Swimmingpool Pump Connection

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6Spiderman

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Good day all

Hope this is the correct forum to post this.

We bought a new house and I am a bit concerned on how the swimming pool pump is connected. See details below:

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The pool is connected with a plug on this outlet.

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The wire then goes through the wall to to pool pump.

Now my questions are:
- Are you allowed to run a pool pump(0..75kW) from a plug?
- Should the wire not be in conduit through the wall as well as outside?

According to the electrician who did the COC this is fine and on the COC he stated: "Pool pump and aircon in main bedroom are not covered by this COC"

Any advise on this?
 
because it is unpluggable I think he considers it excluded.

it should ideally be in conduit outside, is that 2.5mm twin and earth?

if it were me I would just move on and fix it myself.

The aircon if hard wired in should definately not be excluded.

love how the wire changes from the plug to through the wall...
 
Steamy Tom said:
because it is unpluggable I think he considers it excluded.

it should ideally be in conduit outside, is that 2.5mm twin and earth?

if it were me I would just move on and fix it myself.

The aircon if hard wired in should definately not be excluded.

love how the wire changes from the plug to through the wall...
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I think he considers it excluded since it is plugged in.

That is correct it is 2.5mm twin with earth, normal isolated - the cable does not have screening or UV protection.

My thinking as well.

The aircon also just plugs in.

My bad, the wire does not change, it was plugged out.
 
6Spiderman said:
I think he considers it excluded since it is plugged in.

That is correct it is 2.5mm twin with earth, normal isolated - the cable does not have screening or UV protection.

My thinking as well.

The aircon also just plugs in.

My bad, the wire does not change, it was plugged out.
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AC must have a "Manual Kill Switch" next to the compressor outside. Just keep that in mind.
 
Steamy Tom said:
he means it needs to be next to the compressor, outside, which is not where the plug is... or at least i would think not
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Yes this...it is so that the people working on or servicing the compressor, are in control of the power and can see it is off.

Otherwise someone inside may turn a switch on not realizing the danger.

Was told this by several sparkies before during AC installs at my home and office.
 
I may be wrong but as far as I'm aware flat twin and earth isn't allowed to be run unprotected especially outdoors. I run mine inside PVC conduit outdoors.

Surfix however is allowed outdoors and outside of conduit (you can even bury it) because it has an earth shielding around the conductors. If it becomes damaged the conductors will make contact with the earth shielding and trip an upstream earth leakage unit. Flat twin and earth doesn't have that built in protection - you can damage and touch live conductors without anything earthing.

My house was built back in the era when the regulations were very strict - my pool pump has 16mm armoured cable going to it.
 
@6Spiderman

Just so you know, a socket and decent wiring can handle up to 16 amps.

A 750W motor will draw 3.4 Amps.

Depends on what else is connected to that breaker.
 
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