"Significant threat to your safety"

[Lakes_Puma]

I am one of the owners having issues with my electrics in the van and while I was doing some diagnostics I hooked up to land power and tested my pass through sockets, mainly to make sure they were working, but when I used my socket tester I found the live and neutral wires are reversed on both sockets.

I fully tested my cables to make sure the issue wasn't with them, I also asked on FB for someone else to test and they had the same issue on their Cali.

According to the EICR website

Is Reverse Polarity Dangerous?​

Reverse polarity is a significant threat to your safety and the integrity of the structure. Live and neutral wires are reversed, and live current can energize parts of appliances that should only be neutral, as is the case in metallic casings. This makes it very dangerous for electric shock even when the appliance is in the off position.

Also, reverse polarity bypasses internal safety features like fuses or circuit breakers, which tend to increase the risk of electrical fires. Furthermore, prolonged exposure to reverse polarity damages sensitive electronics due to irregular voltage or short circuits.

Regular inspections and the use of such tools as socket testers would create early identification of some issues and then resolve them. Hiring a qualified electrician for repairs guarantees that the problem has been rectified to UK safety regulations.

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So I won't be connecting anything until I get this sorted at my dealer!

You all might want to get yours checked too.

 

[Ch1pbutty]

Lots of european campsites used to have reverse polarity, some still do.

Just get a cheap tester plug to identify,

https://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-16a-socket-tester-230v-ac/91596?tc=JS4&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21540160695&gbraid=0AAAAAD8IdPyAs5tPfXWPcMmcI0UbsBAo-&gclid=CjwKCAjwtrXFBhBiEiwAEKen169PnkxyQzSKLq84XP-Zr_jBNohs8IOAcW5B0lG6_zhVYE0Fk6WZ5BoCnEEQAvD_BwE

and carry an adapter cable to re-reverse the polarity.

Camp site polarity reversal adaptor

Heavy duty 16A CEE IEC60309 plug to socket polarity reversal adaptor, caravan, camping, marine, boat, yacht.

toughleads.co.uk

Then your safety trip will work as intended.

 

[Lakes_Puma]

Lots of european campsites used to have reverse polarity, some still do.

Just get a cheap tester plug to identify,

https://www.screwfix.com/p/lap-16a-socket-tester-230v-ac/91596?tc=JS4&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21540160695&gbraid=0AAAAAD8IdPyAs5tPfXWPcMmcI0UbsBAo-&gclid=CjwKCAjwtrXFBhBiEiwAEKen169PnkxyQzSKLq84XP-Zr_jBNohs8IOAcW5B0lG6_zhVYE0Fk6WZ5BoCnEEQAvD_BwE

and carry an adapter cable to re-reverse the polarity.

Camp site polarity reversal adaptor

Heavy duty 16A CEE IEC60309 plug to socket polarity reversal adaptor, caravan, camping, marine, boat, yacht.

toughleads.co.uk

Then your safety trip will work as intended.

Thanks for the link, I will certainly get one when I start travelling abroad but I would expect the polarity to be correct in the UK