Having spent our first night in the caravan there are still a few things needing sorted out...

The generator has now been given a remote start - a toggle button to activate the choke solenoid, and a push button for the starter.

I found that the alternator was not connected to the battery at all, and there seems to be no circuitry there to charge the battery. I bought a small fully automatic battery charger from argos which I then connected to a 240v socket in the generator house. This seems to keep the battery charged.

I also connected up the air pump for the septic tank. I was surprised to see just how much the water swirls when the pump is on!