How can I check the power consumption of my Limousin agaisnt the £ 2.50 per night charge against normal usage.
Is there a meter out there that I can attach to my mains lead.
Is there a meter out there that I can attach to my mains lead.
Power consumption of a Bailey Caravan
- Thread starter Northwood
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Hello Bob and Chris
Most of these meters are designed to clamp around just the live meter tail. they work by sensing the magnetic field generated when a current flows in a conductor. If the device surrounds bot live and neutral wires (as in a power cord) the current in each conductor is in opposite directions and thus will cancel out.
In a caravan there are no exposed individual tails as in a domestic installation, thus the device may not work.
However. a few years ago I did have a meter that did manage to detect AC current with a clamp around the three core supply cable and it also measure DC currents with a non-contact method, but I have never seen another since.
Most of these meters are designed to clamp around just the live meter tail. they work by sensing the magnetic field generated when a current flows in a conductor. If the device surrounds bot live and neutral wires (as in a power cord) the current in each conductor is in opposite directions and thus will cancel out.
In a caravan there are no exposed individual tails as in a domestic installation, thus the device may not work.
However. a few years ago I did have a meter that did manage to detect AC current with a clamp around the three core supply cable and it also measure DC currents with a non-contact method, but I have never seen another since.
I am guessing you wish to know this as you possibly feel the charge is too much. However do remember the charge is not nightly as you state but covers basically a 24 hour period, even if you do not stay on the site that long.
Anyway as a guide
Anyway as a guide
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