I figure the GFI IS just doing it's job.
Could be the cord I suppose.
They usually just hide them under the decorative bark around here.
When I'm actually informed that a fountain is happening in time to give my input, I try my darndest to get the landscapers to bury a 1 1/4" pipe w/ 90's to accomodate the cord but that's only happened once.
The builder's usually throw these things into the project as an afterthought and the guys doing the work almost never seem to understand our national languge, making communication spotty at best.
I wouldn't really want to hard wire it because I rely on the fact that I only provided a legal outdoor receptacle for the owner to plug "their appliance" into and my liability stops there.
Reno- could you give a detailed description of your almost code compliant installation?
Thanks
Vince
