is there ever static electricity associated with hot tubs?
static electricity requires a capacitor. a capacitor is made of two electrically conductive bodies separated by a dielectric (insulator) they typical construction of a hot tub has a wood or plastic enclosure, sitting on a concrete pad on the ground. the ground is conductive, and theoretically, so is the water inside the tub. (because of the minerals and chemicals in solution in the water) therefore, in that form, there would be some potential for static electricity to accumulate. now: the safety mechanism: All conductive (metal) parts of a hot tub, are suposed to be bonded together to form an “equipotential grid” those parts are all supposed to be bonded to the house’s electrical grounding system, which is suposed to be bonded to a grounding electrode system. If all of those bonding systems are functioning properly, there will be a conductive path between the water inside the hot tub and the ground the hot tub is sitting on, to safely drain away any potential static electricity.
