12 volt hair dryers
Having read numerous reviews on different makes of 12 volt hairdryers (obviously very mixed reviews) can anyone recommend a good make or aren't they worth having?
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Thanks so far. Just as we thought, the majority of reviews were against buying one. If the majority of water is soaked up by the microfibre towel, will a dryer then finish the job????
If it's for a man's short hair, then possibly. If it's for your wife's hair and it's a bit longer, then heavy breathing might be more effective!!!
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Thanks so far. Just as we thought, the majority of reviews were against buying one. If the majority of water is soaked up by the microfibre towel, will a dryer then finish the job????
If it's for a man's short hair, then possibly. If it's for your wife's hair and it's a bit longer, then heavy breathing might be more effective!!!
Write your comments here... In what position would that be in then?
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I do have a 12v hair dryer which I have used after a good rub dry with a towel, its enough to finish my hair off and give it a bit of lift, my hair is quite short so doesn't take long, if hair is long or very thick then it might do the job but make sure
the 12v socket can take it as ours blew the fuse the first time I used it, we now have an uprated fuse approved by dealer.0 -
They're not great. I have one (and long hair), but I let my hair dry almost completely before using the hairdryer just to finish and style over a round brush. (Well, I did that one time I went to a wedding from the caravan, I'm not much for the grooming).
Mostly I just leave my hair wet, or in plaits, or in wet plaits. So in summary, a 12V hairdryer is marginally better than no hairdryer, should you need to bother drying your hair. Think mine is whatever that make is in Go Outdoors for 12V caravan things. (It
was a present from someone who thinks I should make more of an effort).0 -
I think if you're bald it might work. We slung ours a long time ago!
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For heat, you need Watts (= Volts X Amps). With a mains heater/dryer, you’ve got about 20 times more Volts than you have from a 12V system and one heck of an advantage. If you took 20Amps from a 12Volt supply you’d need pretty thick wires and would still only get approaching 250Watts. So you should be able to understand that you won’t get much heat from a 12V dryer, but you could get plenty of ‘puff’.
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Don't waste your money
Admiral
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It'll probably have a similar result to the hairwarmers as supplied in the Club's toilet blocks.
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I have now solved the problem of the hair dryer. I have installed a 1000W invertor and bought a 900W mini WAZOR hair dryer and it works perfectly. My wife uses it on a regular basis and the ammount of power taken from the leisure battery is minimal and then
the solar panel tops the battery back up and away we go again, perfect!!0 -
Not sure about your hair, Lorryman, but I wash my hair 'n beard, towel dry, comb and brush, then go for a walk round the site ! In this breeze it'll be dry in milliseconds thats assuming it ain't
been blown away !Write your comments here...
Is that just a few milliseconds, or lots and lots?
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I have now solved the problem of the hair dryer. I have installed a 1000W invertor and bought a 900W mini WAZOR hair dryer and it works perfectly. My wife uses it on a regular basis and the ammount of power taken from the leisure battery is minimal and then
the solar panel tops the battery back up and away we go again, perfect!!Write your comments here...
The minimal power you refer to is 900w/ 12volts, from the battery which gives a result of 75amps. That's a big fuse and a lot of drain on a leisure battery.
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Not sure about your hair, Lorryman, but I wash my hair 'n beard, towel dry, comb and brush, then go for a walk round the site ! In this breeze it'll be dry in milliseconds thats assuming it ain't
been blown away !Write your comments here...
Is that just a few milliseconds, or lots and lots?
If you check, JennyC, I posted that on 1st Feb when I was up at Castleton C.C. site ! So the actual drying time was of the order of 10.63 milliseconds, because it was freeze-drying in the c
c c cold !
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Not sure about your hair, Lorryman, but I wash my hair 'n beard, towel dry, comb and brush, then go for a walk round the site ! In this breeze it'll be dry in milliseconds thats assuming it ain't
been blown away !Write your comments here...
Is that just a few milliseconds, or lots and lots?
If you check, JennyC, I posted that on 1st Feb when I was up at Castleton C.C. site ! So the actual drying time was of the order of 10.63 milliseconds, because it was freeze-drying in the c
c c cold ! Write your comments here...
Now that's the level of accuracy that all CT posters should aspire to. Not any old wishy washy "a few minutes" vagueness. Well done
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Don't have much hair, but OH likes a glass of Vin Blanc (type depends on where we are - 'Est Est Est' if we are in Italy, 'Pic Pol' in France ) as she sits outside letting the sun and breeze dry her hair. To answer question, don't bother getting one, she
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As long as it works Jenny that's good enough, I haven't a clue on the technical numbers.
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I can see that you haven't lorryman - that's not a crime, many don't, but to put in writing as a fact that "the amount of power that it takes from the leisure battery is minimal" when you really don't have any idea of the consumption, is more than a little
unfair on your readers who might be tempted to believe you - don't you think? See subsequent posts re fuse blowing.0
