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Reddit mentions of GPD19B-1 Gard-N-Post Low-Profile Outdoor Landscape Lighting Post Enclosure with Outlet Cover, 19.5-Inch, Black, 1-Pack
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Reddit mentions: 2
We found 2 Reddit mentions of GPD19B-1 Gard-N-Post Low-Profile Outdoor Landscape Lighting Post Enclosure with Outlet Cover, 19.5-Inch, Black, 1-Pack. Here are the top ones.
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- Lets you install a light fixture, and light switches or outlets outside in your garden
- Built in stabilizers need no assembly and deliver rigid support
- Designed for easy access to underground wiring
- Professionals use arlington Gard-n-posts
Features:
Specs:
| Color | Black |
| Height | 6.3 Inches |
| Length | 20.5 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Size | 19.5 Inch |
| Weight | 1.98 Pounds |
| Width | 6.4 Inches |
The easiest solution for you would be to install a receptacle post similar to this one. I can't vouch for that exact model, but I will say Arlington makes reliable and well known products.
Run properly sized UF cable inside the conduit to that post and hook it to a GFCI protected receptacle. Plug the fountain into that and close the cover.
If you GFCI protect the whole cable before it goes underground to the post, then you only need to bury it 12" deep.
>...And my neighbor doesn't want an outside outlet installed near her pond....
Edit: Didn't see that. Unfortunately, there's nothing you can do. The neighbor is literally saying "I don't want this to be wired safely and legally."
That's 8 gauge wire and I'm guessing there is a 30 or 40 amp dual pole breaker on the other side of that conduit. One of those wires is a neutral, which really should be white, not black. Also, it looks like you have non metallic conduit sticking out of the ground, so you don't have a ground out there either.
If it were me, I'd pull all of that 8 gauge out (remember to use it to pull a pull string or the replacement wire so you don't have to break out fish tape) and put in something like this
https://www.amazon.com/Gard-N-Post-Low-Profile-Landscape-Enclosure-19-5-Inch/dp/B003O85DEI
with an outdoor rated GFCI outlet. You will run 3 wires back to it (depending on distance you might need #10 thhn, you can go with #10 to be safe, but #12 might be ok if it's not too long). A white (neutral), a black (hot), and a green (ground). This will go to a new 20 amp breaker in your panel that will take half the space of your current dual pole breaker.
This is kinda beyond the DIY phase of things, especially if you don't know already how to identify the neutral out of the three of those conductors. Also, working on an energized load center is not a good idea for a DIYer. If you have a main disconnect at your meter and can turn off your house, that's the best option. If it has to be worked on hot (or you can always have the utility come and pull your meter out) then you really should have someone who knows what they are doing do this.