Dangerous usage of coiled up electric cables

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  • Chrystal
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    edited May 2018 #32

    Fire and loss of life. 

  • KjellNN
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    edited May 2018 #33

    Yep.....air con, extra fan, hot water heating, kettle,  elecrtic BBQ or other electric cooking appliances, not forgetting the fridge, charger and TV....no point in using gas when EHU is "free"!

  • Cornersteady
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    edited May 2018 #34

    since when is EHU free?smile

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited May 2018 #35

    Well, I guess you'll never know seeing you didn’t choose to share your helpful advice. 

    What makes you think people will take notice on here? 

  • JVB66
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    edited May 2018 #36

    If you were walking past our caravan and I did not lift my head, it would be that I was not wearing my hearing aids ,and did not "notice"that you were trying to communicate undecided

  • huskydog
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    edited May 2018 #37

    Last year the caravan on the next pitch to me left their lead coiled  up ,and I just mentioned to him that it was not good practice to leave it like that ,and his reply was very rude surprised, oh well .........

  • Cornersteady
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    edited May 2018 #38

    no, as I pointed to Mr DD, I meant what are you suggesting should happen when you see such an occurrence?

    If the people doing this cannot be bothered to lift their heads to say Hello, they are not going to take advice from a stranger.

    So apart from pointing it out on here, nothing? You do realise that the number posting on here is an extremely small fraction, percentage, proportion of the total number who use club sites. If you're going to do nothing then what was the point of your OP?

    Btw I am amazed that people who are doing this (coiled EHU cable) are exactly the same as those who sit outside and won't say hello to you?

    Actually if I'm reading or doing anything outside sometimes I will notice people passing and sometimes I won't (I do a lot of day dreaming about Grandi's seriessmile)

    Are you now saying everyone on site should say hello to each other?

     

  • EmilysDad
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    edited May 2018 #39

    It's not ...... hence the use of quotation marks ..... I thought teachers were cleverer than most 😉

  • moulesy
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    edited May 2018 #40

    Yes, but I reckon I could count the number of members who do all that on the fingers of ......er.......one finger! wink

  • Bakers2
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    edited May 2018 #41

    It's pre-paid not 'free' 😉. At this point in time it is unlimited prepaid,  unlike many mobile or household phones and internet contracts there is no limit set which you can exceed and pay handsomely for if you go over your prepaid limit 😉.  That can bring us back full circle to meters 😂😂😂😂😂 but not relevant to coiled cables 😉

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited May 2018 #42

    "Are you now saying everyone on site should say hello to each other?"

    They could pass the thyme of day, Corners. wink

  • KjellNN
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    edited May 2018 #43
    • Well.....maybe, but we have no way of knowing!
  • mickysf
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    edited May 2018 #44

    Do you know, I'm saddened by the attitude of some. We are not born with knowledge, we either learn from our own mistakes or the wisdom and experience of others, I've learnt so much from my fellow 'caravaners' some which has saved me time, money and possibly injury! That tip or advice is most welcomed by me. Why do some believe the wheel has to be reinvented every single day? Is it that they are too vain or stubborn to listen to help, the previous mistakes or advice of others? As 'they' say, every day is a school day!

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited May 2018 #45

    At last! Someone's corrected the title. 👏🏻

  • JVB66
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    edited May 2018 #46

    Do not forget the Hibrid or if in Sussex the Smart EVinnocent

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  • chasncath
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    edited May 2018 #50

    In all of the contributions, no one has mentioned the school-level physics involved in cable heating. Electrical resistance increases with temperature , and increased resistance means increased heat. If you coil an electrical conductor the windings heat each other, the heat is less able to escape, and the result is more resistance and more heat. At best this means the voltage to your caravan will be reduced, at worst your cable will melt and trip the supply before more serious damage is done.

    Doubters should experiment with a length of cable, coiled and uncoiled, and a 100W light bulb, but only in their back garden and with a grownup present.

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  • Tinwheeler
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    edited May 2018 #52

    Another case for KISS. wink

  • Vicmallows
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    edited May 2018 #53

    With a load of only 100W you are going to need some very sofisticated equipment to detect that. smile

  • Bakers2
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    edited May 2018 #54

    As a quirk of this site it appears randomly under this and the original title on the latest activity page 😂.

  • flatcoat
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    edited May 2018 #55

    I am not belittling the implications and fire risks - I try to avoid leaving my Caravan hook up coiled however In this day of elf’s only drinking safe tea I am surprised the manufacturers of said cables do not fix safety warning stickers. And, I have a couple of proprietary cable reels for use around the home which are designed to stay coiled when in use...... 

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  • hitchglitch
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    edited May 2018 #57

    There are warnings in handbooks about leaving cables coiled. Also, if you buy a spooled extension lead I am sure there are also warnings about needing to fully unwind.

  • Merve
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    edited May 2018 #58

    Much depends on whether you have a cable or not! Not used one for 5 years. 

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  • hitchglitch
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    edited May 2018 #61

    I tried to drive off with cable attached to the motorhome. Fortunately an interlock prevents starting the engine but it took me a while to figure out why it wouldn’t start!

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