Coed-Y-Llwyn Caravan Club Site - Electricity
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We stayed at the Carnon Downs site with friends one chilly early spring. The supply there is 10 amps, we shared a bollard and our friends kept tripping it (they of the domestic electric kettle, full blast heating school of thinking.) We made sure we were not connected to them on future visits!
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and how many do you know who switch off the heating when they make a cuppa?
We do, for one. We also switch it off when we use our microwave, which we use for nearly every evening meal.
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No so, peedee. We have a largish 4 berth outfit and once the temperature up to a comfortable level we switch it down from 2 Kw to 1 Kw and the temps maintained.
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The biggest issue for us oN site is that it seems everyone comes back on to the site at roughly the same time. This means there is a huge power draw and the fuses on the main switchboard cannot cope. Each EHU socket has a limit of 16 amps. The sites have 3 phases of electricity and each phase should be balanced out this is why you might see your neigbour with electricity when yours is out. We lost a phase tonight on the main switchboard and had to get western power out, while they fixed the blown fuse they said they had 6 emergency callouts all from campsites..
So infact it was the fault of Western Power and NOT the CAMC
I hope this explains it..
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I must be a bit confused, Mark. I thought if excess draw on the power took out the fuse to one of the phases, then that would be due to CAMC's customers excessive demand on the power supply rather than Western Power's fault.
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I've got to disagree here, and it just shows that "blame culture" is everywhere. If anyone is at "fault" it's firstly the "I've paid for it so I'm having it" customers. Heating the world through your awning is plain excessive and selfish, no wonder a site will overload. So it's our club customers not the power company who are responsible for their usage.
In my opinion metered electricity will go some way to get people to be more responsible. And I'll get to sell more gas
JK
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Sorry I was responding to Marks post above, forgot to hit the quote button!
Off to dig some vans out of the swamp now
JK
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Put simply - I have on a couple of times had to run on gas. Power outage for a couple of days on two occasions but not due to site usage situations.
However if a site cannot supply electricity at the bollard under normal circumstances I would expect a refund for EHU cost just as I would from my internet provider for loss of service that I have contracted for.
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Tinwheeler, the fuse had corroded contact points which made it drop out...
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You and others are clutching at straws ET. The writing should be on the wall. New sites I have visited recently have fitted meters e.g. Love2stay although they are not in use for those only staying a few days. The face of our hobby is changing in more ways than one.
peedee
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If anyone is at "fault" it's firstly the "I've paid for it so I'm having it" customers
Yes, we've come across that, in fact, I think I have read some on other threads advocating just that very attitude on CT
On the majority of CL's we visit we try to be economical of the power we take.
Over there we are usually on metered electric. We obviously get an allowance with the daily Acsi rate but after that the meter kicks in, so for us heating by gas is very much the norm. When we are cooking the heat from the oven, grill and gas rings provide additional heat so heating gets turned down.
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Thankyou for elaborating. Your first post suggested a different scenario.
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I guess it would be down to each individual as to what they thought best. Some like CS would just pay for it no matter what they used others might use it more frugally and still others like Merv might prefer to use gas and not to pay anything at all if they had solar panels and inverters.
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