If its lights that normally work off 240 volts that are not working, and all the bulbs are ok, it sounds like a circuit breaker has tripped on the consumer unit, which is probably under the seat. It may be the same one as works the charger which would be why that switch doesn't light up either. The sockets work off a different circuit breaker to the lights.
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Hi thanks there is 2 plastic cover like light switches under the seat and a fuse switch wich usually lights up wen you switch it on we�re would the circuit breaker be
I have took the 20 mm fuse out of the circuit under seat it is a little clear glass fuse with a hair line going through it the leads from the switch run to this unit you think that might be it
All mains equipment is usually protected by circuit breakers rather than fuses, which are normally only used for low voltage circuits from the battery. You should have a small consumer unit like the one in a house, but with only two or 3 circuit breakers. I suspect one of those has tripped.
I had a 1999 Bailey Ranger. There was a little wooden door in the side of the front seat box on the side where the battery is. Access it from inside the caravan kneeling down between the seats. The 240volt circuit breakers are in there.
There was also a small switch on the top of that little door which switched the 12 volt circuits on and off.
If there is a switch with a light on under the seat it is probably for the electric heating element in the blow air heating.
hi thanks for the post the only wooden door it’s got it above the fridge with electric mains on and controls but it’s not that it’s under the seat looks like the battery charger and the main light 240 that socket isn’t working it’s got a red light on when you switch it on like an oven plug switch in the house and it’s not powering up there is a small glass fuse 20mm 1 in the circuit we’re the wire runs to so I have orderd some of these and hoping that the problem all the battery lights are working and the plug sockets and the heating. It’s just the charger I think and the 2 main lights on the walls of caravan and the awning light not working
The awning light will definitely run off the battery, so if that's not working I'd suspect the bulb has gone. Mains problems will almost certainly not have anything to do with fuses, which are normally only used in 12 volt circuits. My caravan is old (1992) and even that has all its mains circuits protected by circuit breakers, so its highly unlikely that a newer one would have reverted back to fuses. I'm not even sure they ever used fuses in mains circuits in caravans. I've certainly never come across one.
There must be a consumer unit somewhere, usually near where the mains cable comes into the van, and I'm sure that one of the circuit breakers on there has tripped. In my caravan it is very close to the battery charger under the seat. My consumer unit has a big red main switch on it, which is also the RCD safety device which should trip if you have a fault. There is a button next to that which you press to test it. Then there are two individual circuit breakers (some caravans may have three). One of those circuit breakers is for the power sockets, and the other one is usually for the lights and battery charger. However, my caravan doesn't have any mains lights although my last one did have.
You will probably get more replies if you start a new thread rather than adding to one which is 5 years old.
Battery chargers are normally near the battery and the consumer unit where the circuit breakers are. They can also be built into a wall mounted control panel on some caravans. I don't know anything about your specific caravan type though.
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