No electricity

[Yellows11]

Hi
Got my van parked on the drive just popped in and no electricity? Everything was fine yesterday when I was in there. The only thing different is that yesterday I put the fridge on?
It's a sterling eccles ruby 2011 model.

 

[Mel]

Are you on electric hook up from the house or were you running on leisure battery?

 

[Yellows11]

From the house

 

[borderbilly]

Fuse tripped

 

[ProfJohnL]

Unfortunately this is one of those questions we can't answer with any certainty. It could be a fuse or and MCB, but then the question is why have the protection systems tripped, it needs to be traced through to find what has stopped the current reaching the sockets in the caravan, and then the cuase needs to be corrected.

I have to suspect that as you have asked the question, you are not confident with working with electricity, and bearing in mind how lethal 230V ac can be if messed with, I suggests you consider getting professional help from one of the mobile Approved Workshop Scheme caravan engineers.

 

[Hutch]

Is it both 12 volt system and 240 Volt or just one side. Check the battery voltage with a multimeter, if it is showing below 13.5 volts then possibly the main power unit has gone unserviceable.
As the Prof states, hard to pinpoint without being hands on.

 

[Yellows11]

I have checked all the fuses in the caravan and all were OK. But I think its not getting any electricity in the van?

 

[RogerL]

Have you checked the house fuses/MCBs? If the caravan cable is plugged into a domestic 13A socket via an adapter, have you checked the fuse in the adapter plug? Test the 13A socket with a known working device, eg table lamp.

 

[Yellows11]

12 volt is ok. Its just the mains from the house that don't work. On the unit where the main fuses are it says the battery is I think 12.4 volts but I will double check in a min?

 

[Yellows11]

Yeah checked fuse in adapter plug and plugged it into a different plug socket in the house as well.

 

[Gafferbill]

.....first thing to check is the RCCB which has a manual off/on switch and a test button.
It's located in you caravan as part of the electrical installation.
It is a safety device and will turn off if it detects an electrical fault.
The switch should be up and stay up if there is no fault present.