From: Crashj
On 20 Sep 2004 22:26:14 GMT, (HA HA Budys Here)
wrote:
From: Crashj
On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 15:49:05 GMT, GdeStOmar wrote:
I have made a small pond for a turtle. I'm wondering if anyone has a
technique for connecting electricity in the outdoors.
You need professional help. I am not being rude, I hope, it is just
that the answers to your questions are ones that an electrician would
automatically deal with. There are codes and standards for these
things.
This plastic cover is called a "code keeper" and is now required on all
outdoor
outlets exposed to the weather.
If the metal conduit is ridgid pipe, it can be 6" in the ground. If it's
plastic pipe or type UF cable it has to be 12" in the ground.
The outlet must be located within 20', but no closer than 10' of the water's
edge.
"Not a professional electrician, but I know several"
--
Crashj
And now I have met another one, apparently. Thanks for the details.
BTW, is it "Budy" or "Buddy"? I guess this electrical thing is child's
play to you, eh?
--
Crashj
Budys, actually.
Electricity is my trade. The National electrical code is updated every 3 years,
but outdoor/pool codes are ever-changing, often more than one new ammendment in
the pool articles per year.
Many areas do not adopt the "current" code until more than a year after
publishing, and other jurisdictions re-write the pool article completely to
comply with whatever the authority having local jurisdiction favors.
It just so happens that garden ponds and fountains fall under the pools and
spas articles.