Electric wires under our Jacuzzi bath tub, possible to get electrocuted?

We're renovating our master bath, and underneath the big Jacuzzi bath tub there are the pipes and motor and a regular metal junction box (strapped to one of the large PVC pipes) to which they ran the power for the motor. But the 20-amp wires going into the junction box are just regular white wires with no special protective jacketing or anything, coming up from the floor under the tub.





Well, it's just freaking me out now.





What if I'm taking a bath and one of the pipes starts to leak, and water hits that junction box. Would that make me get electrocuted?





My husband says I'm freaking out over nothing, that even if that ever happened, the circuit breaker would almost immediately switch off, and the wire itself is grounded, so electricity would follow that ground instead of going to the tub and me.





He's going to replace the box with a water proof outdoor type to make me a little more comfortable... but am I worrying about nothing?Electric wires under our Jacuzzi bath tub, possible to get electrocuted?
As long as the wiring is installed per the manufacturers instructions, and the tub wiring was installed by a real electrician, with a ground fault circuit interrupter, you have nothing to worry about at all.





The GFCI device detects a electrical problem and trips to cut off the power instantly before you get electrocuted. They are a must. They also must be installed correctly to work.





Tell your husband not to sneak up behind you in the tub and make a loud buzzing sound.Electric wires under our Jacuzzi bath tub, possible to get electrocuted?
all wiring should be covered / sealed.if he uses a waterproof box he definitely is going the extra step beyond.


most important gfci. must be used by code in everystate.


thats the most important part.


cicuit breakers save equipment, gfci's save people
I think your husband is correct, however all wiring should be in conduit. I also would say your chances to get fried are about as good as getting a shark attack in the tub!
all hot tubs /jacuzzies are required to be on ground fault circuts(CGI) .so your husband is correct.if water hits the wires then the circuit breaker will trip so noone can get hurt.