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08/5/2021 at 12:33pm
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Outfit: Lunar Cosmos 524
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On CAMHC club sites 'Splitters' are specifically banned under T&Cs, I suspect CCC and many other private sites would also have a similar rule! It's intended to stop overloading of EHU points.
That said, I've seen them used, I've even taken my supply from a splitter (someone else's) on EHU point on one or two occasions, think it's a case of what the site is unaware of, you may get away with! Probably gets to be an even greyer situation when the splitter is within your 'unit' for your sole use.
One critical point in doing what you have previously done and are trying to do is that you are bypassing the inherent safety features of Overload Circuit Breaker (no portable domestic appliance is rated over 13A anyway!) and Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker 'electrocution protection' built into all vans! You are exposing yourselves to a unprotected 16 Amp mains source - absolutely fatal in a camping environment of potential wet and direct contact with the ground, if a appliance or cabling develops a fault or gets wet!
I'm an electrical engineer, I'd find a safe way of solving the problem for myself, but even then not sure it would meet with site approval as they will not have sufficient understanding of anything outside of the standard 16A plug on one end, 16a socket on other end cable set up attached to standard van input point!
Standard 16A IP44 rated plugs/sockets/splitters are not really weather proof on their own, only being 'splash rated' for water ingress, probably OK under the van protected from direct rain, by not safe in 'puddles' or any 'streams' that may develop (and I've had that happen a few times)! If you insist on following your thoughts, looking at Dri-Boxes, not at all sure you would get a typical rigid 16A 'Y' splitter with plugs attached in one! It may involve a bit of 'one off' making up of a suitable custom 16A splitter to get it all in the Dri-Box if at all possible. Thinking fixed inlet cable to two 16A wall sockets (semi-)permanently affixed in Dri-Box, or 2 in-line sockets if space allows. A better solution would be to use a 'tent' EHU cable with it's own MCB's & ELCB's on the 13 Amp sockets, but not sure you would get that in a Dri-Box either!
At the end of the day, the seemingly rather crude 'hang a 13A extension out the window into the awning' as previously suggested may be a electrically safer option and infinitely cheaper! You would benefit from the full protection of the van circuit breakers, only have one 16A cable, and not breach site rules. I'm fortunate enough to have a van with a built in fully protected 13A outlet in the awning side locker, which makes life much easier.
A 16 Amp mains supply is not something to be treated casually or with contempt!
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