I can run my pump and lights from insede the house. Don't have a heater.
There are two dedicated breakers in my panel, one for the pump, one for the lights and electrical outlets. There's a timer for the pump hooked into the pump breaker; this timer has a manual on/off switch so I can run the pump during the timer's 'off' hours, if needed.
We also wired an on/off switch for the pump to one of the deck posts for when I vacuum. It's within reach of the skimmer and allows me to create or break the vacuum with the vacuum plate on the skimmer basket. I don't forever have to hike all the way around the pool just to throw the toggle on the pump.
AnnaK