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20/4/2006 at 9:25pm
 Location: pontefract
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Camping 4 gang electric hook up lead trailer

they are still letting this seller sell death traps

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20/4/2006 at 9:34pm
 Location: Donnington Telford
 Outfit: Wynster Grouse & Vango Venture 600dlx
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YEP! and the sad thing is there is nothing (at the moment) that can be done to stop them!
Believe it or not there is NO regulation covering EHU's for tents.Just recomendations such as posted here on this site by Ratty & Co.and also on the C&CC of GB site.
The current wiring regulations only apply as far as the campsite hook up post which MUST be provided with a Residual Current Device (Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker)
Happy (& SAFE)Camping Frank & Kathy


20/4/2006 at 10:10pm
 Location: cheshire
 Outfit: Ridgipod + Roma 6 Impreza Laguna Est.
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very sad how far people are willing to go just to earn a few quid.........even if it was to result in the death of a family on a camping holiday!



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21/4/2006 at 1:31am
 Location: forfar
 Outfit: Outwell Oregon 5 tent
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these items have no kitemark has he has joined blue cable to ordinary 4 gang socket. so he has changed the use of both items. dont think this is legal.

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21/4/2006 at 10:28am
 Location: Donnington Telford
 Outfit: Wynster Grouse & Vango Venture 600dlx
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Quote: Originally posted by forfar campers on 21/4/2006these items have no kitemark has he has joined blue cable to ordinary 4 gang socket. so he has changed the use of both items. dont think this is legal.

It's perfectly legal!
We use this type of thing in industry all the time! In the dry and indoors on the factory floor. All the items used have there own BS number so nothing illegal about it!
JUST NOT SUITABLE FOR CAMPING!


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21/4/2006 at 10:30am
 Location: Newark-on-trent
 Outfit: Abi Ace Harmony(back to a FC soon)
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may as well just do this

quicker and CHEAPER im sure.



21/4/2006 at 10:57am
 Location: Staffs
 Outfit: Swift Challenger 490 SEL & VW Tiguan
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Its also 1.5mm^2 cable . Completely unsuitable if plugged into a 16amp hook-up.


21/4/2006 at 11:03am
 Location: Donnington Telford
 Outfit: Wynster Grouse & Vango Venture 600dlx
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Quote: Originally posted by takisawa on 21/4/2006Its also 1.5mm^2 cable . Completely unsuitable if plugged into a 16amp hook-up.
NO it isn't! Provided that the correct protective device is used and the length does not exceed 15mtrs. Believe it or not the one above complies!Hey! don't get me wrong I'm not in anyway condoning the use of these death traps. I'm just pointing out that they are legal If used for what they are designed for and that does NOT include EHU for tents. As I said earlier there are NO regulations on tent EHU only RECOMENDATIONS.

Regards Frank


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21/4/2006 at 12:48pm
 Location: East Sussex
 Outfit: ABI cricket 500 CT
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Hi all, glad to see i'am not the only one who thinks these EHU on e-bay are deathtraps, but there some which are ok if you find the rightones, we had one which all the british safte marks and put together right and as a sparkie i no it was safe to use.


21/4/2006 at 3:11pm
 Location: Reading
 Outfit: Sterling Europa 540 Aspen 700 DLX
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I made my own. I trust my own workmanship and knowledge much more than I trust anyone else's. I also made a test rig to check that the ELCB works, and it gets tested before each camping trip.

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21/4/2006 at 7:21pm
 Location: Kent
 Outfit: BL6 & Nevada M etc
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although not illegal it certainly shouldn't be used for camping. Not sure what good it will do but I've reported them to ebay. If everone else does this it might make them remove item!

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21/4/2006 at 7:28pm
 Location: Donnington Telford
 Outfit: Wynster Grouse & Vango Venture 600dlx
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Quote: Originally posted by atko on 21/4/2006
although not illegal it certainly shouldn't be used for camping. Not sure what good it will do but I've reported them to ebay. If everone else does this it might make them remove item!

Well we can try.
To be honest from what I've seen and read about e bay you have more chance of platting fog!
best we can do is to educate people through this forum and hope no one gets a fatal shock.
Sorry to sound so negative but it's fact.

happy (& Safe) camping Frank & Kathy

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21/4/2006 at 7:38pm
 Location: Kent
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i agree about ebay, money first, safety doesn't even come into it!

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