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brrttpaul

30/5/2013 at 7:21pm
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Hi we have had our caravan for about two years now (dont use it often enough. And to be honest we still finding our way round it. Managed to get the water sorted to our sink and shower, work out the toilet, the fridge we run on gas but it also has a switch for battery or electric. The fire still hasnt been done but not worried if we use it or not, (the clicker dosnt spark thats all).Its the heater and the electrics that confuse me, running from a battery all the lights work but no sockets,Am I missing something here? Also the heater for the water I have never had going (think its cascade), underneath the seat there is a cascade socket with a green light and an amber light I can hear the water filling the boiler up and as i say I can switch the green/amber lights on, but no hot water. Its the sockets is my main concearn though is there a master switch i found the fusebox and everythings on there, or do they just work off electric hook ups? im going up there again this weekend so will take some photos and post them here if thats ok.
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30/5/2013 at 7:28pm
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Sockets run off 230V mains only not the battery.

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LobeyDosser

30/5/2013 at 10:47pm
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Can I suggest that you invest in a Haynes "The Caravan Manual".

That will tell you all you need to know about caravan Electrics, Gas, 12v and Water, as well as a host of other information that every caravanner should know.

Anywhere that you have gas, water and 2 lots of electricity in close proximity can be a dangerous combination if you don't know what you are doing.

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brrttpaul

30/5/2013 at 11:31pm
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I thought it did but if you dont ask, as for the haynes manual that sounds like a good idea thanks for the advice, never even entered my head that haynes done caravans TY

tango55

31/5/2013 at 12:05am
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I have to agree with 'LobeyDosser' that buying a caravan manual should be the first investment to make as you can learn an awful lot about caravanning in general and all the basics that we all need to know about gas, 240 volt electrictity, battery charging, water supply and waste, toilets etc.and the list goes on. I have both the 'Caravan Manual' and the 'Caravanning Handbook' both by John Wickersham which I can also highly recommend and it's an investment you can keep for future reference too. The recommended book is listed below.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Caravanning-Handbook-John-Wickersham/dp/1844258300/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1369954650&sr=1-1&keywords=caravanning+handbook

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