HotSpring Rhythm - Electrical Requirements

Hot Spot Rhythm 230 Volt
ELECTRICAL REQUIREMENTS
To ensure you will have an opportunity to use your spa soon aer delivery, it is very important that the required
service has been installed. Unless otherwise spulated by your dealer, THIS IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
IMPORTANT: All electrical circuits must be installed by a qualied, licensed electrician.
230 VOLT OPERATION REQUIREMENTS
230 volt models require a 50 or 70 amp, single phase, 230 volt circuit breaker in the main electrical service panel.
All 230 volt Hot Spring spas must be wired in accordance with applicable local and naonal electrical codes, all
electrical work must be done by a licensed electrician.
NOTE: WATKINS WELLNESS REQUIRES THE USE OF A SUBPANEL TO SUPPLY POWER AND PROTECT THE SPA. On the
RHYTHM 230 V model, the 50 amp subpanel containing the GFCI breakers is included with the spa.
A licensed electrician should install a four-wire electrical service (two line voltages, one neutral, one ground) from the
main electrical service panel to the subpanel, and from the sub-panel to the spa per the appropriate wiring diagram
as illustrated below.
The grounding conductor must be at least #10AWG. Your electrician should mount the subpanel in the vicinity of the
spa but it should not be closer than 5 feet (1.5 m) to the spa water edge (NEC 680-38 to 41-A-3).
INSTALLATION NOTE: Aer the spa has been installed by the dealer’s delivery crew, your electrician can connect the
conduit from the subpanel to the spa’s IQ 2020 Control Box and then complete the wiring connecons in the control
box.
NOTE: Complete step-by-step Installaon and Wiring Instrucons for all 230 volt Hot Spring models are included in
the Owner’s Manual and with each subpanel, which can be obtained from your dealer.
WIRE SPECIFICATION NOTE: Long electrical runs may require a larger gauge feed wire than stated. We recommend
that a maximum voltage drop of 3% be used when calculang the larger wire size.