Adding Jaccuzi Bathtub - What To Expect From Electrician

[Jack_Kada]

Hi

My husband is installing a whirlpool bathtub which has four jaccuzi jets (it was a birthday gift for me).

The plumbing is all done by him but I insisted on him getting in a qualified electrician to wire up the pump.

My question is what to expect from the electrician? We have a fairly new Consumer Unit which has RCD protection so if the electrician says take power off the upstairs ring spur directly is that sufficent?

Or does a new line (with a seperate enclosed RCD) is required?

I want to ask two sparkys to quote on it but before I do that I want to make sure I know what to insist on!!

Thank you all

Xxx

 

[flyingsparks]

Hi, do you know the power rating of the jacuzzi bath? In W watts or A amps? All depends on that if it can be spurred off the ring or needs a new supply. If its just a pump and no heating elements then chances are would be ok spurred off the ring with a switched fused connection unit. Must also be on RCD. Which by sounds of it your fuse board already has RCD protection so that's ok.

 

[Taylortwocities]

As above. It all depends on the power requirements of the tub.
If your husband really loves you it will be a meaty one, so it will need a new circuit run from the fuseboard, so a new MCB there on the RCD side of the board.
Then a cable run to the tub location - the cable type will depend on where its located. It may need to be armour plated cable.
Also a double pole isolator switch at the tub end.

Just get three quotes. make sure the sparkies are "Part P" registered as this is notifiable work.
There's a list here
http://www.electricsaferegister.co.uk

 

[AdamCH]

Depends whether we're talking indoor jacuzzi wirlpool bath or out door hot tub type.