A Warning & A Tip

Whilst on site recently I  have noticed there seems to be more and more caravanners and motorhomers leaving their EHU cable wrapped around a drum/wheel type device pulling off just what is needed to reach the electric point.

I don't know if this is from laziness or ignorance.

It is a dangerous practice as heat can build up in the cable with a possibility of it catching fire,what compounds the danger is that many cables are then stored under the caravan or motorhome raising the potential of a fire reaching the floor above.

Now lets keep things in proportion,coiled cables are not bursting into flame on a regular basis but the potential is there,probably more so in winter when more electrical devices are in use,heating,fridge,TVmicrowave and possibly hair dryers and the like.

If you look on Google there are plenty of examples of burnt EHU cables which at most could have caused a fire and at the very least would require the purchase of a new cable and possibly spoiling a holiday.

All for the sake of uncoiling cable and laying it out on the rear of the pitch,it's one thing if your van catches fire but I shouldn't imagine your neighbours would be best pleased.

Now onto a more cheerful topic.

In this months Practical Caravan is a tip for more easily aligning the receiver for the Al-Ko wheel lock with the gap in the alloy wheel.

Before trying to align the receiver by eye screw the threaded part of the mechanism into the receiver by a few turns without going through the red lozenge.



This makes aligning the receiver up easier as the end of the threaded bit is more at a level with the alloy spokes and is therefore easier to centre up.

Tried it upon our return to storage the other day and it works,much easier.


Ian