All Lengths Caravan Camping Motorhome Hook Up Cable 16A Site Extension Lead Electric 16 AMP to 16 AMP (1.5mm 3183Y PVC Orange Flex) with FREE Cable Carrier Reel (10m)

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Although most campsites offer electrical hook up as standard, you may find yourself relying on other sources if yours doesn't or when camping in remote places. Your connecting lead will need a plug to match this socket outlet and a connector to match the inlet to your unit, both complying with BS EN 60309-2. Please do not ask site staff to attend to hook-ups before 9am or after 8pm unless it is an emergency. The connection between the two cables should be raised off the ground by the use of a propriety joining cover. This type of unit is suitable for use in a tent or awning where power will be used separately from a vehicle power supply.

To help the environment we re-use boxes, so deliveries may come in incorrectly marked outer packaging. And don't forget to pass the site plug end of the cable through your tents cable entry point before you plug it into the sites power supply; trust me, it's easy to forget this! It is also important to remember to take the same safety precautions with a 230V supply from an invertor as with a normal 230V mains supply. There simply isn’t enough current (amps) to do that and using more than the electrical point provides will see the supply trip out and stop. It’s the ability to have a working power outlet in your tent whilst your pitched on a campsite that provides electric power points.

The Club does not require the production of an EICR certificate with any kind of camping unit but recommends members obtain one. Hence, when camping, to keep within the limits of the campsite supply and prevent a loss of supply if a circuit breaker trips, you need to be careful about the appliances you use and how many you use at one time. Think of that cold milk in the morning for your cereal, a blast of heating to warm through your tent in the winter months, a hairdryer, or the opportunity to charge your phone.

It may be useful to think of your total campsite power in Watts, as this is the power unit which will be shown on your appliances. Most campsites now have electrical access points (ask for a pitch with access when booking), from which you'll be able to plug in your cable to their safety checked supply bollards. If the live wire is presented to your electrical connection on the neutral side, this is known as reversed polarity (see inset box). If faced with a reverse polarity situation it is possible to make up a short adapter lead to deal with reverse polarity, where the wiring within one end of the lead is reversed.I’m going on the assumption I’ll have no electric hook up and would need something to bring me power for at least a few days.

Using the electric hook up supplied on powered campsites lets you charge up your leisure battery and run higher-wattage devices such as kettles, toasters, and hairdryers. Due to Rolec being behind on manufacturing these goods, we’re advising a 5-7 day lead time for dispatch.And having seen what you can use an electric hook-up for, here is our handy beginners guide to EHUs. UK wiring regulations require special measures if electricity is to be used in outdoor locations and as conditions in tent and awnings can often be damp and affected by condensation, it is only sensible to take special measures in these situations. The 10A or 16A rating is the cable and circuit breaker load capacity, it's not matched to the supply EHU in any other way. There's no such thing as a stupid question Richard :-) In the UK, all electric hook-ups will use the same 3-pin connector, irrespective of power rating.