Advice on outside electrical power points needed

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ive had my pool in the ground for a year now and am wanting to run a power source from the shed to the pump,what cable should i use ??? can i run a heavy duty extension lead thru a ducting buried 600 deep or do i need special wire ??? i want to have a 3 pin plug on the shed end hooked up to my timer  and a double water proof socket at the other end for pump and lights..
 

 

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Just have a chat with the likes of Cory's or Rexel of2fsh, they'll have all the kit for you, they were a great help to me when we did something similar,may possibly depend on which council you are under...Rodney?
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I don't think it matters what you use mate, as long as it is a minimum of 6 meters deep and either in conduit or have a solid barrier tape above it.

Edit: FFS if using conduit, make it a colour different to water pipelines, so preferably orange or green mate.

Had too many close calls with guys putting cables into alkathene and me being a plumber!
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Cable used will depend on the load required, and distance from the switch board. Guessing 2.5mm twin&earth but posssibly 4mm twin&earth. (check this out with a local electrician or at an electrical wholesalers) cable needs to be buried @ minimum of 600mm deep , the cable must be mechanically protected in either orange conduit or with a wire shielded cable, with orange electrical tape buried above the conduit. Always use RCD potection in wet areas such as a pool. These cost a bit but are worth the extra expense as they provide added protection against electrical shocks and are very sensitive.
 These things are not council sensitive, rather they are electrical regulations.
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cheers guys, ill go to corys and get some gear tomorrow 
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If the shed is feed off the house and the house was wired under the new regs then more than likely the house and or the shed will have RCD protection already ,so you possibly dont need RCD protection on new Circuit .If the shed has its own distribution board run a new 2.5 mm twin and earth TPS cable to where you want the double powerpoint in conduit ,trench only has to be 500mm deep not 600 hasn't been 600mm for a long time .depending whether you want the timer on the pump only or on both the pump and lights there are weatherproof powerpoints with built in timers able to be mounted outside .If you want the timer to control both easier to mount timer in shed as it does'nt have to be weatherproofand is cheaper .You really need to get a sparkie to look at what you want to do and advise you of the cheapest and best options then you can buy what you want from cory's or where ever .I'm based in Whiti unfortunately or I would buzz round and see you ,but there must be Sparkies from this site in your area to come round for 5 mins and let you know what you need to do 
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cheers mate,got a sparkie comming around to look at it tomorrow..im going to run the wires etc and hes comming back to hook it all up so its all safe.shed has just been hooked up so it has a rcd already 
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just run it over the roof auw less work involved
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Originally posted by Carbine Carbine wrote:

just run it over the roof auw less work involved



at the moment its an extension cord run  over the deck and thru the window LOL
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Something safe like this then...
 
 
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very similar to that,ive used gumboots as insulators as my jandals are to flash to take off my feet
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