Submersible 110 water-proof plug/pump. Help!

18 years ago

Hi All,

I have a fully contained water fountain that has the electrical coming up through the bottom of it. Connected to the electrical is a small pump recirculates the water within the fountain. (The fountain is in the middle of a patio...)

The pump broke and when I went to replace it, I noticed that the plug is unique and submersible. It's much smaller than a regular 110 plug. Does anyone know where I can buy a pump that has a submersible plug at the end rather than the normal 110 plug?

The brand I'm using is a Taam Rio 600. I've written them and they say the don't have a pump wired like this.

I'd rewire it myself but I can't figure out how to get into the pump casing to do this. Both new and old pumps don't look like they allow access. (I've replaced plugs on lamps and vacuum cleaners but this different because it has to be water proof...)

Thanks for any help!

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kelym
Original Author
18 years ago
Okay - it's no a 110 volt. After peeling off the algae it turns out the pump is a 12 Volt. But that still doesn't solve the plug problem (I think...).
sethwell
18 years ago
i googled your pump. the link is below, does that look like your pump? the plug looks kinda different in the picture. hope it helps

Here is a link that might be useful: Taam Rio 600
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kelym
Original Author
18 years ago
It sort of looks like the my broken pump. What doesn't look right are the two prongs sticking out of the side and the plug isn't flat like mine. Plus it the specs doesn't say it's a low voltage 12 volt pump. I'm thinking Rio doesn't make low voltage pumps any longer.

I spent an hour looking on the web and could only find one internet site that carried a different brand of 12 volt pumps, so I ordered it. When it gets here I'll then try to figure out how to connect it up. Hopefully the plug looks the same as the one I have...

This is what I ordered:

Here is a link that might be useful: 12 volt pump
sleeplessinftwayne
18 years ago
Kelym, the pump you ordered hooks up to a 12 volt battery. There is no way to plug it into household wireing. Fooling around with the plug will only invalidate the warranty. If the original pump was plugged into a standard socket it was a different model entirely. AC and DC don't mix. Sandy
kelym
Original Author
18 years ago
Okay - I'm further confused...
So I can't connect a 12 volt battery driven pump to the existing low voltage wiring? There's a transformer at the other end of the electrical in the garage and I WAS running a 12 volt pump (it says it right there on the pump). So there are different kinds of 12 volt pumps? I don't get it..maybe it's time to ask a electrician.
larryl
18 years ago
I'm not sure about this, but I think the 12 volt low voltage wiring might be 12 v AC, in which case the pump will not work on the system. Lights don't care if the 12 volts are AC or DC, but a pump needs DC. Put a volt meter on the system and see.
ohio_don
18 years ago
If there is a transformer at the end of the low voltage wiring, look at the information printed on it and see what the out-put is. Look at the info on the old pump and see what type of pump it is, AC or DC.
Most common are transformers that convert from AC to DC.
Don