How much would an auto electrician charge...

[samk]

.. to fit a leisure battery, split charger system and check over the camping interior electrics? water pump etc?

I know it could be a bit of a 'how long is a piece of string' scenario but maybe someone on here has had similar done recently?

Thanks,

sam

[Fozzie]

Might help to say what you've got already. My Autohomes has a control panel on the upper locker (above the side window), and a Zig unit there. It also has a leisure battery under the passenger seat, where there's a relay (which I imagine supplies the fridge). Any idea how much of this you have in yours? It should all be fairly DIY doable if you're that way inclined (and as a T25 owner of course you are!)

[Cafnod]

Where are you? Perhaps someone on here would do a skill swap with you or perhaps you have some spares, storage space or whatever to trade.
As a ball park figure I would charge about £200 for that work with you paying for the battery and the larger consumables like relays and any heavy cables.
However if any real horrors were found in the electrics it could cost more, for example it might be a home made camper with speaker cable connected up like washing lines as we call runs of unsupported wiring in the trade.
HTH

[samk]

Hi Cafnod and Fozzie,

Thanks for the replies! I don't have a zig unit or control panel. At the moment I have the standard car battery and a section in the kitchen unit for wiring up the fridge, water pump etc to either the car battery or leisure battery.

I would get everything before hand so would just need it fitting - oh, and i'd probably get my speakers re wired because they were done by the previous owner and the are certainly washing lined!!

P.S I'm in london - on the border if islington and Hackney

[Fozzie]

P.S I'm in london - on the border if islington and Hackney

You have PM.

[Cafnod]

Hi
Bit far for me, London left the place a long time ago.
I am sure Jim will help you out as he is local.
When I meant washing lines our last n/boat had part of the mains wired up with speaker cable in unsupported runs.

[samk]

Bit far for me, London left the place a long time ago.
I am sure Jim will help you out as he is local.
When I meant washing lines our last n/boat had part of the mains wired up with speaker cable in unsupported runs.

ok, thanks! One things for sure, the speakers werent wired up that well!

[Cafnod]

Seriously if you get stuck let me know, I am ripping the van apart to do the windows and a wheel arch and give it a respray from the gutter line down in about three weeks.
I wouldnt mind a wander round where I grew up which isnt far from you. A parkup and somewhere safe to put tools would be good.