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How safe is it to use a SSR to control power to a spa? Or use a relay?

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Benta:
Gyro, you have my sympathy :)
A technical thread devolving into "where is it cheapest" and "I don't care if it's genuine" is kind of sad...

DougSpindler:

--- Quote from: Gyro on July 19, 2020, 08:46:40 pm ---I'm not upset, just pissed off. My only point was that you should buy one with a genuine approval. I'm in the UK, I don't use either.... and yes I did - I said use a contactor not an SSR. Go back and read your own thread!

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I am taking your advice and using a contactor.  Thank you very much.

DougSpindler:

--- Quote from: Benta on July 19, 2020, 08:48:48 pm ---Gyro, you have my sympathy :)
A technical thread devolving into "where is it cheapest" is kind of sad...

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No that's not true.  If I wanted cheaper I could have used Banggood.




 

DougSpindler:
Thanks for all of the comments.  Decided to go with a $10 relay/contactor I found on Amazon.  Others have purchased it saying they have used them of air conditioners, compressor motors, electric hot water heaters etc.  Should be fine for my application.  What's the worst that would happen?  Heat up and the contacts remain closed/shorted?  Or burn out and remain open?  The GFCI is their to protect the people so no problem there.

I guess the worst thing that could happen is the relay overheats and someone causes a fire in a hot tub filled with water.  Fine with me, I have insurance.

bdunham7:

--- Quote from: DougSpindler on July 19, 2020, 08:34:26 pm ---How are fake Cisco products getting into the supply chain?  These are not just isolated incidents either.

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Because people are willing to buy from less-reputable distributors to get a deal and those less-reputable distributors are willing to buy stuff out of the back of a stepvan in the middle of the night.

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