Douglas de Lacey wrote:

I have an old pump (Lotus "Little Gem") which is still working fine (so
am loath to throw it away) but the cable is becoming very degraded: the
outer rubber cover is cracking away in several places. As far as I can
see the cable just disappears into a lump of resin(?) in the body of the
pump. Any thoughts about digging this out and replacing it (with
silicone?) -- or am I really onto a loser here?

Douglas de Lacey

Replacement is the logical option. If for reasons unknown youre
determined to use it for another 20 years, theres always...

a) running it off isolation transformer and rcd
b) coat the cable with a mixture of silicone gloop and plastic fibres
c) or fit a new cable and epoxy waterproof the connection
d) fit earthed gauze round the lead and add rcd
e) dangle the pump just above the water so the inlet just touches the
surface but the cable doesnt
f) fit deioniser to water feature

and various other equally unlikely options.


NT