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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...
  2. electric will

    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...
  3. M

    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...
  4. R

    PIR on Caravan's help please . . .

    Hi guys, am new to the forum although I have been reading threads on it for a while. I am looking for a little help on the job I am currently doing. I am currently carrying out PIR's for a number of caravans on a large park, but am getting pretty puzzled when coming to fill in the 'SUPPLY...
  5. S

    Touring Caravan Inspection and Testing

    Any tips and advice for inspecting and testing a small touring caravan would be much appreciated (over and above that required for a domestic dwelling). It has: 12V Igniter for gas water heater, igniter for gas cooker, igniter for gas fridge (burning gas to keep a fridge cold (what's that all...
  6. T

    Static caravan hook up

    Just wondered what you thought to this and where the logic is? 25A 30ma RCD with C16A MCB feeding the small CU within the caravan. So far.. So good In the caravan CU is another 30ma RCD rated at 40A with a 32A MCB for sockets and 6A MCB for lighting. All caravans I had the chance to have a...
  7. C

    How best to earth shed on caravan site

    Hi I am going to be running a power supply to a small garden shed on a large caravan site, the shed is owned by the owner of the static caravan to which the shed is beside. Closest power supply is the pitch box, I am running a 6mm swa cable from here to shed( in my Mind pretty straightforward...
  8. T

    Caravan plug outlets

    When doing my figure of 8 on the ring circuit to get my r1 + r2 value i get 0.18 at the db. But at the socket outlets when using plug in lead for megger the results are varying at sockets up to about 1.8 ohms. However when i screw the faceplates off and use the leads in the terminals inside the...
  9. R

    Caravan hook-up point

    Evening all, Some of you may remember a previous post i put up not long ago about sizing of supply cable to a caravan park. It was the cheaper option to have the DNO ramp up the voltage and blast it down to the caravan field 400m down. So now i have a 'sub main housing' in the caravan field...
  10. J

    static caravan test

    Hello I work for a company that sells new and used caravans. I have got 2330 level 2 and level 3 , 2382 (17-th edition), and 2392 inspection and testing When we selling caravan i going connect it to house's CCU (if private) or to fuse box on the pitch (if holiday park). I testing all caravans in...
  11. richy3333

    Did I overload the circuit?

    Found this today on a PIR/EICR 3 x 2KW heaters and an oven all off the same hook-up. Melty, melty!
  12. T

    Condition report on static caravan

    i am starting testing static caravans for foreigners on a farm, with the new condition report sheets. Does a static caravan come under section 721 of the regs or is it section 717. not sure as these caravans could not be towed by a car and would need transported by a lorry.
  13. S

    RCD's inline

    Sonebody correct me if Im wrong please. Scenario: On a local gypsy site, the plot consists of an.outbuilding that contains shower,water heater utilitys bench and some lights. Also.supplied is a 32a comnando socket used to power the main caravan. The main CU in the outhouse is controlled by a...
  14. M

    Simple Question caravan Parks

    If you had to design a caravan park from scratch would you wire all pitches as radial circuits or would you do a ring and run say six off a loop pros and cons me thinks single supply to each one any thoughts please.
  15. S

    Caravan Site Help

    Hi all I am quoting tomorrow to install some meters on a caravan site (x18). Is this work Part P notifiable?? I am unsure where the supply is taken from as have never been to this site so different scenarios would be helpfull to me. Also what certification would be required EIC or just a MW...
  16. J

    connect caravan to TT system

    Hello I need connect caravan to CU in house with TT system. I have got 10mm 3 core SWA cable. Do i need separate earth electrode for caravan, or connect armour and 3th core to CU in house ? Distance from house to caravan is 15m.
  17. S

    caravan

    OK guy need some help, as i am a little confused may have a rewire job for a small bungalow with a caravan in the back garden which would require a supply as someone will be living in it (legal gypsy lol) what is the best way to go about this. I was going to supply the van from a spare way...
  18. K

    testing static caravan installations

    HI Lads, Had an enquiry about testing Static caravans on a caravan park (state the obvious!) Anything in particular I should be aware of?
  19. W

    Caravan site installation.

    I have run a small caravan site for a good few years now, and since the new regs came out I have noticed that every socket outlet should have it's own RCD. My installation was built to the 16th edition regs, which only required one RCD. My question is, can anyone advise me if existing...
  20. S

    Caravan park installation

    Has anyone got any suggestions ! Been asked to quote a job to supply 6 caravans with power. The supply company is running a supply from the overhead supply to the field.from there it is up to me,not sure what would be best,1 ring main,1 radial or 6 single circuits. the caravans are in a line...

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