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    caravan park tt system and earth rods

    Hello everyone, Have been inspecting caravans statics at a 200+site. The levels of ZE are 8+ ohms at the caravan hook up and it is on a TT system (the incomming mains) to 4 or 5 submain distribution points where there is a common earth rod and from there via swa using the cable core or armourmed...
  2. V

    wiring caravan hookups

    hi all just been asked to do 5 caravan hookups for a local park just starting. just wanted to pick you guys brains would you generally run one cable per hook up or put them all on one radial circuit with each one feeding the next. ive a total run of about 80m so its either 5 x 1.5mm armour or 1x...
  3. L

    single or 3 phase for house in the countyside

    hi guy's im new to all this,and would appreciate any help.i have just bought a house in the countryside and the power company need to know how much electric i will be using so they can work out if i will need single or 3 phase connection. the house is in the sticks so the connection will be...
  4. E

    Solar panels for a static caravan.

    Hello all, It's just been suggested to me from the general forum to post this post here as I'm more likely to get a better response. If I've not shared any forum posts with you before, then I should say, pleased to meet you and how do you do? I am looking to install a solar panel set up for my...
  5. E

    solar panel for a static caravan.

    Hello all, I am looking to install a solar panel set up for my in law's caravan. They currently have a 110Amp battery supplying their electrics with a small portable solar panel connected to it. Their daily consumption if they were to have an "unlimited" power supply is around 90Amps max. I...
  6. C

    Caravan hookup on tnc-s

    I was on small touring caravan site yesterday looking at a caravan electrics for a client. I've not done any caravan site work but the onwner asked me to look at a few things whilst I was there. The site has only one hookup point with four commando blue sockets on 16a RCBO's in a hookup box...
  7. H

    Residential Caravan homes- minimum supply

    i was hoping someone would be able to give me some clarification on minimum ampage supplies for residential caravan homes both past and present. I believe that if a 'new' home is built then a 63amp supply is required, however not too sure with previous regulations. This is where i come...
  8. D

    Caravan TT system hook up point.

    Hi i was wondering what the downside to connecting the earth to an earth rod TT system AND to the TNCS from which the supply is being fed from, i understand that in the fault of the pme neutral going down that a caravan could become live under fault conditions but surley 2 earth paths would be...
  9. B

    Wiring a static caravan, a touring caravan, and a site office

    YO!! Right senario I have, Main house is to be demolished on Monday. There is a new Temp meter and supplyboard (hager 17th board with 1x 63a MCB on one RCD) via a SWA to feed the house for the rest of the week. And 1x 63a MCB on the other RCD to feed the static caravans own C/U Again via...
  10. G

    Install on a caravan park??

    Just had an enquiry for a 2KW system fitted to a static caravan on a big park. Not sure how to handle this as its part of a larger supply network (caravan park). Basically is this possible and what would be the most appropriate course of action?
  11. M

    rcd not tripping

    looking for a fault on a caravan where the rcd trips when a main earth is added. with no main earth the rcd want trip. the caravan has only got an earth path via bonding from the earth rod to the db and no main earth from the earth rod to the db. zs is 66.4 on sockets 67 on lights and 66 on...
  12. F

    Question about charging 12v battery from transformer

    Hi all I'll start by explaining my situation. I have a caravan in the front yard which I am using as a work area for probably a couple of years. When I got it (from ebay, £50) it was in a bit of a state but had plenty of life in it yet. At the moment I am refitting the interior and redoing...
  13. M

    campsite pir form filling

    Having a blond moment. Do i treat it as a tt sub main to each point and do a form for each point and one form for the main supply panel.
  14. richy3333

    Caravan hook-ups, RCD's not tripping @5XIn and earthing (PME)

    Hi all. A local caravan site has asked me to test their RCD's. I popped in to speak to them about what they wanted and had a quick nosey around with a view to returning and undertaking the work. The 32 electric hook-ups are fed via a 3 phase system which splits into 3 circuits. Each...
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    Campsite PIR

    Been asked to do a Pir on a campsite with 12 hook ups Due to the length of runs over 200m what's the correct way of dealing with the earth's i thought each post would have its own stake and one at the main board but this one doesn't but just relies on the swa.
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    heaters in a static caravan

    Hi all, quick question to anyone out there, I am in the process of fitting x3 heaters in a static caravan. Each heater is 2000w. I calculate a 2.5mm ring being sufficient for these with a 13A fused spur for each. Do you agree? I am taking into consideration that in the deepest cold winter these...
  17. G

    caravan testing

    Does anybody know if there are specific forms for caravan pir or Is it a normal pir form cant find any details in7671 or gn3 If there are special forms and someone can send me one id be Grateful gaz
  18. chrish_1977

    Proposed Caravan Site

    I know, before anyone asks Im thinking the same. Anyway, I have been asked by a customer (on the phone) how much to convert an old farm building into a caravan site for approx 14 pitches, from what i have gathered there is a TT supply feeding a 100A fuse from the DNO. I have yet to see this...
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    110 supply for u.s. caravan

    need to provide safe 110 supply for yankee caravan. have suitble CTE transformer connected to U.K.cu on 2 pole mcb in 240 c.u. Where can i get 110 RCD & 2 pole MCB's to build c.u. for protection on output side circuits. Installation must be U.K. compliant.
  20. J

    caravan electrics!

    hi all i want to buy a caravan and rip it out and start from scrach, so i am getting all the info i need before i buy one, now i was looking to buy tv's, heaters and so on but i read that you only get 10amp on sites am i right in thinking thats 2500w? thanks for any help i will be posting...

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