Mains Switching off when connected to car?

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Thanks for that very quick reply, I'll have to get the battery back up.

No it's the mains switch in the van that switches off when I connect/disconnect the car to the van.

If I switch the mains switch to "on" in the van and then connect to EHU the mains switch remains on!

Is it normal for the caravan's mains to switch off when hooking up?

Yes unless you have a very long EHU lead on your travels.

 

Seriously - When you disconnect EHU lead it does not 'turn off' mains on any caravan that I have had. When next plugged into EHU everything on 230v is live again. Alde clock will have stopped however and time incorrect as on the microwave clock.

I never trouble to set the clock on the Alde system. We move every 5 days. Before we move I switch off the Alde as in cooler weather the pump will circulate if he ambient temperature is below the chosen temperature if left on.

When we arrive at site I switch on the heating and increase temp to our day time preference. Come bed time I turn down the temp. When I get up next morning I turn it up again.

Do you mean that the RCD (The main switch in the caravan consumer unit which switches off all mains power, and has a test button on it) trips when you connect the car.   If so, there is a fault situation which should be investigated.

Although it would be technically possible, I have never heard of a system which intentionally disconnects the mains supply when you connect to the car  ..... and I can't really see any reason for such an arrangement.

(A loud warning sound to remind you to disconnect the EHU might be a good idea though!)

 

EDIT:  There seems to be some confusion because you use the term 'hooking-up'.  I read your post as meaning you are plugging your 'van into the car.  Others seem to be reading it as in ElectricHookUp  (EHU) to the mains.

Is it not the 12v habitation relay which cuts the 12v supply to caravan when connected to the car, apart from the fridge and battery charging. 

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I'm sorry I've confused things haven't I ?

 

It's when I "plug" the caravan into the car that the control panel I have photographed switches off.

Hope the photograph clarifies what I mean.

why on earth are you connecting to your car when still connected to the mains via your cable you should already be disconnected. i seen people drive off because they forgot to disconnect. a very silly practice in my opinion.

Don

Don

I'm not Nothing to do with the caravan being connected to the EHU mains it's the caravan being plugged into car's 7pin connector 

I asked the same question as I originally posted to the manufacturer of my caravan , Coachman (That's was the end of July).

 

I've just received their reply, which answers my question, but I do find it strange. Coachman's response is

I can confirm that when the caravan is connected to a towing vehicle the master switch will switch off, the only item that will receive power is the fridge."

Thanks for the responses received