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  1. J

    12v In A Caravan - Qualified Person?

    Hi, Can any of you advise me, I've been told that to do work on the 12v circuits in a caravan a person must be qualified, if youre not, youre breaking the law. I am an electrican by trade (not currently working as a sparky), but I'm not well up on the regs. I find it very hard to believe that...
  2. S

    Current sensing breaker 5A-16A - Caravan application

    Hi folks, there’s a thread running on a caravan forum I’m on so I thought I’d ask on here where the experts live! Caravan EHU supplies vary between 6A, 10A and 16A. So one of the chaps who regularly goes abroad where there are 6A supplies gets ticked off with the wife tripping the bollard -...
  3. KevinH

    Caravan outside socket

    This may be a daft question, but I have been asked to install an outside socket on a static caravan. As is the norm on a holiday park, the supply is via a 16A 30mA RCBO installed with a meter in a weatherproof enclosure and feeds the van via 2.5mm flex on a 16A 3 pin plug. Usually the norm would...
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  4. B

    Caravan electric box from ground

    Is there a reg for how high a caravan box should be from the ground?
  5. M

    How many lights in a burger van......

    A coach building company I do work for built a posh "burger van" for a customer. now I put 14 GU10 Downlights into this space which I and everyone thought was more than sufficient. However the customer believes this is woefully insufficient, and wants an additional 25 fittings fitted! ie 49...
  6. M

    Catering van generator earthing ??

    Hi new here so take it easy chaps !! A client of mine wishes to supply their catering van from a new generator they are purchasing, I believe it is single phase 7.5kW Inverter style generator with a 32 amp socket outlet. My query is about the earthing to the van. The van has a DB inside with a...
  7. S

    Aftermarket van locks

    Hi all, has anyone had any experience with an aftermarket van lock fitting service in the Midlands? Any recommendations? Thanks
  8. B

    Caravan site readings on TT system

    Hi, have a distribution unit which feeds some caravan boxes TT system, it has upfront 300mA RCD and double pole 60898, now I’ve been sent to re gland as the disconnect times wasn’t met, but I’m getting readings of 0.30 ohms when max is either TT 167 ohms or if you go by MCB then 0.59? But the...
  9. Greatwhiteshark

    Static Caravans Regulations on Electrical connections..

    Hi all Please help me with all 2018 BS 7671 regulations with referals to new book please... on static caravans Electrical Hook up points and electrical protections and ,safety ...IP RATINGS.. Photos welcome. Any Info very welcome
  10. Rupert Young

    DIY van racking using Tamstrut slotted channel

    sick of arriving on site only to realize I hadn't foreseen the need for something I hadn't packed the night before, after looking around at products like Bott Smartvan decided to do my own using unistrut, fatmax pro organisers, vanvault slider, euroboxes and Milwaukee Packout, added some LED...
  11. N

    Caravan site, cable size

    I am pricing a job to wire 21 new pitches for a caravan park. There will be a meter box beside each caravan with a 16a trip. I will split it into the 3 phases, so 7 caravans per phase. Im just trying to figure out how to calculate the cable size. Is it better to run a ring main to pick up 7...
  12. M

    Touring Caravan dno connection

    Hi there im after some advice, I’m thinking of creating a 5 pitch touring caravan site 32 amps per pitch can use a standard 100 amp supply single phase from my dno. I need to tell my contact at western Power Distribution how big a supply I need. Can anyone help.
  13. B

    Mira Advance 8.7KW, very poor water flow rate

    Just been to see a friend who has a Mira advance 8.7 in his flat. Flow rate of the water is terrible, he was saying he had looked online and seen they do 11KW showers and was asking if he could change if for a bigger one. Does anyone have any experience with the Mira Advance? Is the water flow...
  14. Ckiner

    СRM for small business? Many thanks in advance!

    Hello everyone, We are currently looking for an 'all in one' CRM system to use within our business. We are looking at using Work etc, has anyone had any experience with this system or could you advise on any others? We need the CRM to have the below features: - basic invoicing - sales lead...
  15. Gavin John Hyde

    The joys of running a van

    Last week or so found shifting gear really hard in the little bipper van. Took it in the nearest garage as could barely get it out of 2nd. Turns out after 92k the clutch packed up. Wasnt disengaging correctly. Was expecting a massive bill. Needn't have worried as it only cost 387.00 including...
  16. C

    Best small van model?

    Hi, I am looking at getting a small pre owned van. My budget is around 4/5k, does anyone have any advice or experiences to help me decide on which van to go for? Just need something reliable with enough room for my steps, tools, drills and wont break the bank! A Peugeot partner, vauxhall...
  17. MFS Electrical

    Who on here has a VW caddy van?

    discovered something I didnt know about the other day.... there’s a fairly large space behind the driver and passengers seats in the caddy van seems like a big wasted space. What do you keep in there? Or did you not know about it either?
  18. B

    Caravan park Earthing

    Is TNS permitted on caravan site? I always thought you could use as TNS as supply cable then TT each pitch, spark I’m working with says you can use TNS all way through if ZS is acceptable Thanks
  19. Peter Buckby

    52 static caravans. what a HOOK UP

    oh dear. BW glands sunbathing
  20. 1

    12v lighting for my house powered by my van

    hello all is this possible???? I drive a van around all day, I want to use the van to charge up a 110ah Agm battery, I then want to use this battery to power up a 12v led lighting circuit in my house. I also want to use the 240v supply as a back up to the same lighting circuit, with some sort...

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