Electrical post for use with a pool

1 . An electrical post for use with a pool comprising:

an enclosure, a control switch, a timer, an AC outlet, and a GFCI breaker;

wherein the electrical post for use with a pool is configured for use with a swimming pool, pool equipment, or both;

wherein the enclosure is a square post rising from the ground and electrically coupled to the pool equipment;

wherein the timer, the control switch, the AC outlet, and the GFCI breaker are mounted to side walls of the enclosure and are accessible from outside of the enclosure;

wherein the enclosure comprises an open top that is covered by a removable top cap;

wherein the enclosure comprises an open bottom;

wherein the control switch controls the application of AC power to a subset of the pool equipment, to the timer, to the plurality of lights, to the AC outlet, or to any combination thereof;

wherein the electrical post for use with a pool houses a waterproof speaker;

wherein the electrical post for use with a pool comprises a heater control.

2 . The electrical post for use with a pool according to claim 1 wherein the enclosure is a hollow, square post.

3 . The electrical post for use with a pool according to claim 2

wherein the bottom end of the enclosure is buried to a depth of at least 18 inches.

4 . The electrical post for use with a pool according to claim 2

wherein one or more conduits are coupled to the enclosure such that underground wiring is routed into the enclosure via the one or more conduits;

wherein an individual conduit selected from the one or more conduits comprises a vertical portion and a sweep;

wherein the vertical portion is a vertically oriented conduit;

wherein the sweep is a curved portion of conduit;

wherein the top of the sweep is coupled to the bottom of the vertical portion;

wherein the bottom end of the sweep passes through one of the side walls such that the underground wiring passes from outside of the enclosure into the enclosure via the individual conduit.

5 . The electrical post for use with a pool according to claim 4

wherein the one or more conduits are 1 inch diameter PVC pipe, ½ inch diameter PVC pipe, ¾ inch diameter PVC pipe, or any combination thereof;

wherein the top of the vertical portion extends upwards to a height that is at least inches above ground level and at least 8 inches above a maximum water level.

6 . The electrical post for use with a pool according to claim 4

wherein the removable top cap comprises a plurality of lights;

wherein the plurality of lights are positioned around the periphery of the removable top cap and point downwards.

7 . The electrical post for use with a pool according to claim 6

wherein the control switch applies power when the control switch is in an ON position and removes power when the control switch is in an OFF position.

8 . The electrical post for use with a pool according to claim 7

wherein the timer controls the timing of power cycles applied to the subset of the pool equipment, to the plurality of lights, to the AC outlet, or to any combination thereof, collectively known as timed equipment;

wherein the timer controls the frequency of the power cycles, the duration of the power cycles, or both.

9 . The electrical post for use with a pool according to claim 8

wherein the timer comprises a setting that disables the timer and removes power from the timed equipment.

10 . The electrical post for use with a pool according to claim 8

wherein the AC outlet provides a pluggable interface for a plugged-in device to receive AC power;

wherein the AC outlet comprises a twist-lock connection.

11 . The electrical post for use with a pool according to claim 10

wherein the AC outlet is oriented at a 45 degree+/−5 degree downward angle and is covered by an outlet cover that extends downward over the AC outlet at a degree+/−5 degree angle.

12 . The electrical post for use with a pool according to claim 11

wherein the GFCI breaker is a circuit breaker comprising a ground-fault circuit interrupter;

wherein the GFCI breaker is adapted to protect a user from electrical shock by sensing any leakage current that is passing through the user and interrupting an electrical circuit in the presence of such a leakage current of 5 mA+/−1 mA or more.

13 . The electrical post for use with a pool according to claim 12

wherein the electrical circuit from the AC power source passes through the GFCI breaker before continuing on to power the subset of the pool equipment, the timer, the plurality of lights, the AC outlet, or any combination thereof.

14 . The electrical post for use with a pool according to claim 12

wherein the waterproof speaker is mounted on one of the side walls of the enclosure such that audio produced by the waterproof speaker is audible outside of the enclosure.

15 . The electrical post for use with a pool according to claim 14

wherein the waterproof speaker receives the audio stream to play via a wireless connection.

16 . The electrical post for use with a pool according to claim 15

wherein the audio stream is music.

17 . The electrical post for use with a pool according to claim 15

wherein the audio stream is an alert sound from a pool safety alarm.

18 . The electrical post for use with a pool according to claim 14

wherein the heater control is adapted for the user to establish a temperature set point for a pool heater.

19 . The electrical post for use with a pool according to claim 18

wherein the electrical post for use with a pool comprises a heater breaker;

wherein the heater breaker is a circuit breaker that protects the pool heater from damage due to overcurrent.

20 . The electrical post for use with a pool according to claim 19

wherein the control switch controls at least a pool pump and the plurality of lights, the timer controls at least the pool pump and the plurality of lights, and the control switch overrides the timer in the sense that the control switch removes power from the timer.