Hello,
Am new to caravanning and have bought a Sterling Europa 520 as a starter van.
It has a Thetford fridge, and my question is can I have the fridge turned on and cooling when I am towing the van.
We aim to do a long journey in the summer and need to run the fridge whilst travelling.
I have the 13 pin socket on the car and 2 x 7 pin plugs on the van. I use a 13 pin to 2x7pin conversion cable to connect up.
On the van control panel, there is a 3 position switch marked car / blank / van. When I switch it to "car" the interior lights seem to work, but fridge light goes out, so I assume it's off.? Is this the case?
If I switch to van it all goes off unless I unplug it from the car, at which point everything seems to work OK on 12v.
Surely I can have the fridge running when towing?
Any assistance greatly appreciated.
Roy
Am new to caravanning and have bought a Sterling Europa 520 as a starter van.
It has a Thetford fridge, and my question is can I have the fridge turned on and cooling when I am towing the van.
We aim to do a long journey in the summer and need to run the fridge whilst travelling.
I have the 13 pin socket on the car and 2 x 7 pin plugs on the van. I use a 13 pin to 2x7pin conversion cable to connect up.
On the van control panel, there is a 3 position switch marked car / blank / van. When I switch it to "car" the interior lights seem to work, but fridge light goes out, so I assume it's off.? Is this the case?
If I switch to van it all goes off unless I unplug it from the car, at which point everything seems to work OK on 12v.
Surely I can have the fridge running when towing?
Any assistance greatly appreciated.
Roy