Hi Jon ,SORTED I went and bought a mains to caravan adapter this morning,Whilst there the repair guy said it is unlikely to be the van ,So today I hitched up and brought the van round to the house ,plugged it in through an extension cable and hey presto we had power in the van, The warden lent me his cableNO POWER I tried all four plugs NO POWER I tow the van to another bollard NO POWER I have now taken the van back to its storage, lost time from our break, spent £50 on fuel, I only have a week off and can not ring the Caravan Club till Monday to see if they will help me out, Im just glad I have sorted it out,I dont know if I should be mad with the C C or or just laugh it off WHAT WOULD YOU DO
Thought I smelled a dodgy supply, its tricky for 240v to go wrong, it is such a simple set up. Im pleased your van is ok. What I would do is demand a refund as you have booked with a supply not without.
If you lose 12v then it is far more complicated - lots of fuses and stuff. Sorry if I asked silly questions, but I knew it would be something stupid.
Sean I dont mind at all, I have now booked to go to Grin Low in Buxton from tomorrow as Anglesea is a little bit to far as I only have 4 days holiday left, I just hope they have checked there bollards, I have sent then an e-mail but they dont work at weekends thank you Errol (topdog)
hi,i dont know if this is of any help or just another daft suggestion.Bút i once had a bongo camper and the electrics just stopped.It turned out to be that when i pushed and pulled the connector in and out over time i had loosened the wires and pulled them out of the socket.regards dave moore.
good to see you sorted it out mate have a good time away and get on their case i would i would want a free holiday out of them as it was not any fault of yours and is down to them
Hi Jon ,SORTED I went and bought a mains to caravan adapter this morning,Whilst there the repair guy said it is unlikely to be the van ,So today I hitched up and brought the van round to the house ,plugged it in through an extension cable and hey presto we had power in the van, The warden lent me his cableNO POWER I tried all four plugs NO POWER I tow the van to another bollard NO POWER I have now taken the van back to its storage, lost time from our break, spent £50 on fuel, I only have a week off and can not ring the Caravan Club till Monday to see if they will help me out, Im just glad I have sorted it out,I dont know if I should be mad with the C C or or just laugh it off WHAT WOULD YOU DO
It was probably the borrowed cable. I guess this is what comes of borrowing equipment. Why did you leave? I'm sure I would have hung around and used gas / battery power. You can hardly be mad at someone for lending you a cable, even if it was faulty. He could have told you where to go and if you complain about it, he probably will tell you where to go if you want to borrow a cable again. An apology would be nice though. When all is said and done, you chose to go home because you had no electric, no one forced you. Many of us manage just fine with no EHU. While I would have been a bit Pee'd off at it not working, I would have gone out next day and bought a mains tester so I could prove where the fault was and sort it out next day.
I have read all the above with interest as a blown fuse caused me to think of trouble that was not really there...as for LegsDownKettleOn...has a valid point ......however must remember campers rage...I have only just bought my first van...and Inspector Morse i am not...... at first sight of a problem as it was with my 8 years of tenting....anything is the end of the world..."why is that bedroom sagging"...etc...etc.. I share your relief at the conclusion...have a laugh but mention it to CC..if not down to cables..who knows???
Quote: Originally posted by LegsDownKettleOn on 18/3/2008
Hi All I went to Buxton in the end for 4 days un hitched and plugged in with no problems we have had a nice sunny few days so all is well that ends well.
( Legs down) I have been vanning for over twenty years with no probs I bought a new cable in November and also an 85 ah battery and a service and all was well , I borrowed a cable from the warden as a double check, but when he said it must be the van he made me think it was, In my eyes we like to use the site link up as it is all in with the price, and not to run around changing batteries, BUT as I said we are back now and all is well
It was probably the borrowed cable. I guess this is what comes of borrowing equipment. Why did you leave? I'm sure I would have hung around and used gas / battery power. You can hardly be mad at someone for lending you a cable, even if it was faulty. He could have told you where to go and if you complain about it, he probably will tell you where to go if you want to borrow a cable again. An apology would be nice though. When all is said and done, you chose to go home because you had no electric, no one forced you. Many of us manage just fine with no EHU. While I would have been a bit Pee'd off at it not working, I would have gone out next day and bought a mains tester so I could prove where the fault was and sort it out next day.
Glad to hear you sorted yourself out. Just wanted to wish a fellow Port Vale fan well. Heavens knows we all deserve credit for sticking with the lads, Go the Vale!!
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