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oatlea

via mobile 31/1/2022 at 9:49pm
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We have purchased an Eccles Quartz 90 caravan and are wondering about the internal lights. There are 2 light switches near the door, 1 switches on the awning light and the other seems to only switch on the light above the mirror. I'm not sure if there are supposed to be lights above the cupboards in the seating area because it seems strange to not have any main lights come on when you first go in the door. Does anyone else have one of these caravans and if so is the lighting correct?

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Colin21

31/1/2022 at 10:09pm
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Quote: Originally posted by oatlea on 31/1/2022
We have purchased an Eccles Quartz 90 caravan and are wondering about the internal lights. There are 2 light switches near the door, 1 switches on the awning light and the other seems to only switch on the light above the mirror. I'm not sure if there are supposed to be lights above the cupboards in the seating area because it seems strange to not have any main lights come on when you first go in the door. Does anyone else have one of these caravans and if so is the lighting correct?

None of the main light come on when I go in the door. The light switches in my caravan are all on the actual lights themselves, apart from the awning light, and the switch for that is inside by the door. I don't know the Eccles Quartz 90 specifically, but I doubt only one light coming on is in anyway unusual.

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marg6

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no its perfectly normal in most caravans i have ever been into, if it bothers you, then you could get a remote controlled lamp and turn that on as you got near the caravan so your not walking into darkness.

TrigGLX

01/2/2022 at 3:32pm
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Do you have any other lights in the van ? ie. in the ceiling, under cupboards etc.

I have two switches next to the main door in my van 1x awning light, 1x main celing lights x 2 front and back.

Small spots in lounge area are switched on at the unit its self.

typically rear lights may also have a switch to swwitch it off independantly of front main light.

No lights come on automatically as vyou enter a van, unless very modern.

hope this helps.
Chris.

navver

01/2/2022 at 9:11pm
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My van has switches on each light and a master light switch by the door which then overrides them all off.

So going out, switch on the lights you want then switch off at door. Switch on at door when you return and those lights should come on.

The master switch will only control the 12 volt lights and not any mains lights.

Pickled Onion

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After the 'Master' switch is turned on in our van, after that we have an independent 'Lighting' switch that powers all the switches to each individual light except the awning one. I've added some extra lighting inside the wardrobe and under the fixed bed but they are all ultimately controlled from the one switched feed on the control panel.

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Colin21

04/2/2022 at 11:54am
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I did think about putting a light switch near the door but decided it wasn't worth the bother as it's only one step inside to reach the light at the back of the caravan. If we go out in the evening while on site we tend to leave that light on anyway as well as the awning light. The caravan then looks occupied.

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