You need to ensure the total rated wattage (rated power) of equipment switched on at any one time is less than the power supplied to you. But if someone then plugs in a low 600W Hair Dryer, you are dangerously close to tripping the electrics. There is so much to keep the whole family entertained that you don't even need to leave the site to stay busy.

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If you’re staying on a non-Club site and equipment is not to International Electrotechnical Commission Standard, replace your plug with the type necessary for that site and double check it’s correctly wired up.As an extra check – especially if you are camping abroad – you can plug a proprietary mains tester into a socket to check the polarity of the supply and the presence of an earth connection (see Camping on the continent).

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If you're hooking up to a camp site power supply socket, you need a cable with one plug (male) and one socket (female) or a mobile mains unit if you're in a tent. As a relative newcomer, we hired in previous years but now have our own MH, I'd just like to get some feedback from you more experienced Funsters.A generator can be used to provide a 230V supply where a hook-up is not available, but this route is not without its drawbacks and safety issues. Most domestic electricity supplies are reliant on what is known as 'diversity factor' which assumes you are unlikely to have all your heavily rated appliances on continuously and at the same time. This includes any trying to connect unsafe or unsuitable electrical equipment to the site socket outlet. Most of our guests have motorhomes or RVs, and these days require better than 6A or even 10A, especially during the winter when heating is necessary, or summer with air conditioning becoming more usual.