The power disconnect for the hot tub has to be at least six feet away from the tub, to prevent people from doing stupid things – like grabbing the main disconnect while they are still in the water.
This presents another challenge: how to thread three pieces of conduit under the existing sidewalk?
I borrowed a page from the Alderwood Water district playbook. They have this huge truck that shoots a jet of water that allows them to dig down to their facilities with unbelievable precision.
So… monkey see, monkey do. I forced my garden hose into the end of a piece of conduit, turned the water on “blast,” and worked the conduit back and forth until I had a clear path cut under the sidewalk!
Next, I installed and cemented all three conduits and capped them for later. So far, everything is going well…
