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Halmyre writes
On Monday, August 12, 2019 at 11:08:47 PM UTC+1, Brian Reay wrote:
ARW wrote:
What is the norm on them these days?

A mixture of 12V from a leisure battery and 230V for when there is a
230V hook up. Inverters?


Caravans are IMHO just things that I normally queue behind on the A64 or
overtake if I get a chance.

This one is in Bristol and needs a rewire. So apart from hogging the
middle lane of the M5 on my way to get to Britol do any caravanners have
any tips on the best way to do caravan electrics?





Assuming they are like motorhomes:

Lighting tends to be 12v LED these days.

Fridges 12 V when driving. Either mains or gas when actually pitched. We
favour mains, assuming it is available, but some say gas is more efficient.


Most caravanners swear by gas fridges. Sorry, let me rephrase that:
most caravanners swear AT gas fridges. Lying on the floor for twenty
minutes repeatedly pressing the piezo igniter and looking for the
elusive blue glow through the little window that indicates successful
ignition.

Can be useful when some idiot has been too free with the hose while
washing the caravan, and doused the electrics with water. Running it on
gas for a few hours drives off the moisture.

I think running a fridge on 12V is only an option if it's already down
to temperature. This is on my elderly van, YMMV.

RTFM. It will say that the fridge should be at working temperature
before switching to 12v which is there to hold the temperature whilst in
transit.
--
bert