Pond pump connection

[InvictusBob]

I am constructing a pond and some surrounding landscaping. A path runs right along one side of the pond and I have brought SWA cable up a metre away from the pond on the side of the path away from the pond. (It's positioned like that so that we can hide any connection box etc with planting.) I understand that pond pumps come complete with a length of cable which I will need to run to the connection box. For regulations purposes I presume this will need to run this under the path at more than 18" depth as per the SVA but at this stage I can only install a conduit of some sort. What spec should this conduit be? I do have an electrician involved who is advising and will do the final connections but he's away at the moment and the scalpings are going down on the path tomorrow!

 

[electronicsuk]

There's always going to be a short length of unprotected flex where pond pumps are involved, but if it must be buried then it would best be enclosed in earthed metal conduit to provide mechanical protection.

 

[breezer]

new pond pumps come with 10m of cable, how ever uvs don't

 

[InvictusBob]

Thanks very much.