is it ok to use a microwave and is any microwave ok to buy if so?? also woundering bout my george foreman grill. id be lost without it.. any advise on what to take and what not to take be great folks.. thanks....
Take what you want. It isn't necessary to buy caravan low amp things but you need to be aware of what your using at one time so you don't trip the EHU. The watts should be on a sticker on the applance
A rough guide is
Eg 1000 watts = 4 amps so to get that you divide the watts by 250 and that gives you the amps
but if you will also have on your fridge, heating and hot water heater on electric then you need to remember to switch some things off to use others. Or use the above on gas. Hope this helps.
yes you can use a microwave in a caravan. best not to go for a 'go faster' model with all the gizmos asa bog standard 40 quid from the supermarket which pats your bottom will do most things you need.
As to the george foreman grill look on the label to see how many kW or VA it uses if its 2000W or 2kW or 2000VA or less then it will be ok even on a 6A ehu.
2000 watts is 8.25 Amps so 6A EHU aint enough cos theres still the charger at least and the fridge maybe and I think you,ll find that the supply is more than likely to trip before it gets near 6 Amp ie run up till 5.7A then trip depending on sensitivity of the breaker at the supply end. The best guide is 1000 watts equals 5 Amp then you,ll always err on side of caution.
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I think you can get one that is specific 4 caravan use from some caravan shops.Altho i would imagine that these would be a bit more expensive than say your bog standard from the likes of asda/tesco etc.
i have just bought the argos value one for £29.99 and instead of low medium and high it has watts 300 500 and 700 wattts so you can adjust according to what you need.
ahhh hey thanks for all your advise..very grateful indeed, am going at weekend to stock up on all my gadgets, Argos seem to be the cheapest at the min..
Quote: Originally posted by JO.JENO on 07/4/2010
i have just bought the argos value one for £29.99 and instead of low medium and high it has watts 300 500 and 700 wattts so you can adjust according to what you need.
Bear in mind that that will be the output watts not the input watts which will be higher (and may not change much)
Quote: Originally posted by JO.JENO on 07/4/2010
i have just bought the argos value one for £29.99 and instead of low medium and high it has watts 300 500 and 700 wattts so you can adjust according to what you need.
So did we and we also have the George Foreman as well. We are now debating whether we really need the microwave as it always seems to be in the way sitting on the worktop, as well as being heavy and bulky. Maybe get it built into a top cabinet out of the way.
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microwave ok if you really want one but you have to make sure there is air space around the box to allow heat to escape so be careful re size and the cupboard space
also it has to be fixed and not free standing and therefore not able to bounce around during journeys
realistically they are a better bet than 'proper' ovens - and would be safer if fixed at oven level and note eye level the dangers inherent in lifting hot food out from a unit at eye level are obvious equally we are told to keep heavy object low down yet microwaves are fitted at the top of the van on the same side as the heavy fridge and cooker odd!
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