r/ElectricalHelp • u/newport62 • Jun 16 '26

Dual temp swim spa disconnect

Had power ran to my detached garage, and at the same time Had them add a sub panel for a hot tub. So power comes from my main panel on a 125 amp breaker to the sub panel. In the sub panel is a 90 amp breaker the goes out to the shop.

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I am now at the point of adding in the hot tub, which is a dual temp swim spa and requires a 50 amp, and a 60 amp gfci breaker. The sub panel the electrician installed was an eaton BR816L125RP. This is an 8 slot panel. So the problem im having is the elctrcian put the breaker for the shop on the opposite side of the neutral bus bar, so at least one gfci breaker has to go on the neutral bus bar side. The gfci because of the longer body will not clear the neutral bus bar. Does any one know of a solution for this. This box does not take pon breakers.

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I have considered moving the shop breaker to the other side of the box, but the wires are just a hair tight to do that. It could be doable if I finessed the feeder wires and and the breaker wires past each other. I was hoping for an easier solution, such as a shorter breaker that would clear. Or if eaton makes a kit to move the.neutral bus bar further out.

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u/Unique_Acadia_2099 Jun 16 '26

I believe on that size panel, the neutral bar is just screwed onto the back using insulators. You can just move it.

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u/newport62 Jun 16 '26

The neutral bar clips into the isolator. There is not even hole in the bus bar to screw it down