The installation directions say you have to have both a ground fault outlet and a copper ground wire from the motor.... Is that a mistake?
1846117
No mistake. And it must be a separate GFI circuit for motor and separate GFI circuit for heater.
1884222
I know, it was very frustrating for me. I had to call an electrician to install it. As I recall, you leave all three of the wires that are already attached with those screw ends alone. You only use the two bare wires and the ground wire to your house wires. Green is usually the ground, but I don't remember in this particular case.
1787885
I believe I ran it back to the neg side of the battery since the system does not use the chassis for a ground.Just touch it and see if whatever you are hooking up works .
1399745
This is a power pick-up one line only, solution. Any item needing grounding can be grounded nearby it's location if you do not want to run two wires to the fuse block.. If its for a phone you may want to find a fuse location that is powered even when engine is off. Good Luck!
1414763
There should be 2 parts to the plug, def a 3 prong plug should've been included.. U should call their customer service..
2014547
i forgot to mention switching motor wires around.thats where i would start given the limited info.
2027882
Not IEEE 1547 compliant which is expected in jurisdictions requiring NEC standards... Your host system should provide ground fault protection ..
1107684
Yes, I found this strange too. I used this in a car application. Had to hook up both positive and negative through the switch to make this work. I thought I could ground the motor, and control the positive. Oh well. Still got it to work.
11385
I had no issues with a two wire install. I grounded it locally to the outlet gang box
1399744
You still need to run a ground. This product just taps into an existing hot (positive +) fuse location on your fuse block. Your red positive hot wire will connect to this product.
1226427
you will need 2 of them, one for each. Best is to install at the back the base ( motor). Let me know if you have any more questions and good luck.
450266
Sorry! Still didn't install yet! But I would say it's not grounded or wired properly!
1748927
My old motor was hard wired but the new comes with a wire that plugs into the motor with a connector on the end so it doesn't matter if it plugs into the motor or a wire that comes off the motor, either way it will work. As for the top plate I'm not sure, I had all the old parts so what didn't come with the new motor I already had. I do hope this helps you out. Randy
1590628
I looked up your motor and it looks like it's a 230 volt, so I'd have to say no. This motor is 115V.
1250287
We did everything ourselves. However, my husband is very handy. I do agree with previous comments, you should hire a professional. If you want to do it yourself the first thing you need to do is apply for a town permit. Call them or visit their website. They will provide you with all local/state electrical requirements. In our town (upstate NY) the permit is a 2 part inspection process. We paid $85 for town permit and another $125 for electrical inspection (even if you hire a professional electrician to wire the tub). We called the electrical inspector directly and found him very helpful. He sent us an electrical inspection package. Make sure you follow these steps because you will need a "Certificate of Compliance" in order to sell your house or liability in an accident. Plus you definitely don't want to move such a heavy tub after the fact and have to redo the wiring. It was about $500 in electrical parts (tub is about 25' away from the main box). The tub itself is a 4 wire, 6 AWG Wire (1 black-hot, 1 red-hot, 1 white-neutral, and 1 green ground). You will purchase these as separate wires. Have Home Depot/Lowes spool them together. Tub requires at least a 50 AMP 220Volt GFI shutoff near the tub - depending on town code. The minimum here is at least 5' away from tub. We also needed to buried a #8 raw copper wire all the way around the tub and ground it to the motor. This copper wire needs to be at least 12" deep underground. Call your town (or check website) for all specifications and good luck!!! PS. So far we are very happy with our purchase!
417030
I think it does not need it. But instructions say ground wire is highly recommended. My take: since there is circuitry imbedded in the unit, the ground keeps it from getting fried. I wouldn't install without ground.
638381
If the connectors are the same, you need not change anything, just plug in the new motor. If they are not the same there should have been a re-wire instructions in the box.