Adding Power Sockets !

For you tech heads out there - I would like to be able to have a couple more 240v sockets in the van, maybe one at the rear of the van and one near the cab area, is it possible to do ? and if so is it pretty easy to sort ? Thx in advance :thumb:

 

not difficult at all. if you can wire a 3 pin plug, drill a few holes and drive a few screws, you have the necessary skills.

just wire them into the back of current sockets and run the cable neatly with plenty of P clips. you can buy sockets to match the originals on ebay or marcle leisure hold a good stock. nothing looks worse than a bodged job using household white sockets. take your time planning the wire run and you can usually conceal it very well. where it absolutely has to run surface, buy mini trunking in a matching colour:thumb:

 

Try and use something like this ,as household sockets would look a bit naff ---unless you go for gold of course !

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/13A-AMP-S...ervan_Caravan_Accessories&hash=item1c4122e949

 

Using flexible cable of course.

 

Brian is quite right. Use a flexible cable not twin and earth.

 

absolutely, but there is always one that tries to use twin and earth

 

I recently did this - put a double socket on the side of one of the fixed beds. Found the 240v feed quite close and cut in and fixed proper 30A junction box. Then ran flexible cable to it. I used a brushed chrome one with black inserts from B&Q. It is a reasonable match to what was there.

 

Thx guys :thumb:... I have done many electrical sockets in the house so i know the jist of it but just wanted to know if it was any different - but what is this flexi cable ? and where do you get it from?

 

3 core flex sold by the likes of b&q by the metre
or on ebay etc

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-Fle...mponents_Supplies_ET&var=&hash=item5aecaa1c5f

 

yes there is a difference.....house is a ring main and motorhome is a radial or radial star.

 

Arctic quality preferably, white flex or Orange or Blue same stuff as your hook up cables:thumb:
Multiple stranded wire, as opposed to single strand solid copper twin and earth wire which may fracture with vehicle vibration

 

all answered except the reason for using flexible cable is that the installation is subject to vibration,..

Extracted from .. Caravan Installations

 

I found it very easy-took van to 'my man' said I'd like two new sockets,one each side of table so we can run our laptops-he fitted them,I paid bill,simples:Rofl1:

Mike

 

Once had a house wired as a radial..... or at least it was when we bought but not for long afterwards! The mains cable in was installed in 1929 and ran the length of the house, hessian covered. The electric company replaced it (free) as an emergency job :BigGrin:

 

if you have a toolstation by you,,its ££££s cheaper than b&q for everything......

www.toolstation.com

dont need to be trade either.....

 

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