Loose connection on mains inlet

[Forestbass]

Help! - please can someone explain how to tighten the two halves of the blue mains inlet socket? It looks like they should screw back together, but they don’t…
Before you ask, my partner nearly drove away still connected to EHU! He stopped in time, but the inlet socket is now very loose and wobbly. Wiring is fine and EHU still works, but need to secure the external socket. Thank you!

 

[Landy Andy]

Need a picture

It is very likely that the fixings that the screws of the front screw into have been pulled (broken) off the rear section. If so it is either temporary repair with glue, source new part, but short term you may get away with what you’ve got. Just connect/ disconnect the other end first so you are fiddling with a dead cable, not a live one.

 

[Forestbass]

 

[Forestbass]

Hope this helps - you can see the two halves, that no longer screw together

 

[Bubba]

Take the two halves apart by undoing the screws. Put the flat plate back into the plug from where it came and scree it back together.
Should work fine.

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[Landy Andy]

As above. Undo the two screw, separate the two parts, push front section back, and then refit top part again.

Do all this with other end of the cable disconnected from the EHU.

 

[pappajohn]

Is it the top bit with writing on that won't screw together or the two halves as shown.

 

[Forestbass]

Thanks - I see what you mean! It’s raining cats & dogs right now, but will have a go later.

 

[pappajohn]

Bubba beat me to it.
There are no screws to hold the two shown parts together.
The solid disc will only fit in one position circumference wise.

 

[Forestbass]

It’s the top bit - Powerpart - that won’t screw back onto the lower section

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[Landy Andy]

Are the top and bottom part aligned correctly? They don’t look like it in you picture

If you have broken the screw fixing parts on the lower section you could get a hose clamp around the body, to clamp the two parts together.
Possibly cable ties, but doubt they will be strong enough.

 

[pappajohn]

It’s the top bit - Powerpart - that won’t screw back onto the lower section

They don't screw together.
The disc fits inside the top part in a groove after releasing the screws

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

Looking closely at the r/hand side it looks as though the plate has split away from the main body. You may be able to open up the casing and bend the screw housing stubs backwards as a temporary measure as it won't be waterproof, but some motorhomer's multi fix gaffer tape will fix that, again as a short term measure.
Mike.

 

[Forestbass]

Aha! I have been trying to screw them together….now I see how the disc should fit back in. Will try it once the rain stops!
Very non- technical person here, thanks for all your help!

 

[Bodoge]

Thanks - I see what you mean! It’s raining cats & dogs right now, but will have a go later.

This may help in preventing the like happening again. When I was a service engineer I often needed to disconnect circuits from control panels, we had tags that we clipped to the cables, before leaving the site we would check that all tags were in the test kit, so circuits reconnected . I now apply same to motorhoming, ie clip the tags to the steering wheel, electric unplugged, gas off and heater cover on, then before you drive off attach the tags where you disconnected etc. I've not had a mishap since.

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[pappajohn]

Add to the above.......always walk round the outside at least once before driving off.
It's so easy to overlook things in the 'packing up/away phase.

 

[Rapido925M]

You say that you are not technical and that it works fine and that it is raining cats and dogs. PLEASE disconnect the plug from your power supply before you try to repair the broken part!

I would also recommend going out in the rain if necessary and disconnecting the power supply before water gets into the system and short-circuits it. Perhaps you have already wrapped it in duct tape which will help? Perhaps you are safely at home and the EHU is already disconnected?

Take care with electricity!

Gordon

 

[Widge]

What annoys me it that you pay a lot of money for a camper and the manufacturer cant be arsed to add an extra relay and a buzzer to stop this sort of thing happening.

Touch wood i haven't actualy pulled away before realising. Yet!!!

 

[Gellyneck]

What annoys me it that you pay a lot of money for a camper and the manufacturer cant be arsed to add an extra relay and a buzzer to stop this sort of thing happening.

Touch wood i haven't actualy pulled away before realising. Yet!!!

I think our AT has that when you turn the ignition on and still connected to ehu but (fortunately!) haven't tried it out.

EDIT
and if you check the Sargent manual this is what it says -

 

[Forestbass]

Fixed it!! ….in bright sunlight this morning, it became a much easier job.
Thanks everyone x

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[Jimbohorlicks]

I would put some tape around the joint also.just to be sure.

 

[Widge]

I think our AT has that when you turn the ignition on and still connected to ehu but (fortunately!) haven't tried it out.

EDIT
and if you check the Sargent manual this is what it says -
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I am aware that some vans have it, but there was never any excuse on any van, its £5 worth of bits to do it. I will get around to doing it on mine sometime