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Really? he was talking about a 10A mains power rated switch, not some cheap microswitch. Why? Try a bit of risk-return analysis here. Its more a question of economics than electrics. An electricians job needs to be reliable because a return call-out is expensive. But for DIY in the garden...

All this talk of DC vs AC rating, inductive spikes and AC crossover is very interesting, but are we forgetting the context and over-engineering this a bit? The OP is just talking about a pump for his home garden. For pesticide and fertiliser, right? Used a few times a year? In a 12V motor...