Outside wiring - why did i bother? More advice req...

[Mike Buckley]

Thanks to the advice on there I managed to fit an RCD spur and an outdoor weather proof socket for my pond pump/lawnmower. However - all of this seems to have gone down the pan as the bloody pond pump I've bought has a 240v->24v transformer "only for indoor use"!!! What bloody use is that?

Anybody got any ideas how I can weatherproof this? It's not going to be left out permanently - it just needs to be weatherproof during the summer months. I'm thinking upturned buried bucket under a dense bush - any better ideas?

Thanks

[Owain]

"Mike Buckley" wrote | Thanks to the advice on there I managed to fit an RCD spur | and an outdoor weather proof socket for my pond pump/lawnmower. | However - all of this seems to have gone down the pan as | the bloody pond pump I've bought has a 240v->24v transformer | "only for indoor use"!!! What bloody use is that? | Anybody got any ideas how I can weatherproof this? It's not | going to be left out permanently - it just needs to be | weatherproof during the summer months. I'm thinking upturned | buried bucket under a dense bush - any better ideas?

A big IP rated plastic box with the cables in and out glanded. B&Q sell one with a 'masterseal' style silicone cable entry, that's big enough for a

4-way socket strip and wall-warts for about £20 I think.

Raise it on a little post above ground level.

Owain

[Peter]

TLC have a box see

at £24.50 + VAT, there are also a range of smaller ones.

Peter

[Grunff]

Easy - put the transformer inside where it will be safe and dry, and run a 24v cable to the pump. You don't even need to rcd it. Much safer arrangement all round.

If I was doing it, I'd fuse the 24v line at the transformer end then use whatever cable I have at my disposal (making sure it can carry the required current). Arctic flex works well.

[Lurch]

On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 18:44:13 +0100, Mike Buckley strung together this:

Stick it in a PVC adaptable box, that's what I usually tend to do when wiring garden supplies up. Or buy a proper pump.