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Old 05-02-2006, 10:16 PM posted to rec.ponds
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Default Splicing power cord on Submersible pump

I installed a Little Giant NK-2 submersible pump into my pond to supply
the water fall.

The way the pond is constructed, I had to cut the power cord to run it
through a hole in the bottom, and then splice it to power in a junction
box. I was careful to seal the junction box.

The pump operated fine for many months, but then died. The junction
box was filled with water (and possibly oil), and shaking the pump, it
was clear that oil had leaked out.

Is it likely that the oil leaked out the power cord? Does the plug on
the cord provide for part of the seal, and should therefore not be
spliced?

What sort of pump should I replace it with, given that I will need to
cut/splice the power?