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I am a complete newbie to camping, been once thought it had potential and am in the process of buying all the gear I would need, did not have electric hook up when I last went but want to get a lead to enable me to do this.

I have been looking around and there seem to be some power leads with RCD and some leads without the ones with RCD protection are a lot more expensive so need to be 100% that an RCD is required, does the camp supply not have RCD protection at the supply end as surely this is an health and saftey matter and the supply needs to be protected rather than simply protecting the end of a extension lead?

Hope this makes sense, Thanks

Syscon

It is absolutely essential that your EHU incorporates an RCD.  Look HERE for advice.

Proper EHU's for tents, with RCD and MCB protection, are available for around £50 from various camping equipment suppliers including GoOutdoors and Towsure.

You will find that some sites check that your EHU has RCD protection before allowing you to connect up.

Hi, have a look at Centre Caravans, I  got this one last week, next day delivery for £49.99!!!!

http://www.centrecaravans.com/accessories.htm

My first time using electric too.

Quote: Originally posted by Bernie47 on 09/9/2006

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You will find that some sites check that your EHU has RCD protection before allowing you to connect up.

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Quote: Originally posted by discovery on 10/9/2006

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Hi, have a look at Centre Caravans, I  got this one last week, next day delivery for £49.99!!!!

 

 

http://www.centrecaravans.com/accessories.htm

 

My first time using electric too.

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Should have said that it comes with 20 meters of cable, if that helps.

Darren

Don't even consider a hook-up without RCD protection, if you value your life!

They are also available here, via mail order:

Waudbys

Thanks for all the replies however I still have my doubts whether an RCD is actually required has a secondary saftey device.

The camp site has RCD's protection then having another in the same circuit is completely pointless RCD's should be checked regularly and in my experience (as a spark) very rarely go wrong (had 1 in the last 10 years)

Cant for the life off me figure out why you would have an 2 RCD's in the same circuit, the only explanation i can think off is to stop nuisance tripping / inconvience to the site owner at the supply end no extra saftey factor is afforded by doing this.

Has anyone ever had there EHU inspected by the site  owners, seems to be that if this is the case then they are accepting liability by checking / inspecting so I assume it would not be standard practice, Do sites actually check?