Hook up .

wye
wye Forum Participant Posts: 241
edited January 2019 in Motorhomes #1

I am going to fit an exterior socket outside my house , so I can hook up my motorhome when I need too .

Question .. I am fitting a household plug onto the hook up , question is do I need a socket with an R CD breaker ?

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  • Unknown
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  • wye
    wye Forum Participant Posts: 241
    edited January 2019 #3

    Thanks for reply , I have exchanged the hook up plug for a flat 3 pinned plug .

    I will source an outside socket with a breaker 

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  • EasyT
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    edited January 2019 #5

    I have a dedicated cable for home use even though I use an adaptor. It works for me as I have 2 spares in addition. My EH lead though is powered from within the garage and is clipped in place up to the point that it exits. I do have two power outlets that I choose not to use on either end of our bungalow. If I used one of these I would still use a dedicated cable as I would use a relatively short cable to the caravan. It all depends on location of caravan and other factors. 

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  • EasyT
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    edited January 2019 #7

    If mine is on drive it's on EHU. 

    Never struggled on site in UK with 25m cable and if I hooked into side of home wouldn't want 25m of cable lying around when less than 10 would suffice. 

     

     

  • JVB66
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    edited January 2019 #8

    We have got an adaptor as the above picture, which must be about 30yrs of age,and it has been used when staying at friends to enable EHU to our LVs

  • hitchglitch
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    edited January 2019 #9

    Yes,an RCD is essential. You may want to read my thread on this subject in Caravan and Motorhome Chat (probably not!).

    I have an old hook-up lead that is permanently clipped around the wall in the garage and fed from a 13 amp plug with RCD.  I only plug in occasionally to charge the battery in the motorhome (although I have a solar panel so not really needed) or cool the fridge if going away. The cable goes easily under the garage door and when not in use the excess is coiled over some hooks to keep it tidy.

    For interest, the regulations for caravan sites state that the bollard must be within 20 m of the pitch, hence the 25 m standard hook-up cable.

  • EmilysDad
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    edited January 2019 #10

    For interest, the regulations for caravan sites state that the bollard must be within 20 m of the pitch, hence the 25 m standard hook-up cable.

    Is that just for 'over here' or Europe in general? I ask because I've used a bollard 'over there' that was in effect just an extension lead from another bollard. 😉

  • JVB66
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    edited January 2019 #11

    As with a lot of regulations "over there" it may be there but the Gallic "shrug of the shoulders " compensates for it not being implementedsurprisedwink

  • Randomcamper
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    edited January 2019 #12

    It's easy to just fit a "proper" connector, we have ours adjacent to an outdoor socket in the front of the house, the main house fuse box has an RCD incorporated.......

     

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  • hitchglitch
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    edited January 2019 #13

    That’s the IET Wiring Regulations BS7671. Not sure that it is aligned with European EN standards although they were trying to many years ago when I was involved. I agree there are some dodgy set-ups over there.

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