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  1. K

    Can I charge my caravan battery from my car alternator with a DC to DC while idling?

    Can I charge my caravan battery from my car alternator with a DC to DC while idling?
  2. F

    Small caravan site: Walk in freezer converter to toilet/shower room

    Hi, I have a client with a small caravan site, approx 5 hookups. His old toilet block was nothing much more than an old shed. He's now 'upgraded' to using an old walk-in freezer, no wheels, but was just lifted onto blocks from a trailer. He has kitted it out with 4 toilets and one shower which...
  3. M

    Which PV panel for caravan?

    What should I take into account when choosing a PV panel for a caravan?
  4. T

    Sun heat on caravan cable causing meter box circuit breaker to pop?

    Could the sun’s heat on a caravan mains supply cable cause the fuse/circuit breaker at the meter box/supply end to trip?
    • TimGemm
    • Thread
    • box breaker cable caravan causing circuit circuit breaker heat meter meter box
    • Replies: 20
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  5. L

    12v Caravan circuitry

    I have a portable fridge in the caravan. It errors when connected to the fridge circuit in the van but does not error if I connect it directly to the andersson plug input to the van. The fridge has L/M/H cutout circuit and if the voltage gets low the fridge is designed to cut out and error...
  6. A

    Caravan Hook-Up RCBO Current Rating

    I have a small caravan park with 8 pitches. Each have a Rolec Electrical Hook-Up unit fitted with a Rolec 16A Single Pole and Neutral 2 Module C Curve 6kA 30mA RCBO. I've recently fitted meters to these units which display voltage, Current and kW. I was surprised to see that some of the...
  7. littlespark

    One for our static caravan experts

    Had a call from a local caravan site… under new ownership, and creating some new pitches. Went to site to have a chat, the guy already knew I’ve had experience around caravans. He mentioned connecting up new units, general repairs, whatever… and he said they used “armoured” cable. 32A supply...
  8. littlespark

    Mesh wifi for caravan park

    Ive been asked about supplying and installing a wifi network across a caravan site, as i fitted one myself years ago at the site i worked on. The system i used never worked 100%, so i was looking for newer hardware that could be used. Im sure TP Link or Netgear would do something, but i'd...
  9. L

    12V LED Power supply in a caravan as main power supply

    Hello, I am currently DIY upgrading a caravan with my girlfriend but need some advice. The (very old) 230VAC to 13.8VDC power supply broke down and needs to be replaced. It is rated with 10A output but I would like to replace it with a 12V one with at least 15A. The old supply was intended to...
  10. V

    EIC for 230V installation into a mobile caravan

    Hi, I've got to a point where I need to complete the EIC for the caravan I've been working on. This isn't a static caravan, so will be going from place to place where they may or may not been mains hook up. Dead testing has been easy, that's been no different from normal and the RCD tests have...
  11. V

    1.5mm radial in a caravan ??

    I do love my job, and this is a fabulous job to be involved with, but jez the regs aren't clear on this type of thing. In a house, you have either 2.5mm or 4mm on radial circuits. That's fine - but a caravan has nothing like the load (At most 16A is coming in from a mains hook up). So...can I...
  12. V

    Plastic Consumer Unit in a caravan

    Hi, I know the regs say a metal consumer unit must be installed in all new installations, but does anyone know if the same is true of caravans/campervans etc ? I'm installing electrics into a caravan, so it's a new installation, but it falls under section 7, and it's not clear whether or not a...
  13. cliffed

    MBPC to caravan sizing

    Am I over thinking this, Pitch socket for caravan TT system 16 amp MCB, Rcd protection 30ma, supply 2.5 flex to DB in caravan also RCD protected. What’s the requirements for the MBPC for the caravan,minimum requirement 6mm to the DB MET With the supply cable 2.5mm flex this is not achievable...
  14. D

    DIY Caravan Brake Light Wiring Problem

    The brake lights on my caravan (Sprite Swing) are not working, but all other lights work. I have tested the globes and both elements are working in both globes. I've tested the vehicle trailer electric socket, with only brake lights on, and the car is delivering the required 12v to the...
  15. Pretty Mouth

    Caravan diversity question

    What allowance for diversity, if any, would you apply to caravan hookup sockets? The circuit will have just one hookup point, with two 16A sockets. It's a fair distance from the CU, so voltage drop is going to be significant. It would be good to keep the cable CSA down if feasible.
  16. V

    230v install into a caravan

    I've been given a really interesting job to do, and that's to retrofit a vintage caravan with 230v. Another company is doing the renovation work, I'm just tasked with the electrical work. Now, there's a lot in section 7 of BS7671 to do with caravans, but it is vague on the earthing. My...
  17. B

    Caravan supply help..

    Youngest daughter has decided to return to the nest after several years of living in the big city, now that she is permitted to work from home most of the time. She's bought herself a mobile home as an office, and wants to set it up at the far end of one of our gardens/orchard. I have to connect...
  18. JoeMagin

    Selectivity at Static Caravan

    Hi all, Just a electrical student here, and on holiday at a caravan park so, of course, i go snooping about a bit for the electrics. I notice the caravan at the hook up is fed off a 30mA RCD and 32A MCB. The board within the caravan contains a 30mA RCD and a 32A ring. As im just learning I...
  19. M

    Electrical surge on caravan site

    Hello, not sure if this is allowed but here goes, I was recently staying on a caravan park along with many others, (touring caravan not static) on the morning of June 8 The shower block and laundrette on site adjacent to our caravans lost its electrics, when the site fixed it 7 caravans...
  20. N

    Rcd protection for caravan hook ups

    I'm sure this will have been covered before but please bear with me. Have been asked to replace a main Distribution board for a fairly small caravan site and add in some new hook ups ( space for 8 x 16A sockets currently but upgrading to 12 x 16A and a 32A). Now this is all fed from one 100A...
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