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Mike and Sandra

Suggest you contact an electrian for advice.

Absolutely frightening some of the advice given on here with various bits of technical talk thrown in to suggest they no what they are talking about.

Get some proper advice

Hi Heppy

Yes i have, on both my vans, i must have been fortunate as where i wanted them fitting was a simple wireing run through bottom lockers & cupboard backs

Just had a look under mine & looks easy enough job to run under van, If i took a live feed (twin & skin) from the consumer unit, then back out through the grommet on floor (point where ALL my wires come in) straight run to rear of van well protected by ALCO chassis so no chance of fouling then hole in floor (grommet) & back in mount socket, connect into consumer unit job done.

mick

no doubt you purists will hang me yet again for my comments, but before you do tell me it wont work  

No, I won't hang you, but I would offer my own comments. If anybody wants to run a cable under the van, if it is well protected, use a three core flexible, not a twin and earth. There is less risk of damage due to vibration, and better resistance to damage. Twin and earth is fine for static locations, such as a house, but you would be better with a cable similar to a hook up for wiring new sockets.

If you are putting in a new socket, without knowing the size of your current wiring, it is probably safer to wire from the breakers, rather than continue from an existing socket. If you can calculate the maximum current that wil be drawn, and the wiring from the breakers to the existing sockets is rated above this, continue on from the existing sockets if the wiring is easier.

Heppy, I apologise for getting off topic with your question, but while you know what you are doing, this post may be used with future searches and my quoting of regs, boring though it may be to some, may be helpful to someone else,.

I have wired sockets in my van, but I could run through the base of cupboards, and kept to the same side as the distribution box, so it wasn't a hard task, and probably won't help you with your answer.

well like i said in my earlier post if you use common sense and logic and you are competent enough to do the job it,s no hassle.

 I do think that some of us explain things a little different than actually mean but i am sure the noone means to make a thread explosive , after all that,s not what the forum is about is it.

I am quite technically minded but i know my limitations and that is as far as i would go.

So i would explore all the avenues and if i was uncomfortable with any aspect that,s when i call in the experts and that would be my advice to you  heppy. 

L

At last we got an answer to the question the answer is YES

So just to recap Heppy

Use suitable wire (hook up type) run cable in conduit & if through metal, use grommets so no chaffing. Keep it neat & tidy, Bobs your uncle Fannys your aunt as they say up here

For me i'd still be tempted to spur off the back of an exsisting socket on the same side of van

Delboy you sure you didn't go to the same school as me? you sound like my kinda bloke we must of had the same teacher

mick

well silverwood as i say it,s logic isnt it no your limitations and work within them not above them . But more than anything else always make sure that what you do can be undone and redone and is always safe and secure .

I always use what i term as the naf off syndrome never assume find out first and if that means a week of research well so what , that,s part of the fun and good experience in fault finding and additional extra,s etc.

Well as i say it works for me.

Heppy i would invest in a set of cable routers they are made of fibre glass about 4/5 mm thick 300 long and screw together  you can tape your cable to them and push the router behind cupboards etc i use them regularly in my everyday job and they do save me a lot of time and cut figers etc .