Name: Wesco - Pool, Hot Tub & Spa Electrician
Address: P.O. Box 24069, Knoxville, TN, 37933, US
Telephone: 865-603-4084

Water and Electricity - Do Not Mix

Only a True - Article 680 National Electrical Code Compliant circuit can ensure your family’s safety!

What is the 680 National Electrical Code and why is it vital to ensure your safety?

Article 680 National Electrical Code is a portion of the code that was created and written exclusively for Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs and areas near Boat docks, Marinas and Fountains.

It is the only NEC Codes written to help ensure your family’s safety in the water.

The average Pool, Spa, Hot Tub or Boat Dock circuit has 30 to 40 Complex 680 NEC Codes and regular National Electrical Codes, along with an extensive list of warranty requirements for your Pool, Spa or Hot Tub that ALL MUST BE FOLLOWED to ensure your family’s Safety in the Water.

A True - 100% 680 Code Compliant Circuit is vital to help guarantee your safety in the event of Equipment faults, Electrical faults, Stray Voltage, Risks of Fire, Shocks in the Water or Death.

Improperly wired hot tub caused deadly 2015 Northern California wildﬁre

This news story shows what can happen when using the Wrong Wire and having NEC Code Violation. A residential hot tub’s faulty wiring ignited one of California’s most destructive wildfires, a blaze that killed four people, sent four firefighters to the hospital and destroyed more than 1,300 homes and more than $1.5 billion in damages. The investigation found the hot tub’s improper electrical wiring did not meet the NEC codes and was the cause of the blaze that grew into a catastrophic wildfire.

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The pitfalls of not hiring a 680 NEC Code Compliant Certified Professional Electrician

As East Tennessee’s Most Trusted and Referred - 680 Code Compliant Certified Professional Electrician, we do a lot of Article 680 NEC Code Compliance Inspections and Shock Alert Testing and lately we are seeing an Alarming amount of Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs and Boat Docks are being wire Wrong and they have multiple code violations and improper bonding issues, Every time the customer says it was done by a “ Licensed Electrician “ that said he would do it right, But he did not do it to the Article 680 NEC Code. Ask yourself, what is the Cheap Electrician not doing to Code to give that Cheap Price?

Although regular electricians are qualified to wire stoves, dryers and house circuits, the Fact is 9 out of 10 of them know absolutely Nothing or Very little about the 680 NEC Codes, But in order to get your money they will tell you they can do it right and because it actually works you believe it was wired to code, But that’s absolutely Not True. The Truth is, the 680 NEC Codes are so Complex that they require years of experience and in-depth knowledge to Master all of them; even some electrical inspectors have trouble interpreting the 680 NEC codes correctly.

Just because it works, never ensures it meets Code or is Safe for your family.

If you don’t have a True 100 % Code Compliant Circuit, you have NO Safety Protection from Electrical Shocks, Stray voltage - Equipment and Electrical Faults, Fires or Death ( Only 5 milliamps can electrocute you ).

ANY SPA will still Work even with incorrect wiring

Your spa, hot tub or pool may still work even if there is an Article 680 NEC Code Violation. Here are a few examples of the hundreds we have redone and rewired to 680 NEC Code due to wrong wiring and code violations - by an unqualified licensed electrician.

These pictures are all regarding voided spa warranties for using the wrong wire mostly for corroded Romex wiring, also burned out spa control boards, control board fires and multiple Article 680 NEC code violations, etc. NEVER Allow any electrician to use Romex wire that will corrode and deteriorate over time when used outside or Aluminum, SE, UF, NM-B or any other cheap wire that has a Non - Insulated or bare Equipment Ground Conductor Safety wire that's Not Allowed on Pools, Spas, or Hot Tubs.

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We have over 37 years of in-depth knowledge and specialized training

As East Tennessee’s Most Trusted and Referred Certiﬁed Professional Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Electrician, We are also getting an Alarming amount of calls for Stray Voltage and people getting Shocked in their Pools, Spas, Hot Tubs and around their Boat docks.

Stray voltage and Shocks in the water are REAL and happen a lot more than you think. But it can be avoided by the proper wiring and equipotential bonding, according to local TVA reports and all True Certified Professional Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Electricians agree *

If you are getting shocked in a pool, spa, hot tub or near a boat dock. This is a serious risk and can be caused by stray voltage, faulty wiring or improper bonding, etc. - If you experience a shock, immediately move away from the source and exit the pool, spa or hot tub, avoiding any metal ladders, handrails, etc. Shut off all power and immediately call a True Certified Professional Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Electrician.

If you are getting a new Pool, Spa, Hot Tub or Boat Dock or just wanting to make sure your existing one meets the 680 NEC Codes and is Safe for your family. Only hire a True - 680 Code Compliant Certiﬁed Professional Electrician.

How to Not be taken advantage of - by an unqualiﬁed electrician
Can the Electrician Prove that they have ( at least 10 years ) of Extensive Knowledge and Experience in the 680 NEC Codes and have wired at least a ( Hundred or more ) - Pool, Spas, Hot Tubs, etc. Are they well known by their Google reviews for wring Pools, Spas, and water related circuits, Check their website for Pictures of the Pools and Spas they have actually wired, Always Require a 680 Code Compliance Written Guarantee Can they explain in great detail the 680 NEC Codes and how they apply to your job?

If they Can Not show you extensive proof of their credentials along with hundreds of Pool, Spa and Hot Tub pictures and give you a 680 Code Compliant Written Guarantee. They are not a True - Certiﬁed Professional Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Electrician.

At Wesco, we have over 37 years of in-depth knowledge and the specialized training required to Master the complex 680 NEC Codes to become a Certified Professional Pool, Spa and Hot Tub Electrician, As your Dealer Approved Spa and Hot Tub Electrician, we are also Qualified to ensure the warranty’s extensive electrical safety requirements.