Connecting caravan to home power

[Hutch]

I have connected a 5 meter cable fitted with a 3 pin plug direct to the socket for plugging into the caravan.

 

[trevormonty]

I'd recommend an RCD somewhere in circuit, hopefully there is one on switchboard supply circuit.

 

[Beardy]

We use one but I have replaced the wire with a 5 metre length and it is plugged into the garage so only the wire is exposed to the elements

I have connected a 5 meter cable fitted with a 3 pin plug direct to the socket for plugging into the caravan.

If you want to do this it's recommended that you use 318-A Arctic Grade Flex cable (it's what the orange caravan EHU cables are made of). The PVC cable used on standard domestic extension leads can become brittle and crack in low temperatures.

The obvious solution is to use the adaptor inside and connect your EHU cable to it, but if you have a 25 meter EHU cable and only need 3-5 meters to reach the caravan you have the issue of what to do with the rest of the cable (extension cables should be fully uncoiled when in use).