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  1. D

    FCU to pond pump

    Hi all, Thank you in advance... So I had an electrician put in some FCUs on spurs to a couple of outside lights.. this one was in readiness to feed a pond pump. I'm very reluctant to question the experts, but I wanted to put an LED FCU on, and found this.. I really don't think it can be...
  2. GriffMG

    Pond Pump tripping new consumer unit RCD

    I have a fairly recently installed consumer unit with an RCD, between it and the garden there is another, much older (25yrs?) RCB (big Wylex thing) from which a couple of power points are provided on the wall of my fish ponds. Before the consumer unit was fitted I could run the pond pump from...
  3. I

    Cleaning up 220 for fish pond

    Homeowner here, working on my fish pond power supply. (Fish pond came with the house and I'm wanting to update.) Currently 220v comes off of a 2 pole 20A breaker and goes to a fused disconnect. From there, it splits into two 110v circuits and powers two outlets where pumps are plugged in. I...
  4. I

    I'm trying to replace an old outdoor switch for a pond pump and need some advice please?

    New switch has an earth terminal in the back box and COM, 1 WAY, 2 WAY on the switch. My power in and pond pump have live, neutral and earth wires, what goes where please?
  5. Rockingit

    Garden / Hot Tub / Pond pumps feed

    Just want a quick foggy-Monday-morning-brain check..... Customer wants a mixed feed for general outdoor shenanigans, plan is to run a supply from a KMF in the meter box down some 10mm SWA to an outdoor pillar style distro and then go from there. If divorce it at the pillar box, so the entire...
  6. D

    Identifying pond connectors

    I have a 4 tour rock pool water fountain and it has a power pack which has 4 leads they screw in to it. I am desperately trying to find a replacement for the lead and screw ins but I have no idea what it is called if anyone could possibly help me I would be most grateful. Thanks in advance
  7. C

    Ponds

    Evening all, I have recently installed a pond and run the pump back to a socket in the utility room (three pin plug). However, I have just got a small shock from the water in the pond! I turned off the socket it’s plugged into but can still detect a voltage in the water. I then turned off the...
  8. Marti

    3183Y Pond Flex frustrations. The "proper" way to strip this material

    Good evening folk, Recently took a role that involves using a lot of 2.5 mm 3183Y "pond flex". Is there an easy way to strip the outer sheath without risk of nicking the inner core insulation? Slicing and tugging might have been OK for the occasional garden light install but something faster...
  9. B

    Solar panel and pond pump

    I have a solar panel which I want to use to power a pond pump. This is what I have so far: 100W, 12V solar panel 12v 9Ah lead acid battery 50W, 12V pump And a solar charge controller (12V, 10A). The pump runs perfectly off the battery. When I connect it all together on the controller, the...
  10. Pete999

    Pete's Videos Gobbledygook from across the pond

  11. Pete999

    Pete's Videos Aye up Guys new tester from across the pond

    And you can make it yourself
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    Pond Pump GCLI Puzzle

    If I have the wrong forum, could someone please direct me? I have a friend who has a fountain pump in her garden pond. It runs for approximately 10 minutes then throws the main breaker on the consumer unit but does not throw its dedicated breaker. The electrical circuit has been checked and I...
  13. P

    Power for Pond pump and multiple external lights.

    Evening all, just wanted to run a customers ideas by you and if my thoughts are correct with regards to wiring. Customer is having his garden landscaped and is looking to install 3/4 standalone lights, as well as a pond pump with its own mini lighting system for the water feature. My thoughts...
  14. Pete999

    RCD / GFCI testing from across the pond

  15. Chainhurstman

    Waterproofing the U/V electric assembly of a pond filter.

    Three of my older pond filters have an integrated U/V assembly in the filter lid, which is raised well above the level of the water in the filter and therefore never intended to get wet (at least, all the while that the lid pipework itself remains sound). One, unfortunately, overflowed, so...
  16. R

    Garden Pond Pump installation.

    We are considering putting in a garden pond with a mains operated pump. Is it legal to drill through the wall of the house and connect to a waterproof RCD box on the outside of the house. Use armoured cable in ducting running under the lawn, then connect up the pump. Two connection ideas. 1...
    • Robert B
    • Thread
    • cable garden house installation outside pond pump socket
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. C

    pond heater 2kw

    Hi I'm new to this forum. My dads fish pond has a 2kw heater and recently wasn't working. When investigating into the problem I put it down to a faulty heater as when plugged in it trips the inline RCD. When the load switch line to the heater is not connected the rcd plug does not trip and...
  18. Adie moore

    pond pump wire

    I've been to quote on a job today where the customer had dug a pond / water feature in to the garden. their is no raised edge around the pond, it will go grass, edging bricks, water all at about the same level. it's a very minimalist look he is going for. the edge of the feature is about 2M from...
  19. L

    UV for koi pond tripping all outside electrics

    The UV in my koi pond set up was initially wired up to a switch box but it stopped working a while back. Today I tried to fix it... The first thing I tried was to replace the time delay fuse in the switch box but this blew the replaced fuse plus 2 other fuses (used for linking the switch boxes...
    • loll_l
    • Thread
    • electric electrical electrics outside pond tripping
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. S

    SWA free to outside pond - supply loss aren't required

    Evening all, I have been asked to install a supply to an outside pond (from an existing conservatory ring with an outside IP rated socket installed) and have been asked whether there is a way that they can be alerted if the MCB / RCD trips (preferably audio). Any ideas what can be installed...
    • Skimpy Wan
    • Thread
    • free outside pond required supply swa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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