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I have a tank for collecting rainwater from various roofs, fitted with a submersible pump for pumping the water back out again.
Since the water is required only intermittently for watering plants and washing cars, it makes little sense to keep the pump and system pressurised 24/7 – but since the RCD switch for the pump is more than 50M from either of the taps and I prefer not to operate 13A switches with wet hands, I am thinking of installing 2-way 6A ceiling pull switches next to each of the taps.
(The 1200W submersible pump came with integral mains cable and fitted 13A plug, but routing the cable through the garage wall required cutting off the 13A plug and then reconnecting it via an IP65 connection box).
Can anyone give valid reasons (or quote the valid regs) why it is mandatory/preferable to run a Live feed out over 50M and back again, rather than put the switches in an extended Neutral line?
TIA
Since the water is required only intermittently for watering plants and washing cars, it makes little sense to keep the pump and system pressurised 24/7 – but since the RCD switch for the pump is more than 50M from either of the taps and I prefer not to operate 13A switches with wet hands, I am thinking of installing 2-way 6A ceiling pull switches next to each of the taps.
(The 1200W submersible pump came with integral mains cable and fitted 13A plug, but routing the cable through the garage wall required cutting off the 13A plug and then reconnecting it via an IP65 connection box).
Can anyone give valid reasons (or quote the valid regs) why it is mandatory/preferable to run a Live feed out over 50M and back again, rather than put the switches in an extended Neutral line?
TIA