get a bit busy ... could be the first house to use 100A

 

[Devonchris]

I would tell them to better spend the money on a taste and style refining course they will then realise said hot tub and current lifestyle adornments need addressing.

You can take a ----- to culture but you can't make them think.

 

[scott 123]

So would any of you install this ..or tell customer he needs new supply

 

[telectrix]

i'd not do it. i like polar bears too much.

 

[Cadgey123]

So would any of you install this ..or tell customer he needs new supply

Yeah, as said in a previous post. Tap off the mains supply from the house with a switched fuse unit and supply it like that.
If they want it installed it can be done. There will be definitely be a little diversity to be applied, it won't take the full whack.

 

[UNG]

So would any of you install this ..or tell customer he needs new supply

Yes I don't see the problem that you are obviously seeing
The only issue the customer may have is when it is first filled or filled after a clean which only happens around once every 6 months with the quantity of water specified heaters could be running for couple of days or more to get up to temperature. My mates hottub takes around 1600 litres of water and takes around 18 - 24 hours to get from cold tap temperature to 40°C after a full clean.
The key to low energy use with a hottub is to keep it covered when it is not being used so the heat isn't being lost and keep the pH and chemical levels right so the water changes are kept to a minimum
The insulation on hottubs is quite good and with a cover on lose very little heat as an example a few years ago my mates tub developed a fault the outside temperature at the time was between 2°C and -2°C after 48 hours with no heaters or pumps running the water temp had dropped from 40°C to 25°C

So the biggest problem is likely to be the customer not looking after the water or using the wrong chemicals, chlorine can be very aggressive on the components in a hottub

 

[UNG]

So would any of you install this ..or tell customer he needs new supply

Yes I don't see the problem that you are obviously seeing
The only issue the customer may have is when it is first filled or filled after a clean which only happens around once every 6 months with the quantity of water specified heaters could be running for couple of days or more to get up to temperature. My mates hottub takes around 1600 litres of water and takes around 18 - 24 hours to get from cold tap temperature to 40°C after a full clean.
The key to low energy use with a hottub is to keep it covered when it is not being used so the heat isn't being lost and keep the pH and chemical levels right so the water changes are kept to a minimum
The insulation on hottubs is quite good and with a cover on lose very little heat as an example a few years ago my mates tub developed a fault the outside temperature at the time was between 2°C and -2°C after 48 hours with no heaters or pumps running the water temp had dropped from 40°C to 25°C

So the biggest problem is likely to be the customer not looking after the water or using the wrong chemicals, chlorine can be very aggressive on the components in a hottub