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Went and tested it again and nothing happens now, looks like the gfci burnt out! Did I wire it wrong? It looks fine to me :( I'm going to have to try and get this replaced somehow at home depot even though I drilled holes in it already. Anyone can confirm the wiring was right before I try to...

The incoming wires are in the center, 2 hots go beside the gfci and you can see the rest.

Actually the smell is probably from the wires that I cut from the cord wire I'm going to use. Here is a pic.

Hi I just wired up my 50a home depot spa panel. Measured my voltage at the plug I installed and had 115v at each hot leg, good. But when I hit the "test" on the gfci I heard a pop and saw sparks fly inside the panel. The breaker remained on. The sparks spooked me so I shut everything off to...

I think I might go at it with a step bit and if it doesn't turn out clean I'll have a buddy weld the nut on.

ya I'll pay the shipping to borrow it

ya another problem I'm having is finding decent prices for all the flanged connectors (l14, l6, l5), I'd like to buy them all in one place but it's near impossible!

ya it seams the conduit punches will be good for the other holes (ball valves) but this element hole is an odd ball!

ya I meant 1 11/16". I can't for the life of me find anyone with a radio punch, everyone has conduit punches and I'm not buying one just to make 1 hole. I'm almost tempted to cut it out with my dremel or make a smaller hole and use the dremel to grind it down the rest of the way.

You're right, the hole measures 11/16" not 1 1/4". Thanks

So kal's website says to use a 1 1/4" punch for the element. I tested this hole on a scrap peice of metal and the hole seems alittle large? Looks like the seal covers the hole but still sloppier then I would have imagined. Maybe a 1/8" gap between hole and threads. Is this normal or is my...

Got any pics of the cfc?

Pm me with pics and price thanks

If anyone is interested in adding these as well I found a good price for the meters on tmart.com (ships from the US too!). The greedy Chinese that are charging double on ebay wouldn't accept a lower offer for the same product...

You are right, I'm adding them pretty much just for the "cool" factor, digital digits look good on the panel. I guess I'll just plan on going with kal's setup for both to play it safe. Thanks guys

Great build, I'm going with the same setup, thanks for posting all your details! I'd like to add a digital voltmeter and ampmeter like Kal but a bit confused if I can just add it (the voltmeter is up to 300VAC so should be no problem?) but the ampmeter is DC4.5-28V input. Do I need a...