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Converting a horse box

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  • 06-01-2017 12:23pm
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    bizzyb
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭


    Hi guys,

    I'm looking into the idea of converting a horse box into a catering unit, have seen a few examples and the are very eye catching. My question is to any electricians on boards, would it be a big/expensive job to put a power supply in it, it would need lighting, hot water, a few power points for refrigeration and cooking appliances and an extraction fan. Any help would be great as I'm clueless when it comes to electric's!


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    TheBully
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    A power supply? I take it you mean a generator, these range in price. You are going to have to calculate your load and work out what size you will need! A catering van will be fairly heavy on load so it won't be cheap.
    First and second fixing is another job then. I suppose 2 or 3 days labour plus fittings


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    TheBully
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    If you go for a gas cooker you will need a smaller generator, prob get away with a 4-5kva, but if you go electric your talking much bigger


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    bizzyb
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭bizzyb


    Thanks for the replies, I understand it would run of a generator but what I'm hoping to find out is a rough cost of getting the trailer wired, sorry for the confusion.


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    2011
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    TheBully wrote: »
    If you go for a gas cooker you will need a smaller generator, prob get away with a 4-5kva, but if you go electric your talking much bigger

    My thoughts exactly.
    To reduce the electrical load further you could also go for gas powered fridges (no im not joking).


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    hesker
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    Just out of interest is this a brand new horse box or one that has seen a bit of use?


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    bizzyb
    Registered Users Posts: 356 ✭✭bizzyb


    hesker wrote: »
    Just out of interest is this a brand new horse box or one that has seen a bit of use?

    I'd like to buy an older trailer with a sound structure and do most of the work myself apart from the electrics and/or gas.


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