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My apologies for asking a simple question, but I am confused as follows:-
Just installing an electric hookup, where should I connect the mains earth?

Hello,

The first thing you should have is an RCD, which will detect slight earth leaks and is very important. After that, anything you power from the hookup - i.e. fridge, or charging system or plug sockets, should have an earth connection. If an applicance such as a three-way fridge only had neutral and live, then it should have a mutl-block connector in which to terminate earth. The earth of the van - i.e. the negative battery connection, is not the same as the earth from the mains supply.

Hope this helps a bit

Ewen

Do you mean the Consumer Unit / Distribution board main earth? Should go from the board's earth terminal to the earth connection at the (male) hook up plug of the van, where you push the female end of the hook up cable in.

Shell/chassis should be connected to common earth as well. (It usually is, but indirectly through fridge and Zig unit, etc, a decicated link is advisable).