How Safe is your Hook Up Cable (EHU)
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- čas přidán 27. 11. 2023
- A trip earlier in the week brought to light a bit of a problem with our EHU Cable. One we wern't expecting as the cable isn't that old and it was bought from a reputable supplier. It just goes to show that things can and do fail highlighting the importance of checking them on a regular basis.
See the video linked produced by Phil from Lost Weekends Caravan for a detailed explanation of connecting a EHU on site in a safe manner.
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Thanks for taking the time to watch.
Take care and stay safe
Ally & Alan
Sound advice 👍 I'll check mine next time we're out. Thanks Allan.
Would make a lot of sense to make them required to be tested as part of a service. Can’t believe how yellow the cable had gone.
Really excellent and helpful video Alan. Too easy to get complacent and wait for a fault.
All the very best, David 👍
Great video as always. I always plug in one of the little testers to the 'van once hooked up as an extra test. It doesn't check the quality of the cable or the RCD etc I know, but it a check for a wrong polarity or no earth etc.
Lucky I did, we were on site one weekend last year and my tester said no earth.
I checked everything and it was my cable at fault. After replacing it, I took the plug apart to find the terminals weren't screw type, but a sprung one shot deal type.
The previous owner couldn't release them so used 3 self tapping screws jammed into the terminal with the wire. We would never have known if it wasn't for the little tester my dad gave me as a kid!
Good safety video there Alan 👍. You are probably aware we carry two cables, a 25m and 10m and 9 out of 10 times we only need to use the 10m. At the end of each holiday we coil it together, Gail wipes it as I loop it. So it gets a double visual check. So far so good, except for the occasional teeth marks / nibbles from the wildlife. Luckily only superficial. Best regards, Rob & Gail 😀
Never thought of wildlife. Mice love plastic taste.
Alan always been an avid checker of my hook up cable, including security of screws securing the wires to the plugs. Electricity isn’t something to be apathetic about. 👍
I wonder how many do check. It seems strange that no dealer has ever mentioned to us about checking the cable on any handover.
Excellent video. It should be a requirement to have cables and installations checked or you do not get to plug in. Our one at home is checked by me and has its own RCD Unit.
I think its been overlooked so long that the general view is if it works, its ok.
@@Coffeevaners Just seems natural to me after years of power on checks on aircraft, why should it be any different for attaching mains to a caravan or motorhome. It is a routine check van switches are correct, check van connectors and plug in, Check length of cable and connectors. Ensure bollard is good then plug in and switch on. I recheck the cable on the way back to the van. Take care stay safe.
Im surprised that your service engineer dosent check the lead, mine always asks for me to get it for him to check.
Maybe they do on services but never been asked. This cable being the one we use at home was never in the caravan at service time. we always left it at home whilst the caravan was at the dealers.
Alan I have my caravan on drive and use a 25 meter cable running from bedroom down to van obviously I spread it out this cable is only used at home I noticed a couple of months ago it is going hard so it won't bend easily should I change it its 2 year old and only used at home thanks
That's a great question but one I doubt any electrian would give advise over the phone unfortunately. If you'd said it keeps blowing a fuse or tripping the circuit then the answer is most probably yes go buy a new one. The idea of the video was to say that there is no legal obligation to have cables tested or that there isn't a set timescale on the life of a cable, therefore the need to check. If you have any doubt of it's serviceability seek the advice of a qualified professional to physically check it. Sorry I can't offer a definitive answer.