Mains Unit - Bailey Pursuit Owner's Manual

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The only certain way of making equipment
safe is to unplug it.
A means of checking the polarity of the mains
supply when overseas is useful.
There are available several proprietary makes
of equipment for the purpose (e.g. Martindale
tester unit).
If it can be achieved, it is preferable to connect
live to live, and neutral to neutral to maintain
full electrical protection.
Check all caravan equipment is set up to accept
the site supply before actually switching on.

Mains Unit

The mains unit replaces the conventional fuse
box. Similar but larger units are often fitted in
newer houses.
The unit gives overload and earth leakage
protection for the 230v electrical supply in
your caravan.
For normal operation all switches on the unit
need to be in the ON position. The switches
on the left of the unit are known as MCBs
(miniature circuit breakers).
These take the place of the conventional fuse
but are more convenient.
In the event of a fault the MCB trips e.g.
automatically moves to the OFF position.
After elimination of the fault the M.C.B. can
be re-set by switching to the ON position.
(Against the spring pressure in an upwards
direction.)
If an earth fault develops or a person was to
touch a live piece of equipment the leakage of
current to earth should immediately operate
the RCD (residual current device) and "trip"
the main switch, to the OFF position.
This switch is only re-settable after elimination
of the fault.
To re-set, operate the switch as for MCBs
Every time you connect to a site supply the
RCD should be checked by operating the
test button marked "T". The unit should
immediately switch to the OFF position. If
the unit does not switch off then a qualified
electrician should be consulted.
If the unit does switch off, the test is complete
and the switch can be re-set restoring the
supply back to normal.
Having too many appliances switched
on at the same time will trip the MCB.
This is a safety measure.
It is essential that connections are
made exactly as shown. If terminal
!
markings are not in accordance with
the diagram they must be ignored. If
in doubt consult a qualified
electrician.
SITE ELECTRICAL WIRING
PLUGGING A
VIEW FROM REAR VIEW FROM FRONT
L/+
BROWN
BLUE
BLUE BROWN LIVE
NEUTRAL
NEUTRAL
LIVE
GREEN/YELLOW
EARTH
GREEN/YELLOW
EARTH
PITCH SUPPLY OUTLET
PLUGGING A
FLEXIBLE 3 CORE ORANGE CABLE 2.5mm2
CABLE COUPLER
PLUGGING C
PLUGGING C
VIEW FROM REAR
VIEW FROM FRONT
L/+
BROWN
BLUE
BLUE BROWN LIVE
NEUTRAL
NEUTRAL
LIVE
GREEN/YELLOW
EARTH
GREEN/YELLOW
EARTH
ITEM
DRAWN BY
Always disconnect the electrical
!
connector between the towing vehicle
and the caravan before connecting a
230v supply to the caravan and before
charging the caravan battery by any
other means.
It is possible that all of the 230v mains
electrical equipment may not be able to be
operated simultaneously. A typical UK caravan
park mains hook-up point provides a maximum
output of 16 amps and on some continental
sites the available output may be as low as 5
amps. If your loading exceeds the site supply
it may trip the park's circuit breaker. Please
check the available mains output with your
site operator.
The following items need to be added together
if used simultaneously.
PLUGGING B
VIEW FROM REAR VIEW FROM FRONT
BROWN
L/+ BLUE
BROWN BLUE NEUTRAL LIVE
LIVE
NEUTRAL
GREEN/YELLOW
EARTH GREEN/YELLOW
EARTH
CABLE PLUG
PLUGGING B
CARAVAN MAINS INLET
PLUGGING D
PLUGGING D
VIEW FROM REAR
VIEW FROM FRONT
L/+ BLUE BROWN
BROWN BLUE LIVE
NEUTRAL
LIVE NEUTRAL
GREEN/YELLOW
GREEN/YELLOW
EARTH
EARTH
MODEL PART NUMBER
SITE ELECTRICAL WIRING
DATE ISSUE NUMBER CIRRIS TEST NUMBER
1
DH 10-08-2012