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It means you can't use more than 13 amps at a time. So add up everything and of it comes to more than 13 amps don't use it all at once. I always turn off my water heater if I have the heating on, or want to use the electric frying pan or anything else that takes a lot of power.

13 amps will give you 13 x 230 ('cos it's 230 volt mains) which is 2990 watts - Take the watts given on the appliance - e.g. our TV is 70 watts and add them. So you could run quite a few tellies at a time.

13 is unusual, most sites are 10 or 16 amp.

Beware tho' that at a lot of sites, although each pitch could theoretically have the full amperage if the other pitches weren't using it, you can't all draw maximum power at the same time.

So sometimes you can't have all it says.

Hi Big Bill

If your TV has a 13amp fuse in it I would suggest changing that to either a 3 or 5 amp depending on the rating of your tv.

Andy

http://www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/Documents/Electricity%20for%20campers%20and%20caravanners.pdf

this link might help you understand watts/amps better.   I know it helped me loads!!

Mandy x

Quote: Originally posted by BIG BILL on 01/8/2006

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i know this might sound daft but can anyone tell me? if your site states 13 amp hook up, does this mean i can only use my tv on its own as it has a 13 amp fuse in the plug,or does it mean i can use loads of appliances but no more than a 13 amp please help!

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