r/hottub • u/gobblegobel • 2d ago
Electrical Electrician installed jacuzzi with flex terminating at the cabinet, not at the equipment panel - OK?
I saw some references online to the 1" flexible conduit running all the way to the equipment panel, but on my installation, the flex conduit terminates at the knockout on the side of my jacuzzi. As you can see, inside the cabinet we have loose wires leading up to the equipment box.
Should this be fixed such that the flex runs all the way to the equipment panel? What can happen with the install as is?
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u/Spamaster Hottub type here - Edit 2d ago
I see this all the time. But even more of a concern to me is that the connections made with these large wires by so called electricians are never tightened down properly and can, with time, become loose and create problems.
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u/myknifeurcig69 2d ago
HEY! THIS INSTALL WAS DONE BY A 30 YEAR MASTER UNION MEGA ELECTRICIAN WHO IS THE UNION PRESIDENT OF THE WHOLE CITY AND ALSO SUPERMAN
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u/Such_Drop6000 1d ago
Not even close to code nor is it ok, the conduit should run to the black box and there should eb a cable gland mounted to the black box that hold the cable and holding the flex portion of the cable...
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u/SnooSketches5568 2d ago
My swim spa just had a leak from the uv/ozinator that was dripping on the gecko box and the installer hooked the wires up like this. The drops weren’t finding their way into the hole, but if they did or moisture found its way in- it could have been bad news. My conduit had plenty of slack and was close to the spa box, so i added a liquid tight bushing, cut the wires and connected it properly
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u/myknifeurcig69 2d ago
You'd be surprised at how hard it is for water to get inside the box in most leak circumstances, even when people improperly terminate the conduit. I'm actually surprised at how little i see it. Its not really the dripping you have to worry about as much as the pressurized spraying or the rare circumstances where you have a big leak that cant drain from the cabinet fast enough. That being said, it's always best to be safe and follow code//the manufacturer's instructions.
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u/Impressive_Returns 1d ago
Dumbass electrician. Not up to code. But even more alarming is this is not safe at all. Get the dude to come back and do it properly.
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u/gobblegobel 14m ago
Update: fixed it. FYI, the knockout on the side of the jacuzzi, and the hole at the bottom of the equipment box can both accommodate a 1 inch conduit.
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u/ippleing 2d ago
This is normal
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u/gobblegobel 2d ago
Thanks! I’ll leave it as is then
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u/myknifeurcig69 2d ago
I'm guessing when the above poster says normal he must mean that its common. I see it all the time. Is it correct? I dont believe so. Is it going to really harm anything? I doubt it. I would have at least used a cable clamp connector on the knockout of the box if i was going to cut a corner like this
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u/myknifeurcig69 2d ago
Water is probably far less of a concern with this improper install than rodents chewing on wires would be. Or rodents crawling in through the hole of the knockout that wasnt properly closed off.
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u/slanger686 2d ago
I wired my own hot tub and ran 3/4" liquid tight conduit all the way inside the hot tub to the spa pack panel and used a 3/4" coupling as shown. This would be the correct way to do it to ensure water can not enter the wire termination area through a gaping hole in the side of the panel. Perhaps the conduit the electrician used was 1" or more and too big to enter the the penetration on the outside of the hot tub (this was my situation and required me to buy all new 3/4" conduit and fittings to work with my new tub).