European Electric Hook Up Adaptor
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- European Electric Hook Up Adaptor
As you may be aware we are currently on our holidays and touring Europe. We have headed East and are travelling through Holland, Denmark, Sweden and then down to Germany. What we would like to share with you this week is how we have got on with the European hook up for supplying electric to our caravan.
This is what we took with us to try and overcome any eventuality and to keep us topped up when on sites with electric.
Hope you enjoy
#herewetow #travelling #essentials
Nice one Jules - I now need to double check our adaptor is the right angled kind (although I’m pretty sure it is!) before our trip starts next weekend. Thanks for the safety tips too, I’m amazed not all caravaners take safety seriously! Cheers, Rog... 👍🏻 😉 🐍
Brilliant! Really helpful & informative Thankyou!
Thank you for watching and glad it was helpful 😊👍
Great advice, thank you for sharing.
Some useful tips there Jules. I've no plans to take the caravan abroad but you just never know...
Great advice, I hope I remember this on my first time out. Soon I hope. 👍👍👍😁😁😁
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Great video Jules very informative - were off to France next week & bought a similar adaptor if we do come across 2 pin plugs 👍😄
Brilliant, always helps to plan ahead. Thanks so much for commenting. 👍👍😊
Very helpful video, thanks for posting it
Thank you 😊
Great video, but I would add doing a polarity test especially when abroad. Socket tester (Martindale) only a few quid, but worth every penny
HitchUpAndTow Good tip - there is also a reverse polarity adaptor available with a socket tester as a bundle I believe... 👍🏻 😉
Great video, very informative, thanks guys!
Great product - Thanks and keep up the good work .
Cheers for the tips for whats going to be a first timer on a euro camp.
Enjoy it 👍
Sorry a mis communication issue..........on my part......I was meaning to say people ....do they really need to be taught how to use
a 2 pin plug adapter?
How did they ever learn to drive?
Coiled cables....thats another matter.......drives me batty😳😳😳
Sound advice Mr cooper👍
I’m intrigued who’s Mr Cooper ? 😂😂
Fabulous! Camper here off to France soon!
Oh fantastic, have a brilliant time 😊🤩
right just a couple of things, firstly and I think most importantly, is there any way to earth without that 3rd pin? obviously if your using sensitive electrics or if say for example you drop a hair dryer in the bath, that would normally go to ground safely through the earth pin.
Second and this might just be not picking, yes by all means unwrap the cable fully especially if your using a lot of power but please stow it neatly under your caravan, only have the bit you actually need come out to the bollard, yes wrap it, just to keep the trip hazards to a minimum
Another good vlog Jools , am I not right in thinking the standard plug/ sockets are not waterproof ?
The right angled plug - couldn’t see from the camera angle but would it still fit in a top socket if there was someone plugged in the bottom one ?
Good work and enjoy rest of your trip 👍🏻
From what we have found the sockets here there are normally two - we think one for the awning and one for the caravan. I did on one of the other sites plug in directly above another and the cable just went over the top as the plug went fully into the socket. As they do go in quite deep with almost a pinch type grip to pull it out. Hope that sort of makes sense. I can say that I dont think the connection is water proof as its the same as the end going into the caravan so it does overlap and the open cap holds it in place but if you were to submerge the socket then i do think water could get in but for normal rain running off I don’t think it is an issue - we didn’t have any issue when the weather did turn as we have been by the sea quite a lot. Sorry for the lengthy reply but I should have really covered this in the vlog so thats my mistake. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. 👍👍😊
Here we Tow - thanks for taking the time to reply - much appreciated 👍🏻
Let's talk about standards. Your "three pin" is a CEE connector, which with a 2.5mm2 cable handles 16A well. The European 2-pin connector is a "Chuko" standard, and handles 10A 2.5mm2 or lower (1.5mm2) just fine. The Chuko has 2 pins +earth, and what you brits need that chunky connector with the 3rd chunky earth pin for I don't know. :D And on an other note: GO METRIC! :D :D
Well, I am from French Canada following all your videos: I was wondering why UK didn't choose european standard for plugs since both UK and Europe use 230V AC electricity. In Canada, RVs are plugged to 120V AC, 30 Amps, which requires big fat cables difficult to coil and store.
Even with Brexit, UK RV'rs will travel to Europe and european RV'rs will travel to UK without needing funny adapters.
The “Schuko” (Type F) is rater for 16A.
If it’s on a 1.5mm line instead of 2.5mm it’s limited to 13A.
@@dufonrafal Schuko is 16 A for temporary load. However, there are Schuko sockets that are for 16 A continuous.
@@okaro6595 There is no such thing as a temporary load in domestic electricity.
Some outlets that are on a light switch might be limited to 10A but standard outlets are for 16A continuous (they have to be tested at 22A 250V for over 1 hour without and still be cool at the end of the test).
I take it there is a time delay on this video?All I'm saying is Elddis launch.
Hi, yes a little bit of a timing issue. We went to the Elddis press launch in July however were not able to release the videos until August which was slap bang in the middle of our European trip. So we got these out as we thought people would want to see the latest products. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks for commenting. 👍👍
These people who need an instructional video on how to use a 2 pin adaptor...let's hope they never buy an iphone!
Yes, but there is always the reverse polarity problem that not many peeps know about.
Honestly........luv the channel......but really,are people this ........**@@,,....that you need to do this video?
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Hi Graeme, Thanks for commenting - we love and appreciate your support for our channel, we have always been told not to assume in our last jobs and it was a good reminder for people not to coil up cables and wrapping around the bollard to secure the cable - we have travelled quite a few miles now and must say that on nearly every site we see cables coiled up and what i think is worse cables still plugged into the electric when they have gone off for the day leaving a live cable hooked up. For some this will be useful and for others not so much but thought it would be good to share. 👍👍