Electrics for pond pump

[Gardener24]

Hi new here and just want some advice please.
OK I have a new pond and have ordered a pump for it but I'm abit unsure about the electrics I know I will have to fit a socket onto it but which one?
Also I have electrics outside in shed which I'm planning to run the 10m cable to it my question is do I need to cover the wire or could I just run it along the fence with clips drill ahole through shed and wire socket on to it? The outside socket isn't rcd protected could I get a rcd adapter to make it safer? Is this all OK? Or do I need to get a professional to do it?

Have heard about armoured cable will I need this to cover wire?

Any advice would be great
Thanks

 

[PrenticeBoyofDerry]

The first thing would be to read the manufactures recommendations for installing the pump.

Cable to shed must be either buried about 600mm, installed overhead at at least 3.5m depending whether there is vehicle access, then that height would increase.
Or fixed to a secure structure, generally a wall but not a fence.

Sockets would require RCD protection and cable buried less than 50mm within walls would also require RCD protection or mechanical protection.
If cables are surfaced mounted, the cable would not need RCD protection but regardless of that the sockets would.
So you can either protect the whole circuit with RCD or fit RCD protected socket plates.

 

[Iggifer]

are your shed electrics not covered by an RCD at all?

If not, you will want to fit something like this in the shed

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/BRH92.html

and then using

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/SW1dot5slash3.html

to one of these

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/MKK56481.html

You could just fit an RCD protected Masterseal socket

http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/MKK56231.html

but the socket / spur combo is cheaper.

There is an article about making off armoured cable in the wiki, if you think this is beyond you, I would get a pro in to do it.