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<blockquote data-quote="Richard-the-Ninth" data-source="post: 544643" data-attributes="member: 23472"><p>Just saying. All the mains pond/fountain pumps I have come across for outdoor use have a 10m 3 core cable, so are not double insulated.</p><p style="text-align: center">______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</p><p></p><p>Itodd2, Picture of this box would be nice.</p><p></p><p>If you really wanted to..................disconnect the cables from the box, tie (don't tape) string to them and pull them out, check the cables, then you can use the string to pull them back <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> <strong>But</strong> if you are going to do that, do them all at once, to prevent the string "burning" through any one cable.</p><p></p><p>Another thought. Is there another RCD protected socket in the house? If so, run an extension lead from it, unplug the plug, plug the plug into the extension lead switch on. If the RCD trips shortly it is NOT the RCD at fault. This would only be temporarily as you did say </p><p></p><p>The other thing is, what about the cable that is <strong>not</strong> in the tube? What is mechanically protecting that? (Pictures would be nice <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )</p><p></p><p>Oh, what make/model are the pumps. (Just very curious) or if you want to be really nice..........pictures of the water features. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard-the-Ninth, post: 544643, member: 23472"] Just saying. All the mains pond/fountain pumps I have come across for outdoor use have a 10m 3 core cable, so are not double insulated. [CENTER]______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[/CENTER] Itodd2, Picture of this box would be nice. If you really wanted to..................disconnect the cables from the box, tie (don't tape) string to them and pull them out, check the cables, then you can use the string to pull them back :) [B]But[/B] if you are going to do that, do them all at once, to prevent the string "burning" through any one cable. Another thought. Is there another RCD protected socket in the house? If so, run an extension lead from it, unplug the plug, plug the plug into the extension lead switch on. If the RCD trips shortly it is NOT the RCD at fault. This would only be temporarily as you did say The other thing is, what about the cable that is [B]not[/B] in the tube? What is mechanically protecting that? (Pictures would be nice :) ) Oh, what make/model are the pumps. (Just very curious) or if you want to be really nice..........pictures of the water features. :) [/QUOTE]
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