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I have just baught this http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1428744-10294381?url=http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4151986/Trail/searchtext%3EFAN+HEATER.htm

its a 2.4kw fan heater with oscillating base. Its realy good and puts out loads of heat, but it is 10 amps. i think it will be ok so long as there is nothing else running at the same time.

it has 2 settings for heat 1.2kw and 2.4, if it is running on the lower setting of 1.2kw will it still use 10 amps ? advice please 

hi

it will use less amps if you have it on and dont have it oscillating.

hope this helps

yngwie.

Quote: Originally posted by yngwie on 09/9/2010

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hi

it will use less amps if you have it on and dont have it oscillating.

hope this helps

yngwie.

Hello.  Good point.  I never thought of using more amps when its ocillating.  Dohh

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Fair one, if you want to risk burning your hair and tent down, otherwise use the toilet/shower block.

hi dave

the way to work out your amps is to divied the watts by 240v.

so if your heater is 2400w full on oscillating it will be using 10 amps.

1200w= 5 amps

you could have it on full with the light on but not oscillating.

blubs dont use much so your 80w would be 0.3 of amp.

cheers

yngwie