Power Up: Campervan Shore Power Essentials

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RV shore power, is when you plug your RV or campervan into the AC electrical grid or mains supply. It’s called shore power as it’s commonly used for ships and boats.

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The ability to recharge the batteries from a mains supply means you can run household appliances directly from it too. If you want to run an air conditioning unit, power-hungry microwave or even a washing machine, shore power is the answer.

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Mains power voltages are big enough to kill so if you don’t know what you’re doing, when installing shore power, always use a qualified electrician. Mowgli-Adventures.com Learn more

Most countries have regulations governing electrical installations. They aim to ensure standardisation and safety. 0218 Gray Frame Corner Gray Frame Corner Mowgli-Adventures.com 1 Learn more

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A breaker box is often called an RCB, RCD, Consumer Unit, Ground Fault Current Indicators (GFCI) or just GFI, it’s a distribution panel for electricity coming into the camper Mowgli-Adventures.com 4 Learn more

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