Safe electrics in the garden

(09/06/2007)

Garden design is less about plants and borders and more about style and the extension of the home into the garden. This brings with it new requirements and needs within the garden environment for electrics. It used to be a socket for the garden mower, today it covers a great range of products including lighting, garden heaters, pumps for water features, all the way up to hot tubs and swimming pools.

Many such applications can be satisfied with the use of waterproof connectors such as Aqua-safe from Elkay, which is ideal for all applications where power has to be carried outside through wet areas or where the connector is exposed to adverse weather conditions. In use, the connector is extremely convenient when used to supply power to devices such as garden heaters, water pumps, lighting, indeed any device requiring electrical power.

When the device needs servicing or if it has to be brought indoors during the winter months it is simply unplugged from the connector. The exposed connector housing can be effectively sealed using the appropriate dedicated sealing cap, sealing it from any water or dirt

Aqua-safe in-line connectors afford safe, permanent, cost-effective fully waterproof connection, with ease of installation and trouble free use. Typically fitted to water pumps they allow the ease of removal and maintenance of water pumps with a simple yet effective connection. In lighting installations, both above and below water, the connectors maintain system integrity.

An active latch mechanism accesses the inner connectors for quicker wiring and a highly reliable click latch system replaces the conventional approach of screwing two halves together. This not only makes assembly quicker, cutting down on ‘on the job’ time, but the ‘O’ ring seal makes the system waterproof to a depth of 20 metres.

Alternatively, there is a flanged version of Aqua-safe for bulkhead or surface mounting, complete with sealing gasket.

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