machfive55
Well-Known Member
What is the point of a spa panel vs just putting the GFCI right in the main panel? I noticed my hot water heater is hooked up using a spa panel.
I could see this being the case if you already have the standard breaker in the box. However, if you are starting from scratch I would think buying one breaker and dropping it in the main panel would be cheaper?
I just went through this looking at pricing in the USA. You can get a home depot spa panel (Seattle area HD) for around 67 dollars for a 50 A, I think there was a smaller and larger for just more or less. This is a whole box, breaker, and some internal bus bars etc.
Comparable in the same store was a 50A GFI breaker alone for 97 dollars I believe....
The brand I was looking at was made by Midwest. Model number UG412RMW250P.
Hope this helps.
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