Camping regs

[Hager]

Hi
i'm looking at building a unit to use when i go camping i just wanted to know if this is of to use.

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/67695...3-Core Reel Flexible Cable Orange 1.5mm x 50m

and

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280258997352&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Thanks
Jake

 

[ColJack]

no and no..

the RCD will be provided by the campsite and your flex needs to be 2.5mm²

there are pre-made sets available that will be safer and probably cheaper..

something like this will do..

 

[Hager]

what about this then http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Camping-Elect...temQQptZUK_Cables_Hookups?hash=item3efebf764e

If the RCD is aready at the camp site why do they still do hook ups with RCDs?

 

[electronicsuk]

If the RCD is aready at the camp site why do they still do hook ups with RCDs?

So they can charge you more money?

In any case, having a second RCD will do no harm, and if anything is a good idea as it will provide some element of protection should the RCD on the site's part of the installation be faulty.

 

[Hager]

so i could do that but use 2.5mm cable and not 1.5mm.

Well from what i saw they used contractum RCDs and MCBs

I contacted the seller about the RCD unit he said £15 for the unit and no RCD so i was going to fit a nice Hager or Merlin-gerin RCD and a 16A MCB.

Thanks
Jake

 

[ban-all-sheds]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280258997352&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

So that's an enclosure with an RCD, no overcurrent protection, and a 16A IEC 60309 outlet.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Camping-Elect...temQQptZUK_Cables_Hookups?hash=item3efebf764e

And that's an enclosure with an RCD and 3 individually protected BS 1363 outlets.

What is it you actually want?

 

[Hager]

Right this is what i want.
a 240V 16A unit i can use to go camping with. The items that are at the first post are the items i was going to use and as asking weather i can use them. The item on the 3rd post is what i'm trying to make just using a single 16A socket. make sense??

Thanks
Jake

 

[ban-all-sheds]

make sense??

Not really - the first two items won't make you the 3rd one.

a 240V 16A unit i can use to go camping with.

Where would you plug that in, and what would you plug into it?

 

[plugwash]

the RCD will be provided by the campsite

IMO you should always provide your own RCD protection for mobile hookups. While campsites in britan are supposed to provide RCD protection I strongly suspect some of the ****tier ones don't and according to posts i've seen on another forum RCDs that spend years sitting in outdoor enclosures are not very reliable.

 

[electronicsuk]

Have to admit to being a bit confused - if a single 16A outlet is enough, what's wrong with a 16A plug-socket extension lead? On the other hand, if you want something that will give you one or more 13A sockets, that would make more sense...?