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Supply for a camper van.

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A neighbour has just bought a camper van and I noticed that it is plugged into a garage socket whilst it is on the drive. I guess this so that they can do any fitting out it needs and keeping it's battery charged.


Having been reading the posts on EV charging, I am wondering whether similar requirements would apply to a regular 13A socket whether inside the garage, or outside the garage?  The supply is 1-phase TN-S 

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    davezawadi (David Stone):

    Surely a motor home is a motorised caravan, so is subject to section 717, and the parking space section 707. The dangers are exactly the same as electric vehicle charging, and a shock between the vehicle and the ground around it, or PME earthed extraneous parts close by, is equally possible. I have not noticed many owners taking any notice of these regulations in my locality, either with motor homes or caravans.


    From BS 7671 perspective, it's effectively a caravan.


    But I agree ... in reality, I don't think there's a difference with an electric vehicle - if anything perhaps less of a risk because it's only 16 A not 32 A or more.


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    davezawadi (David Stone):

    Surely a motor home is a motorised caravan, so is subject to section 717, and the parking space section 707. The dangers are exactly the same as electric vehicle charging, and a shock between the vehicle and the ground around it, or PME earthed extraneous parts close by, is equally possible. I have not noticed many owners taking any notice of these regulations in my locality, either with motor homes or caravans.


    From BS 7671 perspective, it's effectively a caravan.


    But I agree ... in reality, I don't think there's a difference with an electric vehicle - if anything perhaps less of a risk because it's only 16 A not 32 A or more.


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