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I was at a clients house today who just had a hot tub installed in their yard. There is a wire that runs 40' through the gardens to get to the location of the hot tub. The wire is 10/3 UF with ground. I can only assume that if it is running a hot tub it is 220 V.
Here is the kicker, there is absolutely nothing covering the EXPOSED wire except for a few inches of dirt. I assume that wherever the wire is exposed it must be covered by conduit but have to wonder if a 220V circuit would need to be in conduit the entire distance.
If I cut both wires with a shovel I could end up dead, not just shocked? Am I being a worry wort or is this contractor a cheeseball? It just doesn't seem right to me.
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