European 16A Mains Hook Up Adaptor Lead Plug Coupler Caravan Camping Site

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However some rural sites/aires everywhere can use the domestic socket of whatever country you are in.

Best to get adaptors with a plug and socket plus a bit of wire between them, like the ones in the links above. Whilst the EHU point might well include its own RCD it is so much better to know you have that protection. is a good length, but sometimes when the Electric post near to your pitch is full being used by other campers, you may have to venture further from your a Tent than 20mt to find electric. The blue plug/socket system that we use is not waterproof so it is a good idea to carry something like a small rubble sack such that if two cables in series have to be used the mid-way connection can be protected from rain.

We always carry a French / German adaptor cable as the type used on a site (or aire) is totally unpredictable.

Whilst many sockets in Italy will accept both 10A and 16A plugs, some will only accept one type, so for complete peace of mind both adaptors would be required. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Advice about the CE7/7 plug was useful, as the German Schuko and the french version do look very similar.We find that approaching half the sites we stay on don't have the new style hook ups and an adaptor is needed. Subjecting the 16A rated cable and installation to up to 32A before the 32A supply MCB tripped would result in it becoming dangerously hot, risking an electrical fire. Reverse polarity has the live supply coming in through the neutral wire into the appliance and out through the Live line. This cannot however be relied upon, as many sockets are still wired the other way, and to further confuse matters, the Czech standard still recommends wiring the live to the left! It's not so much that the supply is AC it's that we in the UK consider the 'neutral' to be at earth (ground) potential and usually only switch (disconnect) the 'live'.