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    Static caravan testing

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    • alancoulson
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Static Caravan

    Morning all Bit of advice needed on a very large modern static caravan/mobile home a customer has bought to be sited on his land (Farm) that he intends to move his son into. The supply will come from a modern TPN Wylex board, it will have its own TT installation, the caravan is all electric...
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    Caravan site test

    Hi all. Excuse me if this has been covered before but here it goes. I have been a qualified spark for 5 years and have just gone self employed as an NICEIC domestic installer. I have been asked to quote for the test of a caravan site testing 70hook up points but no static or mobile...
    • Paul117
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    • caravan electricians vans site plan test van vehicle
    • Replies: 16
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    customers always right

    been to a job tonight where cooker circuit blowing fuse. customer is adamant he hasnt caused fault despite fitting new skirting boards and now theres a dead short in circuit. he was coming out with all sorts of excuses such as: socket on cooker switch stopped working first, but cooker was ok...
    • tbs1983
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    • always caravan cooker customer customers right though
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    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Testing question.

    Hi All, I am new to testing having gained my 2391 in November. I have a question that I need help with, I am working on a caravan site on one of the static caravans which is supplied by a TN-S system and have installed a radial 16 amp heating cicuit with six heaters fed from a 2.5 mm2 t+e with...
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    Static caravan hookup

    Hi, need some help. Have a static caravan that I want to connect up. Distance to mains is about 40m so will need a 600mm trench. Caravan is currently 16A but want add another box to make it 32A. Could you let me know what size 3 core cable I will need to lay in the trench? Thanks
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    Fans, fuses and isolators

    So I've been to see a broken fan requirement...... in a park home. No isolator, no access to cabling, no loft... So how the hell can you install to manufacturers requirements??? Discuss.... Thanks
    • Octopus
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    • cables caravan fans fuse fuses isolator isolators trunking where
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    static caravan on a rented site

    we have a caravan and the outside supply comes in through at 16amp, but inside in the CU we have 2 light circuts 6amp each and 1 ring final 32amp is this right? problem we keep getting is that when we overload the circut it keeps cutting outside instead of in the CU any advice would be helpful...
    • william1
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    • caravan electricians vans rented site plan static van vehicle
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Help wi Caravan regs?????

    Hi all, First time post and looking for some help. Just been asked to test a caravan park that has never been tested. Few things cropped up while we were looking over it. The most notable would be that it was all wired in 4mm 2c SWA ring mains on 60a MCB. this covered six caravans... Surely...
    • mikec1407
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    • caravan electricians vans help regs regulations van vehicle
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    RCBO - double pole

    Hi all, A quick question, could a standard single module rcbo be classed as a form of double pole isolation? Or will I have to opt for the twin module. Got a faulty rcbo on a caravan hook up point an a bit tight for sbace with curent settup in enclosure.
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    Caravan PV systems

    My other halfs father has a caravan which has a electric hook up and also a leisure battery which he can charge up and run appliances off it. He has asked me about gettting a PV system fitted to charge the battery so he could then avoid paying for electric hook up. Are these systems enough to...
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    Distribution at a Caravan Park

    HI, I reaslise that this subject does cause some conflicting opinions but I would like to ask a question to some more experienced guys in this matter regarding the distribution around a Caravan Park. At the park in question I have been asked to cost for upgrades and possible extensive...
    • SYKRAPS
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    • caravan distribution electricians vans van vehicle
    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    caravan sites elstree 400

    hello all, does any know of any hairy arsed caravan sites close to elstree 400 sub?
    • jonnyboy13
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    • caravan electricians vans electricians' talk sites van vehicle
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    • Forum: Electrician Talk Forum
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    External socket for caravan.

    I need to fit a 16A external socket to provide a feed for a caravan for appliance testing etc prior to going on the road. The main house has a TNCS earthing arrangement. I have checked out 708 and 721 of BS 7671 and it isn't giving me what I need to know. What is the best circuit arrangement for...
    • treehouse
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    • arrangement caravan customer electricians vans electricians' talk external going socket testing thank van vehicle
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Caravan tt tncs

    Hi There is a caravan that moves between two properties. One property is Tncs supply the other tt. Both feed caravan via external socket on property which are 16amp radial (rcd protected ) . Caravan plugs into this via 25 meter lead. Caravan has small cu with 30 amp rcd,, 16amp mcb, 6 amp...
    • midgetman
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    • caravan electricians vans electricians' talk van vehicle
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Caravan supply

    Hey guys, no-one i know deals with caravans and i require to install the electrical supply for the static unit to plug into, the units cu is rated to 40amp with a blue 4mm arctic flex and 32amp male commando to connect to, this inturn seems odd to me as the unit will never be able to draw more...
    • Blues r tingly
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    • caravan electricians vans electricians' talk supply van vehicle
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Caravan lighting

    Caravan has 12 volt lighting direct off battery charger. No leisure battery installed. On permanent hook up. Works ok. Anyone see any problems with this?
    • midgetman
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    • caravan electricians vans electricians' talk lighting van vehicle
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
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    Offsite garage solar lighting - spec me up!

    Looking to fit a solar lighting system to the interior of an offsite garage. My plan is to use a solar panel to charge a 12v deep cycle battery then run a switched live to some light bulbs to light up in the interior. I just need some help in sussing out what/where I should buy the kit from...
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    Caravan and tncs

    The other day I had to connect a static caravan so the house holders can live in it while their house is being refurbed, the house is tncs no I know your not ment to export the earth and I understand why, so I installed a earth rod, 78 ohms. the main board in the caravan has 30ma rcd, but I...
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    eicr caravan park

    morning all! i've an existing customer, a caravan park, and need to price eicr? need to allow enough to carry out properly, but not upset anyone by overpricing? they already have a price from previous company who did pir, but not very good service, so we're up on that score already! they...
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