Cables and plugs for EHU (1 Viewer)

[Barriesimpson]

Please excuse my ignorance here, but as most of you now know, I'm a newbie

On collecting the moho, they gave me an EHU cable which has the socket to plug into the van on one end and a normal household 2 pin plug which will plug into any normal domestic outlet at home or in the garage. However, I imagine the campsites will not be of the domestic type neither here in Spain nor France, UK etc. So my question is, what adapters will I need when travelling in Europe?

 

[Peavy]

Barrie, you just need one of those:

And if you go to Switzerland, you'll need this one:

 

[Barriesimpson]

Barrie, you just need one of those:
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And if you go to Switzerland, you'll need this one:
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That's what I was imagining. Thank you.

 

[Figaro]

The standard lead in the first picture worked for me in Switzerland

 

[Peavy]

The standard lead in the first picture worked for me in Switzerland

Could be, but we were in a camping near Lausanne and EHU was a "domestic home" socket like that one.

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[Purrfecttune]

Just returned from our very first (3 month) trip to France/Spain.

Took a two pin adaptor under advice and needed it maybe half a dozen times, most places we needed it also sold them, but not all.

See: www.amazon.co.uk/Howsehold-Hook-Up-Pin-EU/dp/B0CVHCC2WT/ref=asc_df_B0CVHCC2WT/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696452099252&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11764408925677858118&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045111&hvtargid=pla-2294254950863&psc=1&mcid=8c5b23d4f9b13f54962dc7b4f325ff3c&gad_source=1

 

[BrianJane]

That's what I was imagining. Thank you.

Course you was Barrie.... We believe you

 

[Barriesimpson]

Course you was Barrie.... We believe you

I'm not sure where you are coming from to be honest.

 

[Purrfecttune]

Just returned from our very first (3 month) trip to France/Spain.

Took a two pin adaptor under advice and needed it maybe half a dozen times, most places we needed it also sold them, but not all.

See: www.amazon.co.uk/Howsehold-Hook-Up-Pin-EU/dp/B0CVHCC2WT/ref=asc_df_B0CVHCC2WT/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=696452099252&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11764408925677858118&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=t&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045111&hvtargid=pla-2294254950863&psc=1&mcid=8c5b23d4f9b13f54962dc7b4f325ff3c&gad_source=1

The above was the first link I found, they come in various prices and quality, so check the spec!

This is the one we have, bought March 2024, tried and tested
www.amazon.co.uk/Double-Dragon-Europe-Caravan-Converter/dp/B0BNW3DQH4/ref=sr_1_3?crid=TLQXIJWYJHJ6&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.nosD2HFvU1djuidFTB_1qc7ukrwc353oD5Ulub6NDPFwwfjjZPZFgJ-jb4epwC9t.lB5iflrjpzDdyA1IAmHfGbaBUIoUzMoQJ4FP_7ZE-0c&dib_tag=se&keywords=double+dragon+230v+europe+mains+caravan&qid=1722094685&sprefix=Double+dragon+230v%2Caps%2C113&sr=8-3

I initially looked on Amazon and added a filter for the highest number of best reviews before I bought it.

 

[Purrfecttune]

When we bought our motor home it came with the standard EHU lead in orange, 25 metres long.

Since then, I have upgraded to two leads, one 15m and one 10m as you don’t always need such a long lead. (They join together to make 25m when required).

They are also slightly thicker than the original with the insulation being more like rubber than upvc, so consequently, more durable, harder wearing and more flexible especially in cold weather.

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[Purrfecttune]

If it is of any interest the leads I bought were from:
Tough Leads: https://toughleads.co.uk/
16amp, 230volts, 2.5mm2

Been using them for 2 years and absolutely no complaints. (They come in black so we carried our original orange lead for a while as stipulated by some of the clubs, but nobody ever mentioned it).

According to their website ‘flexibility and performance is maintained from -25 up to +55 degrees’!

 

[Spriddler]

a normal household 2 pin plug which will plug into any normal domestic outlet at home or in the garage

That's odd as I've never had any domestic sockets that accept 2 pin plugs...........

 

[Peavy]

That's odd as I've never had any domestic sockets that accept 2 pin plugs...........

Spain is different

 

[Spriddler]

Spain is different

Ah yes, I overlooked his location.

 

[Barriesimpson]

Spain is different

Y tanto

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[autorouter]

Most campsites will have hookup posts with the round blue sockets. So most people have a long cable, usually 25 metres, with a round blue connector at each end. Like the one in Peavy's post.

However some campsites have hookups with the local domestic sockets. They are slightly different in France and Spain. You can get an adapter with a round blue socket and a 'compatible' plug that works in Spanish and French sockets.

All appliances sold in the shops have a 'compatible' plug. However things like extension leads and multiway adapters often have the country-specific type not the compatible type. So if you are buying an adapter or a plug, you need to know the difference. The French socket has a reversed earth pin, the Spanish socket has two sliding metal contacts top and bottom

The French plug has a hole for the reversed earth pin. The Spanish plug has two metal contacts top and bottom. The compatible plug has a hole for the reversed earth pin, and also two sliding contacts top and bottom:

Check that the adapter has a compatible plug.