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wye replied on 14/01/2019 19:12

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wye

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Posted on 14/01/2019 19:12

I am going to fit an exterior socket outside my house , so I can hook up my motorhome when I need too .

Question .. I am fitting a household plug onto the hook up , question is do I need a socket with an R CD breaker ?

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Randomcamper replied on 16/01/2019 15:10

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Posted on 16/01/2019 15:10

It's easy to just fit a "proper" connector, we have ours adjacent to an outdoor socket in the front of the house, the main house fuse box has an RCD incorporated.......

 

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hitchglitch replied on 16/01/2019 17:05

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Posted on 15/01/2019 11:02 by EmilysDad

For interest, the regulations for caravan sites state that the bollard must be within 20 m of the pitch, hence the 25 m standard hook-up cable.

Is that just for 'over here' or Europe in general? I ask because I've used a bollard 'over there' that was in effect just an extension lead from another bollard. 😉

Posted on 16/01/2019 17:05

That’s the IET Wiring Regulations BS7671. Not sure that it is aligned with European EN standards although they were trying to many years ago when I was involved. I agree there are some dodgy set-ups over there.

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