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loulee

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we are off away for 2 weeks....we are going on 10amp and 16amp hook up sites....we will be taking advantage of the laundry facilities on site but most don't offer an iron to hire....

does anyone know if I need to buy a special one if using hook up electric....some sites we are visiting are 10amp ?

any advise welcome :0)

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yes we did just turn off other high users.

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Quote: Originally posted by michael on 09/2/2014
yes we did just turn off other high users.

sorry I don't fully understand your earlier reply....can you just explain a little more....

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Look at the Wattage on your Iron. If it is under 2000W then it will be safe to use it as long as you are not running any other electrical goods at the same time.

2200W = 9.57Amps.
2400W = 10.43Amps.

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Quote: Originally posted by LobeyDosser on 09/2/2014
Look at the Wattage on your Iron. If it is under 2000W then it will be safe to use it as long as you are not running any other electrical goods at the same time.

2200W = 9.57Amps.
2400W = 10.43Amps.

is this on either a 10 or 16 amp hook up ???

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The current used is down to the appliance rather than the size of the supply. In the example above if you used a 2400W iron on a 10A supply it could (should) trip the electrics - depending on how accurate the breaker is, I suspect it may not trip out for 0.43A.

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The electric hook up doesn't matter, electrical items have a power rating on them in watts ( W ) as Ioulee says just as long as your iron is less than 2200W the trip on the 10A hook up won't trip anything higher it will. If it is less than 2200W and you use your iron along with a heater then the combined power usage will be more than 2200W and the hook up unit will trip.

With a 16Amp hook up you will be able to use a max of 3800W.

Hope this helps.

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I'm sorry, I don think I understand...

Holiday + ironing just don't go together! ;)

loulee

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Quote: Originally posted by RachlN76 on 09/2/2014
I'm sorry, I don think I understand...

Holiday + ironing just don't go together! ;)

haha.....believe me it's not the female in the family who's fussing over a slumming iron....it's the hubby....silly man but he wanted me to ask

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Just remember Loulee, that you must add up the wattage on all of the units that you are using like your water heater, your charging unit, the toaster and anything else that is mains electrical.

If you happen to be ironing and someone has a shower and the water heater and water pump goes on or someone puts the telly on, then the wattage will be a combination of all of these units and could easily trip the EHU fuse.

So if you are using any item that has a high wattage, then throw everyone else out the van and lock them out until you are finished your ironing!

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At the bottom of this page is a chart showing watts to amps conversion which might help.

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Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 09/2/2014
At the bottom of this page is a chart showing watts to amps conversion which might help.

great....got it

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Quote: Originally posted by LobeyDosser on 09/2/2014
Just remember Loulee, that you must add up the wattage on all of the units that you are using like your water heater, your charging unit, the toaster and anything else that is mains electrical.

If you happen to be ironing and someone has a shower and the water heater and water pump goes on or someone puts the telly on, then the wattage will be a combination of all of these units and could easily trip the EHU fuse.

So if you are using any item that has a high wattage, then throw everyone else out the van and lock them out until you are finished your ironing!

I understand how it works now.....I see I've to convert to amps then make sure everything isn't running so not likely to trip...we are early into van'ing and I can clearly say....it's a lot more complex than your not aware of...its not putting me off tho because it's a challenge and we love the freedom of the whole thing.....thanks again

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Many caravanners buy "low wattage" electrical goods like electric kettles etc, but if you are careful and understand the reasons why Wattage matters, then you will be okay using your household units.

We tend to use gas to boil water and the only "low wattage" item we have is a 2 slice electric toaster.
We do like our toast and the gas grill just doesn't do a "proper job" for us.

Enjoy your caravan. It is made for enjoyment.

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just turn off the water heater and any fires during the iron.this way it will not trip out. not forgetting there are 3 other caravans using the same post outside as yourself. they may put a microwave on and it trips, you could be thinking you did it.it does happen. i would put up with creased undies for a week.

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I might be wrong but I was under the impression that each connection to the pitch supply has to have it's own trip switches. In other words, no matter how many sockets there are on the pillar they should all be individually protected. If one unit trips their fuses it shouldn't trip everybody else's.

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