Electrical Items using EHU
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as in all theres things, its a question of common sense and balance.
use all your high powered leccy items together and you'll trip most site supplies.
switch to gas for everything (that can be) and youll be getting through you gas fairly quickly which will become a pain and expensive, unless you switch to a refillable or other cheaper source....(loacal continental gas).
so, its about making the most of all your devices, using the most appropriate power spurce for your location, and the amount of power available.
once you've done a few trips, all this chat will be practical knowledge to you and youll be as much an expert as any of us....
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Lots of discussion about Club sites and 16 amps. That's fine but hopefully you will travel abroad in which case you should plan for much lower power EHU. Best to plan for more like 6 amps. Forget about using electric hob which is a waste of time and space outside the UK. Gas kettle is fine but a low power electric kettle is useful. Toaster OK but you can't toast baguettes!
We regularly go to a site in Italy during the summer months and the EHU is around 3-4 amps. Everybody manages fine with this and as long as you keep hot water on the lowest setting and switch off when you use the kettle you won't have a problem.
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but you can't toast baguettes!
Oh yes you can - in a contact grill!
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the last site we stayed at on a recent Spanish trip had 6 amps. no problem provided you know the amperage of each bit of kit and manage accordingly.
just dont leave the water heater on 1800w constantly and dont automatically pop your pans onto the electric hotplate.....
as long as theres enough power to keep your batteries charged (lights, water pump etc) and theres a bit of gas in the tank, we'll survive
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We use a standard TV with a DVD in the side which we bought from Tesco, but the kettle is a low powered one designed for camping/ caravanning. We use the cooker grill for the times we want toast, and the microwave came fitted with the caravan so I assume it is 'fit for purpose'. This is the same as many others do and we haven't had any problem.
P.S. We also run the heating and fridge on electric too.
David
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