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THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE 230v ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
As in the home, care must be exercised when
using mains electricity.
UPON ARRIVAL AT CARAVAN SITE
When connecting the caravan installation to
the mains supply:
When connecting caravan to the
mains bollard, ALWAYS connect to
the caravan first and then to the
site bollard.
1. Check the mains supply is suitable for
your installation and appliances.
2. Check that your installations will be
properly earthed.
3. Never accept a supply from a socket
outlet or plug having only two pins, or
from a lighting outlet.
4. Check that any residual current device
(RCD) or earth leakage circuit breaker
in the mains supply to the caravan has
been tested within the last month. After
connection to site supply, test again.
5. Make sure that the switch at the site
supply point is off.
6. Make sure that the caravan RCD unit is
switched off.
7. Remove any cover from the electricity
inlet provided on the caravan, and insert
the connector of the supply cable.
8. Remove any cover from the socket outlet
provided at the site supply point, and
connect the plug at the other end of the
supply cable.
9. Switch on the mains switch at the site
supply point.
10. Switch on the caravan RCD unit.
In cases of doubt, consult the site owner or
their agent.
When disconnecting caravan from the
mains bollard, ALWAYS disconnect
from the site bollard.
UPON LEAVING THE CARAVAN SITE
1. Switch off the site supply.
2. Switch off the caravan RCD unit.
3. Disconnect the pitch lead.
4. Replace the cover of the socket outlet at
the site supply point. It is dangerous to
leave the supply socket or supply cable
live.
If you encounter difficulty, consult an approved
electrical installation contractor (which may be
the local electricity board). It is dangerous to
attempt modifications yourself.
Every 12 months, the caravan electrical
installation should be inspected, tested and a
report on its condition obtained as prescribed
in the Regulations for Electrical Installations,
published by the Institute of Electrical
Engineers.
OVERSEAS CONNECTIONS
Connection to a mains voltage supply
overseas requires particular attention.
• Care must be taken when connecting
supplies abroad since the supplies can be
reverse polarity.
• The significance of reverse polarity is that
when equipment is switched may not be
electrically isolated.
• The only certain way of making equipment
safe is to unplug it.
• A means of checking the polarity of the
mains supply when overseas is useful.
• There are several proprietary makes of
equipment available for this purpose. If it
can be achieved, it is preferable to connect
live to live, and neutral to neutral to
maintain full electrical protection.
• Check all caravan equipment is set up
to accept the site supply before actually
switching on.
MAINS UNIT (PDU)
The mains unit replaces the conventional fuse
box.
The unit gives overload and earth leakage
protection for the 230v electrical supply in
your caravan.
FOR NORMAL OPERATION
• All switches on the unit need to be set to
the ON position. The switches on the left
of the unit are known as MCBs (miniature
circuit breakers). These take the place
of the conventional fuse and are more
convenient.
• In the event of a fault the MCB trips/
automatically moves to the OFF position.
• After elimination of the fault the MCB can
be re-set by switching to the ON position.
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