Hooking up at home.

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Just out of interest, what do most people do to hook up at home (as, when and if needed)?

Going to get an electrician to put an outside socket on the side of the garage, but wondering whether to just fit a normal domestic socket and use a fly lead, or fit an EHU type of socket while he’s on.
 
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this is what i installed

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Just use an adaptor on the end of the hook-up cable and plug into a standard 3-pin mains socket in the garage.

If the van hasn't been used I just plug in overnight every couple of weeks.

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Why not put a hole into the garage?
Then you could connect whatever you please.

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An 8m length from one of my hookup cables plugs into a short adapter and thence to a 3 pin socket just inside the garage door. Only plug in to cool the fridge prior to a trip. Solar on the roof takes care of the rest.
 
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Fly lead plugged into socket in garage and hook up lead runs out under door to van, my view is that it’s secure and free from vandalism etc😊
rarely use it these days as solar keeps batteries topped up😊
 
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I often plug in the night before I go away. Pre-cool the fridge. Make sure the batteries are topped up. If it's winter, have the heating running a bit to drive out some moisture. And if I'm going somewhere without hookup and water, I'll pre-heat the water as it holds the temperature for a couple of days and save me a bit of gas.
 
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Guigsy said:
I often plug in the night before I go away. Pre-cool the fridge. Make sure the batteries are topped up. If it's winter, have the heating running a bit to drive out some moisture. And if I'm going somewhere without hookup and water, I'll pre-heat the water as it holds the temperature for a couple of days and save me a bit of gas.
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I'd do the sums.
It will depend on the cost of your gas, but I'd expect it to be cheaper than electricity for heating the water unless using Camping Gaz.
Topping the batteries up is a good idea, though. It's bound to be cheaper than generating from DERV.

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I'd do the sums.
It will depend on the cost of your gas, but I'd expect it to be cheaper than electricity for heating the water unless using Camping Gaz.
Topping the batteries up is a good idea, though. It's bound to be cheaper than generating from DERV.
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Either way, it's pennies. And getting the gas refilled is inconvenient.
 
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So long as you're aware.
I agree that it's not a lot, but pennies add up and they're something that many on here seem to worry about.
Heating with refillable gas will be much less than domestic electricity, although I've not checked the difference recently.
I'd also put the van heating on to make sure that the dump valve does not trigger...
 
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I use an adaptor to a 13a plug which has worked well, until the mobile habitation man melted the plug into the socket ! I imagine he wacked t he heating up to max and then checked everything else that runs on electric at the same time.
 
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I've got a 16A socket mounted just inside the garage door - though that was initially for using with a welder. My door will still shut with a cable running under it to power the van, I have a 16A three way splitter plugged into it most of the time, and 16A plug to 4 way 13A socket trailing leads to use inside the garage for power tools and task lighting, or running outside for the lawn mower and strimmer.

If you're getting an electrician in, the incremental cost of adding both a 16A and 13A socket rather than just one will be minimal.
 
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Kev and Carolyn said:
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£20 and worked well for the last few years! Plus............Protection for Kev when he's cutting the grass with the flymo!

Carolyn
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Similar to what I’ve got and the best of both worlds with the adapter I keep on board anyway 😉

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This is whatever have in the garage

Best of both worlds

Oops it’s not loaded the Motorhome socket photo for some reason


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I fitted a 13a switched, fused spur next to a garage socket and fitted a round ehu socket next to that 👍
 
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We've had a small oil filled radiator in the van each winter. If there's a severe frost forecast we'll wire up the EHU and turn the radiator on at low overnight. We had a Battery Master fitted after the starter battery went flat at the first lock down. We had assumed wrongly that the EHU would keep the starter battery topped up. The Battery Master has done the trick (y)

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My garage has a protected supply. I have a fly lead with 13a plug in the garage which I use an alexa type socket to control with timers, plus the ability to power on or of by command. The other end of the fly lead goes to a 16a socket on the outside wall. I plug the van into that and allow my neighbour to do so too to charge his battery in his caravan
 
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