Pond Electrics with possible lighting on island??

[Joe S]

I have a customer who is digging a rather large pond (approx 200.000 gallons) where he is constructing a bridge and an island. Around the pond is some perimeter lighting and he has mentioned a light or socket on the island. This is getting a little close for comfort for me but am unsure which regs would cover this application well enough. It's not a swimming pool or hot tub but does come close.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Marvo]

If there's no scantily clad people likely to be paddling or swimming in the pond then I'd just treat it as a normal location and just stick to suitably IP rated components for the environment they're in.

 

[Joe S]

If there's no scantily clad people likely to be paddling or swimming in the pond then I'd just treat it as a normal location and just stick to suitably IP rated components for the environment they're in.

Thats what I was thinking but he mentioned getting in the water summertime due to having a good filtration system being installed.

 

[telectrix]

if he's likely to be getting in it, treat it as a swimming pool location, or get someone else to electrocute him.

 

[Rockingit]

I suggest people have a read of 702.11 before they carried away!

It's an outdoor pond FFS, run a suitable cable from shore to island, job done.

 

[telectrix]

so will we be seeing this next summer?

 

[Silly Sausage]

200,000 gallons...
A quick calculation gives a 24 metre diameter and 2 metres deep circular pond.
I could almost fit my house in there.
How the other half live!!!

 

[Guest111]

200,000 gallons...
A quick calculation gives a 24 metre diameter and 2 metres deep circular pond.
I could almost fit my house in there.
How the other half live!!!

they do in certain areas,they call them sinkholes.lol

 

[Marvo]

they do in certain areas,they call them sinkholes.lol

If your house disappeared into one would you need to change your sockets and light switches for IP65 replacements?

 

[Rockingit]

they do in certain areas,they call them sinkholes.lol

Or the Somerset Levels........

 

[Joe S]

I have found an old thread which has shed some light on the subject but still a little fuzzy as to correct way. I may call the nic tomorrow and pick their brains aswell.

http://www.electriciansforums.co.uk...electrical-forum/6501-pond-garden-supply.html

 

[Geordie Spark]

I have found an old thread which has shed some light on the subject but still a little fuzzy as to correct way. I may call the nic tomorrow and pick their brains aswell.

http://www.electriciansforums.co.uk...electrical-forum/6501-pond-garden-supply.html

That shouldn't take too long.

 

[ipf]

That shouldn't take too long.

I don't know....half an hour's worth of phone call, at least.

 

[ian.settle1]

I don't know....half an hour's worth of phone call, at least.

Hello can I help you? Just a moment I put you through someone then 29 minutes of mundane music, sorry can't help you goodbye

 

[Farmelectrics]

good luck with the niceic one they never seem to give you a straight answer allways sit on the fence