Brittany ferries Bilbao to Portsmouth EHU (1 Viewer)

[Two on Tour]

Please can anyone that's used EHU on the Brittany ferries Bilbao to Portsmouth route please tell me what plug I require on the end that plugs into the ships connector.

 

[Theonlysue]

I used the two pin adapter.

 

[Two on Tour]

Thanks for the reply @Theonlysue , was that the only option or can I use the blue 3 pin ? as my French adapter has done a bunk.

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[Chris]

We used two pin.

I have read on here they don't allow it anymore but I suspect if you find the right chap when you are loading you will be ok.

 

[Littlewheels]

We got a "Negative" response on our last trip.

 

[Two on Tour]

Thanks for the info guys, looks like frozen bottles of water in the fridge for the crossing then.

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[Sundowners]

Negative response too. We did meet someone who had a small 12/240 volt cool box, and wheeled it in on a small folding sack barrow to plug it in, in his cabin. An idea for next time for us.

 

[Neil S]

We had our Caravan plugged in on the Cap finistre in February this year , I was parked along with all the Trucks inside on the Freight deck against the outside hull of the ship and there was 4 standard blue sockets .
I asked the question and was told to wait until the ships sparky came and plugged me in , he duly arrived and routed my cable so it wouldn’t trip anyone up
Fridge and freezer nice and cold on arrival in Bilbao 24 hours later

I think you just have be lucky asking the right person

 

[Welsh girl]

The last twice I've asked I've been refused.
I'm going to freeze some uht milk and leave it in fridge should be nicely thawed by the time we dock.

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[Neil S]

It’s about time BF started to offer this service even for a nominal fee
I believe Irish ferry do offer EHU if it’s booked in advance

 

[Welsh girl]

This is what I've just had from customer service.

 

[Neil S]

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I would still ask on boarding , like I say if you get the right person

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[Sundowners]

I had medication that needed to be kept cold in the fridge and they still refused me. Had to take it to the information desk where they stored it in their fridge for the whole journey.

 

[TheCaller]

Also, from the Schaudt Electrobloc EBL99 manual:-

The mains supply on board car ferries might not always be perfect. Therefore,
never connect the Electrobloc to the mains on car ferries. Otherwise,
the Electrobloc, the 12 V consumers or other connected equipment might
get damaged.

I appreciate that the above may largely be ar$e covering by Schauldt, but it's maybe worth considering. The HGV fridge units use it all the time, but maybe they are built of sterner stuff. After all, they run on generators the rest of the time. Also not all car ferries are created equal - nor stay equal 30 years on!

 

[jongood]

For the price they charge the least they could do is give you a couple of KWs of electricity.

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[Pia]

Brittany only use cow's milk.......a major problem for those who cannot tolerate dairy...they did offer to put some in the fridge in the kitchen though.....one of the other very good reasons for driving down through the beautiful French countryside

 

[EuroTrotters]

Cap Finistere has limited electrical power supply. It cannot cope with the demands of the ship and passengers (might help if they swapped halogen for LED).

So you will be fortunate if you get someone to hook you up with her.

 

[PhilG]

Am I missing something here, will your fridges not run on 12v or Gas ?

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[scotzsue]

Am I missing something here, will your fridges not run on 12v or Gas ?

Gas has to be turned off on the ferry, in terms and conditions. Electric 12V only works when engine is running.
I freeze everything I can, butter, cheese in small portions as it doesn't sem to last too well after freezing but tastes ok. Freezer compartment packed full and on coldest setting for 24 hours prior to trip, bottles of frozen water and milk and cool blocks in the fridge. Don't open the door of the freezer after packing and try not to open the fridge. Should be fine for durtion of the trip. We leave fridge on gas at the docks until our line starts moving too.

 

[mikebeaches]

Am I missing something here, will your fridges not run on 12v or Gas ?

YES - you are missing something!

As scotsuze says, you have to turn off the gas supply on board all of their ferries.

AND as far as 12 volts is concerned - even if it were possible to operate the fridge without the engine running - which it isn't unless re-wired - your battery would be flat in no time.

 

[PhilG]

YES - you are missing something!

As scotsuze says, you have to turn off the gas supply on board all of their ferries.

AND as far as 12 volts is concerned - even if it were possible to operate the fridge without the engine running - which it isn't unless re-wired - your battery would be flat in no time.

Never turned off the gas on a ferry, but I only do the channel, and my fridge in my 7.5 Tonner was wired to run off 12v even when standing , as I had 2 huge leisure batteries, it was never an issue. I didn't know that the 12v only ran while the engine was running, pretty sure my Euramobil will run on 12v on the lowest setting all the time, but need to check.

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[Flamenca]

Never turned off the gas on a ferry, but I only do the channel, and my fridge in my 7.5 Tonner was wired to run off 12v even when standing , as I had 2 huge leisure batteries, it was never an issue. I didn't know that the 12v only ran while the engine was running, pretty sure my Euramobil will run on 12v on the lowest setting all the time, but need to check.

Thanks @PhilG You have just given me an idea for a good use of the battery master I removed. Fit it, with an override switch, as a bypass to the 12volt fridge power relay to keep the fridge running on battery when engine off and also prevent draining the leisure battery bank. I knew I would find a use for it one day

 

[PhilG]

Thanks @PhilG You have just given me an idea for a good use of the battery master I removed. Fit it, with an override switch, as a bypass to the 12volt fridge power relay to keep the fridge running on battery when engine off and also prevent draining the leisure battery bank. I knew I would find a use for it one day

Glad my total lack of knowledge did somebody a favour.

As a genuine question, re solar power, would the lights on the decks below give anything with regards a charge ? Asking for a friend ...

 

[busby]

Am I missing something here, will your fridges not run on 12v or Gas ?

Naked flame plus tanks full of petrol in a confined space does not sound like a healthy combination but i know some silly people do it and get away with it BUSBY.,,but one day ????

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[busby]

I don't see why unless you have food in the freezer the fridge needs to be on,,surley the temp in fridge will only drop a couple of degrees in a 24 hour journey and your food will still be safe,,,BUSBY,,

 

[Flamenca]

As a genuine question, re solar power, would the lights on the decks below give anything with regards a charge ? Asking for a friend ...

I very much doubt it but will look at my solar output the next time I am on a ferry.

 

[mikebeaches]

Never turned off the gas on a ferry, but I only do the channel, and my fridge in my 7.5 Tonner was wired to run off 12v even when standing , as I had 2 huge leisure batteries, it was never an issue. I didn't know that the 12v only ran while the engine was running, pretty sure my Euramobil will run on 12v on the lowest setting all the time, but need to check.

I suppose if you have a particularly large battery capacity you could manage, particularly if you have a compressor rather than absorption fridge.

In my youth I killed an engine battery in a matter of hours when running a fridge in the car, whilst at the beach. Returned from a pleasant time to discover the vehicle wouldn't start! Flat as a pancake....

Realised how much current they can draw and wary ever since.

I suspect you might find in the terms and conditions, that the gas supply has to be isolated whichever ferry company is being used.

The fridge on a long crossing - to Spain, for example - is not really an issue, provided the general advice in this thread is followed. Certainly not for us anyway.

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