Bjenks
Senior Member
- Location
- East Coast of FL
Trying to figure out an economic solution for flooding of an existing outdoor receptacle. There is a de-watering pump in a basin buried outside that is plugged into a GFCI breaker protected receptacle. The receptacle is installed in an Arlington GP19 post with weatherproof cover. The pump is designed to remove water upon flooding of the area and the most important time for the pump to work is during high rains. Unfortunately, with the recent Isaac rain the water went so high that is covered the receptacle and thus tripped the GFCI breaker. One idea is to just cut the 5-20P plug and install it in a water proof sealant junction box, but the manufacture tells me we lose the UL listing and thus the warranty and we lose the local disconnect. This would be the same problem if I replace the plug with a NEMA 6P plug.
So I was wondering if anyone knows of a device that could be installed over the existing 5-20P that would make it watertight so I can install a NEMA 6P receptacle in the Arlington post and just plug it in? This way I don't violate the warranty on the pump, can still locally disconnect it, and keep the pump running if the water rises over the receptacle?
So I was wondering if anyone knows of a device that could be installed over the existing 5-20P that would make it watertight so I can install a NEMA 6P receptacle in the Arlington post and just plug it in? This way I don't violate the warranty on the pump, can still locally disconnect it, and keep the pump running if the water rises over the receptacle?