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Loud hum inside camper

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Hi,

I have a 1984 Westfalia Camper. Today as my wife was cleaning the inside getting the van ready for summer, a loud hum could be heard coming from around the electric socket and the inside fuse block.

I disconnected the battery, however this had no effect. I then disconnected the leisure batteries and this stopped the noise. If I connect the batteries up again the loud hum starts again, so it is a fault on the leisure battery side, the van will still drive, but I am not sure how to fix this problem. I am based in south Manchester and will contact an auto electrian tomorrow. Does anybody know what the fault is or has this happened to anybody else?

Thanks

Ian
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Did you have the hookup plugged in, sounds like the charger maybe

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Thank you for the reply,

No hook up was plugged in. This has happened whilst the van is parked on my drive.

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Water pump turned on by accident ? ( tap turned by accident)
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sternal wrote:Water pump turned on by accident ? ( tap turned by accident)
I had that one. Driving along and one of me danglers was swinging about and kept knocking the switch on :lol: . Thought it was something terminal at first.
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A loose connection in the box?
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Thank you for your replies, have an auto electrician having a look on Wednesday.
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1957 Rometsch Beeskow

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Solved, wife had turned the tap on whilst cleaning!!
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Do I win a prize ???? :D
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