Being a bright spark this summer.

As thoughts turn more seriously to our summer adventure in Chloe's Campervan, we took a trip out to Knowepark Caravans http://www.kpcm.co.uk/ for some inspiration. It was pointed out to me that because I use EHU, I have already paid for power when on site, so why on earth would I want to pay more on top to use gas powered appliances? This was not something I had thought about before, automatically turning to gas burners for cooking and boiling water for drinks, so the search for appliances began. Most camp sites have restricted power, around 10A, possibly up to 16A if you are very lucky, but some rural sites, and many in Europe, may be as low as 5A. Clearly you cannot simply take the contents of your kitchen with you as many modern kitchen appliances will take you up to the site limit by themselves (kettles and microwaves especially) so low power appliances are essential. I am already fortunate enough to own a 3-way fridge which has a low power rating, as well as a washing machine (yes you read that correctly, a washing machine, but more of that another day), a low power kettle and I many electrical bits and bobs tucked away in my attic, but what could I actually use without tripping the circuit breakers every time?




Appliances are rated in Watts, while supply is rated in Amps. Here is a quick check sheet to help me to stay within limits.




1300W = 5.65 Amp

1400W = 6.09 Amp

1500W = 6.52 Amp

1600W = 6.96 Amp

1700W = 7.39 Amp

1800W = 7.83 Amp

1900W = 8.26 Amp

2000W = 8.70 Amp

2100W = 9.13 Amp

2200W = 9.57 Amp

2300W = 10.00 Amp

2400W = 10.43 Amp

2500W = 10.87 Amp

2600W = 11.30 Amp

2700W = 11.74 Amp

2800W = 12.17 Amp

2900W = 12.61 Amp

3000W = 13.04 Amp

3100W = 13.48 Amp

3200W = 13.91 Amp

3300W = 14.35 Amp

3400W = 14.78 Amp

3500W = 15.22 Amp