Hook-Up Adaptor - 230v 16A IP44 BS/EN/IEC 60309 'Commando' Plug to Ruggedised 230v 13A 3-Pin 1-Way Socket Adapter
For use with Standard UK Caravan / Motor Home Hook Up Cables

Buying ANY Hook-Up Adapter from GTech is a total peace-of-mind purchase - from us getting the technical / safety specifications correct right from the start, to the worry-free no-quibble money-back 30 day return policy.

We use good quality components throughout ALL our assemblies that far exceed the minimum requirements for adaptors of this type. We will NEVER use cheap imported components that barely meet Technical Specifications, are flimsy, poorly manufactured and just not really up to the job.

We use branded components, some bought-in from Europe because the right specification and quality of items are just not available in the UK.

We assemble adapters using critical little components such as ferrules to terminate some of the thinner wires so the screw terminals grip correctly on the wires and don't cut through or allow the wires to work loose over time.

Maybe most importantly we test and label EVERYTHING we assemble in accordance with the IET Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection and Test of Electrical Equipment. We check Earth Continuity, Insulation Resistance and Polarity. When we are finished, we not only THINK we got the product right, we KNOW we got it right!

Our track-record is second to none. In the few years that we have been supplying Hook-Up Adapters we have supplied HUNDREDS of items and not had one single failure or return.

So..... This Adapter.....

The 230v 16A IP44 (splashproof) BS/EN/IEC 60309 Plug is from an Austrian manufacturer whose range of plugs go from 115v 16A items right up to 415v 128A. They are robust and well suited to the knocks and drops expected of any caravan adaptor.

The 230v 13A 3-Pin 1-Way socket is 'Permaplug' branded. Manufactured to meet the toughened BS 1363/A standard, this is an upgrade from the regular household standard.

The orange Arctic Grade Interconnecting Cable has conductors sized at 1.5 sq mm. Many other adapters use only 1.25 sq mm conductors (and sometimes smaller). Whilst 1.25 sq mm is technically sufficient, it does not fit well into the terminals of the BS/EN/IEC 60309 connectors and can lead to wires either not being secured adequately or breaking after prolonged use. We also fit ferrules to the ends of 1.5mm sq wires terminating in BS/EN/IEC 60309 plugs and sockets ensure both reliable and durable connections.

Safety Notes....

The Caravan Club and Camping & Caravanning Club requirements are for Hook-Up Cable Connectors to meet the IP44 standard for the protection against ingress of water (Splashproof from all directions). However, the 1-Way 3-Pin Adaptor is still a 'Household' item and has no protection against ingress of water whatsoever. This Adapter is, therefore, not intended as a long-term solution to providing power outside your Caravan or Motorhome, but to allow you to carry out maintenance work or power up appliances on an ad-hoc basis. Just as you would expect of your lawn-mower connectors, it should never be used in damp or rainy conditions and not left on wet ground or around puddles.

The Adapter is rated at 230v 13A. Site Bollards are capable of supplying up to 16A. Any Appliance used with this Adaptor MUST be either fitted with an appropriately fused 3-Pin Plug.

Thanks for your patience reading the 'boring bits' and, whatever you chose to buy, we hope you have a great time !

SHIPPING

We use only Royal Mail for our shipping.

Shipping Second Class is included in the majority of our listings. This is a 2-3 day non-guaranteed service and fulfilment is wholly out of our control. Often, deliveries are achieved in as little as 1 day but, in very rare and exceptional circumstances, this has been known to take over 1 week.

Where an improved service is required, a First Class option is available as you go through checkout. This is a 1-2 day service but, again, non-guaranteed.

TRACKING

We are extremely limited by Royal Mail in our abilities to track shipments. A reference number will be provided as soon as an item is released for shipping, but Royal Mail can only track when a delivery (or delivery attempt) has been made, not progress through the delivery network.

We have no means of accurately confirming the exact location or delivery date through Royal Mail and, in the past, their only advice in attempting to locate delayed or lost items is to ‘wait 15 days and file a lost item case’.

SPECIAL DELIVERY

Where delivery is time critical, a Special Delivery option is available. This is a next-day by 1:00pm guaranteed service with deliveries only on Monday to Friday.

eg… an item ordered on Monday should arrive by 1:00pm Tuesday… an item ordered on Friday should arrive by 1:00pm the following Monday.

We can not offer a next-day service for Saturday delivery.

As the majority of our product are bespoke, cut off for the Special Delivery option is 1:00pm.


GTech also supply other Caravan / Motor Home Hook-Up Adapters so please check out our other Listings and Shop.