Part P Part p, what is it? On January 1st 2005 a new building regulation came into force, it is called part p (This is not a joke) As far as water gardeners are concerned basically it means you can not hard wire anything new for your garden for example you have no outside electric supply and you want to install a cable for you pond pump and lights (pre 2005 is not affected) But fear not, you have 2 options, 1) inform your local building control office BEFORE carrying out the work (they will the inspect it and issue a certificate) 2) you can have a part p qualified electrician carry out the work (who must also issue a certificate) This is the governments idea to stop people doing things that are dangerous, it is possible that if you sell your house the new purchasers may want to see the part p certificate If it is just outside say your back door then plugging in say a water feature is fine, since you only plugged it in, but be sure the socket is rcd protected, or you use an rcd adaptor This is not to say that you can plug a lead in your house to run the pond at the bottom of your garden, since the cable will not be protected, yes you may save a few pounds, but what happens if you accidentally cut through a cable in a few months with a spade (we have seen some terrible electrical installations for ponds etc) There are also available "kits" for supplying electricity to outside Do not panic, just do it right if in doubt consult a qualified electrician
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