Laika Ecovip 709 Electrics

[Neilh]

Hi we have a 2017 Laike Ecovip, the trip switch on the back of the hook up keeps tripping. I've switched off the main unit water, heating shore power etc, still trips.
It tripped a 32amp switch, which seems a big demand, my thoughts was a faulty Alde element, the only other big demand is a 20amp battery charger, but was assuming 20 amp at 12v is not so much.
I'm trying to locate the consumer unit to check the individual circuits, does anyone happen to know where this is located?
Or any experience of this type of problem?

Neil

 

[davidbaldam]

Have you checked the EHU lead, it could be that there is a loose wire.

 

[Neilh]

Hi David, Thanks. I've check the hook up cable and used 3 different cables. But haven't check the wires inside the van behind the hook connection if that what your referring to?

 

[Spriddler]

It tripped a 32amp switch, which seems a big demand,

If it's the RCD that's tripping it is designed to trip when it detects a residual current (faulty/bad Earth) regardless of the amount of current you are attempting to draw.

 

[Neilh]

If it's the RCD that's tripping it is designed to trip when it detects a residual current (faulty/bad Earth) regardless of the amount of current you are attempting to draw.

Thanks Spriddler, I'm assuming that the RCD is the switch located on the back of the hook up socket? If it is then what i'm trying to do is switch circuits off down stream of the RCD so that I can eliminate and locate. I'll look at the wiring at the back of the socket first, if that's okay then i wanted to find the consumer unit to switch off the various curcuits, or I suppose i could take out the fuses in turn and maybe locate the problem that way?

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[Spriddler]

Thanks Spriddler, I'm assuming that the RCD is the switch located on the back of the hook up socket?

Sorry Neil, I'm not familiar with the Laika but I've not come across an EHU input socket which an RCD on the back of and as part of it. (I'm referring to the one on the outside wall of the m/h into which you plug the EHU lead).

If it is then what i'm trying to do is switch circuits off down stream of the RCD so that I can eliminate and locate. I'll look at the wiring at the back of the socket first, if that's okay then i wanted to find the consumer unit to switch off the various curcuits, or I suppose i could take out the fuses in turn and maybe locate the problem that way?

Yes, that's the way to do it. I'd not fiddle about with fuses but remove the EHU lead plug, turn off all the MCB's (which are in effect mechanical and resettable fuses) then (assuming the 240v doesn't trip when you reconnect the EHU) turn on one MCB at a time until it or the RCD trips. You will then have identified which MCB circuit has the fault.

 

[Neilh]

Thanks found the initial probelm, the block at the back of the hook up has shorted, the pos and neg wires have fused!