[Love2cruise]

We are getting estimates for a birdcage which will enclose a hot tub. 2 contractors told us we had to be 5' away from a window and one told us 6'. I called ARC to see what the correct answer is. The person I spoke with said he had never heard that a hot tub had be be away from a window. Has anyone recently run into this situation? And if you have do you know how many feet a hot tub has to be away from a window,or not?

[DangeloInspections]

The code states that any window within 5 feet of the waters edge is supposed to be tempered glass. Sliding glass doors are already tempered glass. Most windows are not.
Any outlets or switches are supposed to be 6 feet away from the waters edge. Any aluminum or metal within 5' from the waters edge needs to be bonded with at least #8 bonding wire. A 110 volt spa that already has a GFCI cord should not be plugged into an outlet already protected by a GFCI breaker.

I find these codes non-compliant all the time. Many folks just buy a spa and install it however they want to without any thought of being code compliant. I am not saying this is right or wrong....just saying what I find on a daily basis.

Hope this helps!

Frank D.

[Love2cruise]

Frank , as usual you have great information that can be trusted.

Thank you.

[Radioman41]

Frank is on the money. In addition, we had to pull two permits, one for the 220v line, and a permit for the spa in Sumter County.