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10/6/2012 at 6:24pm
Location: Norwich
Outfit: Citroen Relay Campervan
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5A only gives you a maximum of 1150W. So, if the rings are more than that, they will cause the circuit to trip, as will the kettle etc.
You can either replace the 5A for a 10A trip, or, if you are competent, rewire the circuits to all work off the 10A trip - obviously you won't then be able to plug powerful items into the rear and kitchen circuits at the same time. You'll need to check the wattage of your appliances and work it out accordingly.
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10/6/2012 at 8:14pm
Location: Yeadon Leeds!
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do you have any 240V lighting, the 5A is usually used for fridge, water heater and lighting, sockets off the 10A breaker.
is the 240 original? in particular the sockets, I wonder if the front sockets have been retrofitted to the fridge circuit.
If this is the case, be careful, the fridge wiring may not be able to take 10A, the fridge in my van is wired in 0.75mm flex, which is only good for 6A max.
Having had old vans I know what kind of bodges can be done, this may not be the case, but I would hate for you to take up advice on here and swap the circuits over and end up with a caravan fire.
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10/6/2012 at 10:54pm
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ours is a bailey 500/5 if we have too much switched on it will trip out.the trick is to turn off any water heaters or fires if you need the kettle or any extra high power units.
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11/6/2012 at 11:11am
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not to worry you but i would get it checked out as we once bought a hairdryer new from a local shop and each time we tried to use it in the van the outside post tripped out.
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11/6/2012 at 12:59pm
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A lot of 2 ring hotplates have a max rating of 2500W ,app 11amps, with both plates switched on, if it trips without the plates switched on it may be faulty but if you are trying to use both plates at the same time it will trip on overload.
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11/6/2012 at 1:45pm
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Quote: Originally posted by saxo1 on 11/6/2012
A lot of 2 ring hotplates have a max rating of 2500W ,app 11amps, with both plates switched on, if it trips without the plates switched on it may be faulty but if you are trying to use both plates at the same time it will trip on overload. Saxo1
Hi,
Yes I see what you mean, although it doesn't trip when hotplate thing off... It's only when I turned them on that it would trip regardless of having nothing else plugged in at the time.
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Rob
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