consumer unit

Is your consumer unit fitted with an RCD ? this will be the large switch with a test button on. If not then your new circuit would have to be RCD protected anyway to keep in line with the regs BS7671, there are a couple of options you can take the obvious is a new consumer unit supplied and fitted and certificated at around £350-£450 dependant on location, the second is slightly cheaper it would involve an independant RCD unit totally seperated from the rest of your installation and this way the only cert would be on the circuit in question. Either way you should probably call the electricity board to fit a local isolation switch this will save you and the electrcian time they put it in for free, If you already have one obvioulsy dont bother. Another probably your first option would be to find out via an electrcian if all your circuit breakers are being used and not just filling the blanks. Hope this helps ya.

Not not nornally no, a small additional 1 or 2 way RCD type unit can be added adjacent to the main consumer unit quite easily. If however your existing consumer unit does not have dual RCD's and MCBs (e.g. it still has the old fuse wire type fuses) then now maybe a good time to upgrade the whole unit anway to one that meets the current 17th edition wiring regulations.

You can add a 1/2 way consumer unit adjacent to your consumer unit if you have room, but it must be RCD controlled

As I did tell you on the phone, with the free advise I gave you you do need an rcd to control your hot tub ! As an NICEIC approved contractor why would I tell you otherwise ?!!

yes upgrade to a 12 or 14way

Hi seychelles_48, You could have a seperate small consumer unit to power your hot tub, with RCD and RCBO protection, which would be cost effective and would save on having a new consumer unit and the full testing. Good luck with your hot tub !