ever done it and would you admit it (1 Viewer)

[beltsandbraces]

happened to me once in the boating world and heard of many other people doing it, you get all ready and set off only to return and see your orange mooring rope dangling in the water having tripped your pontoon electrics. Not done it myself yet, as have not had the pleasure off our first trip out but has anyone driven off forgetting to unhook there electric hookup ???

 

[pyro]

Yes. And done it with the M/H too. No real damage in both cases, just ages spent rewiring connectors

 

[Badknee]

Might have.

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[mpdcymru]

Not yet!

 

[mike mcglynn]

I have seen it done twice , minor damage on first second one took the post with him

 

[Just smiffy]

Might have.

Ohh I wish I was there to see that one....

I'd keep reminding you of it..

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[hilldweller]

has anyone driven off forgetting to unhook there electric hookup ???

Don't be insulting, no FUNster would be that stupid.

 

[Badknee]

Ohh I wish I was there to see that one....

I'd keep reminding you of it..

It was the hookup at home, only split the connector thankfully

 

[JJ]

What's a "hook up"?

JJ

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[aldhp21]

Yep, done that when leaving home. Needed a new fitting on the van. £50!! Just resolved meself to "it could have been worse".

 

[chrisgreen]

What's a "hook up"?

JJ

that socket you was plugged into at marjel,remember

 

[cookie]

no but a friend moved to another pitch and forgot to put back legs up, took about 6 cables with them

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[Lenny HB]

Yep managed to do it on the drive probably because we hardly ever plug in so didn't even think about, damage the inlet socket soon fixed with a bit of epoxy, did lash out 15 quid on a new inlet before I sold the van.

 

[JJ]

that socket you was plugged into at marjel,remember

I wondered if any Smarty Pants would remember that!

JJ

 

[chrisgreen]

I wondered if any Smarty Pants would remember that!

JJ

sorry JJ

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[Carol]

Yes done it, and drove off, a very kind Caravaners came chasing after us in his car to give it to us.

 

[dna]

Fire engines often have a charging cable and a vent pipe on the exhaust which automatically disconnect when they start moving. Maybe an opportunity for someone to start making them for motorhomes (does still mean you have to go back and pick the cable up though)
Why don't the converters have an alarm if ignition switched on whilst mains plugged in?

 

[Teuchter]

Once in France I pulled off the site and noticed people pointing at me - looked in mirroe and saw an "orange snake" closely following me!!

No damage - just to ego!!!

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[EX51SSS]

Might have.

I think I'm the same as @Badknee. Might have too (too not twice just the once

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[TheBig1]

nearly as bad as pulling off a site leaving your dog tied to a tree next to the pitch. not me, but i looked after the distressed dog till the shame faced owner returned some time later

 

[Bognor Saint]

I've not done it but I have started the engine while on hook up and was immediately deafened by an alarm and a warning on the display telling me I was still connected.

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[Sheldon C]

Watched a caravanner many years ago jump into his car and reverse off his pitch, closely followed by a small television still connected to his car battery, a lot of glass fragments and the remains of his van front window surround.

 

[sweetie]

Twice at home, plug stayed in socket in wall just had to Rewire plug, no other damage. Once in France saw this bloody 25m snake following me off site again no damage.

 

[Kingham]

Never done it (yet) at home or on site, but I'm quite anal about leaving my pitch clean & tidy for the next user, so I always go right round the outside of the van, as well as checking under it.

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[jockaneezer]

Done it once at home, that's when I discovered the inbuilt ignition/EHU alarm only sounds when the power to the cable is switched on.

 

[Beacons]

Not yet

 

[Neckender]

I drove off a site in Cornwall which had overhead electric pylons in our then Auto Sleeper Gatcombe, looked in the mirrors and the fellow that had organised the meet was chasing after us waving his arms wildly.
I pulled up to see what was the matter and he said your the biggest dodgem car I've ever seen, I had only driven off with a 6 metre flag pole zip tied to the rear ladder.

John.

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[Beakster]

Done it on my boat. More embarrassing was my friend bringing in the boat in too fast and almost doing EBroken Link Removed oner the pontoon!

 

[Zigisla]

Never done it in all of the one year Ive been MH ing. If you put it on your check list, you should never do it. Unless you are just moving and don't check your list.

 

[ambulancekidd]

Fire engines often have a charging cable and a vent pipe on the exhaust which automatically disconnect when they start moving. Maybe an opportunity for someone to start making them for motorhomes (does still mean you have to go back and pick the cable up though)
Why don't the converters have an alarm if ignition switched on whilst mains plugged in?

Ambulances have the same system, the cable actually ejects & with some force. Its a kinda curly cable that dangles from the ceiling. Trouble is that having them on a moho would mean losing the cable as it'd be left behind, unless you heard it being ejected.

For those of us that perhaps can't picture or imagine the system, it's very like the way the plug shot out the back of an old fashioned electric kettle when you switched it on with too little or no water! Can't think how I knew that kettles did that!