Hi,
I understand that all outdoor electrical work requires Part P certification, but would a pond pump which is simply plugged in to a socket require this?
I had a family member 're-do' our garden in 2007. He created a pond for us and ran the flex of the pond pump under the paving slabs and through the wall of the house. At the time I didn't know anything about Part P etc.. so didn't think to raise any issues. He ran the flex through the wall of the house where it could be connected to the mains when we had our new kitchen fitted. The new kitchen was fitted and a Part P certified electrician did all the electrical work including connecting the pond pump to the mains via an RCD. We now have an internal switch which DID operate the pump.
The pump gave up a few years ago and we are now looking to replace it. As far as I am aware the switch still works etc...but I want a new pump without having to get a Part P electrician to do it. But I obviously want to ensure the pond/electrics are safe.
Can someone have a look at the below ideas and advise which is best and if it avoids having to get it Part P certified?
1) I was thinking of cutting the existing pump flex and connecting to new pump flex by putting a weatherproof junction box on the external wall - Can someone advise if this would require a Part P certification?? My concern with this option is that the pond flex which runs underground (installed by my family member!) will still be used, it is not armoured cable but may have some protection as it's possible it's run through a length of hose pipe.
2) An alternative would be if I could place the new pump in the pond, attach a plug to the end of the cable and run the 10mtr pump flex overground (clipped to a small wall) and through the garage wall and into an RCD protected socket? The distance between the pond and the garage is only around 2mtrs, inside the garage the distance is around 5mtrs to the nearest socket. Again, would this avoid the whole Part P thing?
3) I can buy a Oase underwater (IP68) cable connector which is also an option but I don't know how I feel about having 2 x cables joining underwater and also don't know if a Part P electrician would need to do this? No new cabling required, just chop off the old pump and connect the new in the actual pond.
Has anyone got any other ideas? The house is only 3 mtrs from the pond one way and the garage about 2 mtrs the other way. It is a raised pond with paving slabs all around. There is a little step and a small raise bed which will allow me to run the flex above ground for idea '2' above.
Many thanks in advance - I really would love some answers as I have the pond pump waiting to go in. I want it to be safe, but for it not to require Part P certification.
Thanks again,
Jeanette
I understand that all outdoor electrical work requires Part P certification, but would a pond pump which is simply plugged in to a socket require this?
I had a family member 're-do' our garden in 2007. He created a pond for us and ran the flex of the pond pump under the paving slabs and through the wall of the house. At the time I didn't know anything about Part P etc.. so didn't think to raise any issues. He ran the flex through the wall of the house where it could be connected to the mains when we had our new kitchen fitted. The new kitchen was fitted and a Part P certified electrician did all the electrical work including connecting the pond pump to the mains via an RCD. We now have an internal switch which DID operate the pump.
The pump gave up a few years ago and we are now looking to replace it. As far as I am aware the switch still works etc...but I want a new pump without having to get a Part P electrician to do it. But I obviously want to ensure the pond/electrics are safe.
Can someone have a look at the below ideas and advise which is best and if it avoids having to get it Part P certified?
1) I was thinking of cutting the existing pump flex and connecting to new pump flex by putting a weatherproof junction box on the external wall - Can someone advise if this would require a Part P certification?? My concern with this option is that the pond flex which runs underground (installed by my family member!) will still be used, it is not armoured cable but may have some protection as it's possible it's run through a length of hose pipe.
2) An alternative would be if I could place the new pump in the pond, attach a plug to the end of the cable and run the 10mtr pump flex overground (clipped to a small wall) and through the garage wall and into an RCD protected socket? The distance between the pond and the garage is only around 2mtrs, inside the garage the distance is around 5mtrs to the nearest socket. Again, would this avoid the whole Part P thing?
3) I can buy a Oase underwater (IP68) cable connector which is also an option but I don't know how I feel about having 2 x cables joining underwater and also don't know if a Part P electrician would need to do this? No new cabling required, just chop off the old pump and connect the new in the actual pond.
Has anyone got any other ideas? The house is only 3 mtrs from the pond one way and the garage about 2 mtrs the other way. It is a raised pond with paving slabs all around. There is a little step and a small raise bed which will allow me to run the flex above ground for idea '2' above.
Many thanks in advance - I really would love some answers as I have the pond pump waiting to go in. I want it to be safe, but for it not to require Part P certification.
Thanks again,
Jeanette