Readagazine article Get Connected

GyynNorma
GyynNorma Forum Participant Posts: 69
edited March 2016 in Caravans #1

Reading this article I would like to know why a 10m cable does not comply with wiring regulations as stated in Top Tips.

I have a half length cable  which is far more convenient to handle, and used on most sites.

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  • Dave Nicholson
    Dave Nicholson Forum Participant Posts: 408
    edited March 2016 #2

    There is no technical reason why a 10m hook-up cable may not be used and I'm unaware of any any clause in the 'Wiring Regulations' that state only 25m cables are acceptable. Unfortunately there are a few ambiguous statements in the recent artical in the
    CC April magazine.

  • Oneputt
    Oneputt Club Member Posts: 9,145 ✭✭✭
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    edited March 2016 #3

    Time for the technical champion to step up to the plate and adviseWink

  • MrGarval
    MrGarval Forum Participant Posts: 120
    edited March 2016 #4

    I also see no reason a 10m cable is not acceptable. Far better to have a 10m cable unwound fully when connected than a 25m cable still partly curled up acting as a 'heating element'

  • cyberyacht
    cyberyacht Forum Participant Posts: 10,218 ✭✭✭
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    edited March 2016 #5

    The problem with carrying a 10m cable is that you eventually end up wishing you had a 25m one unless you play safe and carry both.

  • GyynNorma
    GyynNorma Forum Participant Posts: 69
    edited March 2016 #6

    Yes I carry two cables that is the drawback. I have "sinned" having been forced join the two together, once on a Club Site, and on several sites abroad.

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