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rlb26

29/5/2014 at 10:24pm
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Hi all
Does anyone use a electric hob while camping and are they any good.
Also what watt is best 1500 or 2500.
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I have a Kampa 1000W single hob for use in bad weather.

They are nowhere near as controllable as gas and take longer to heat up. As with most, if not all, electric hobs the outer casing gets extremely hot and takes a long time to cool down.

I know many people use electric hobs purely to get every penny's worth of site electricity and save money on gas, but if I was that mean I could think of many better ways of saving money.

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Quote: Originally posted by Bernie47 on 29/5/2014
I have a Kampa 1000W single hob for use in bad weather.

They are nowhere near as controllable as gas and take longer to heat up. As with most, if not all, electric hobs the outer casing gets extremely hot and takes a long time to cool down.

I know many people use electric hobs purely to get every penny's worth of site electricity and save money on gas, but if I was that mean I could think of many better ways of saving money.

Ditto to the above - long time to heat and cool down!
Again I too use mine to get most out of ehu paid for.

I purchased mine here
http://www.robertdyas.co.uk/giles-posner-2-ring-hob

Works just fine

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I have never used one but considering getting one. A 2500 watt would trip a 10 amp supply so it would have to be something less than 2300 watt.

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Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 29/5/2014
A 2500 watt would trip a 10 amp supply so it would have to be something less than 2300 watt.

The largest ring on a domestic cooker is usually 1500W so why would you want anything that size or greater for camping?

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Thanks guys
Sorry iv posted in wrong section

arsenaldes

30/5/2014 at 7:43am
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Bernie I think Bob was referring to the original post which was for a double hob which has 2 rings 1 at 1000w the other at 1500w which equals 2500w if used together

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Hi
Aldi recently had single ring induction hobs for about £30. These heat up the water very fast (as quick as gas I would say) and when the pan is removed the plate is not too hot and quickly becomes cool enough to touch. They also have a power setting, so you can set them from between 200 to 2000 watts in 200 watt increments. You can then tailor the watts to not trip your hook up. If a magnet sticks to the bottom of your pans they will work on induction. I was so impressed with it I will be getting an induction hob for the house when it needs replacing! £30 is quite dear for a camping hob, but it makes a good back up for at home too.

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Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 29/5/2014
I have never used one but considering getting one. A 2500 watt would trip a 10 amp supply so it would have to be something less than 2300 watt.

Mine works just fine with my ehu - I also have the travel kettle on at the same time for my tea while bacon cooks

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30/5/2014 at 10:23am
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And that was on a 10amp supply was it with both rings on and the kettle???????

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2500 Watts should be OK on a 10A supply.
Bearng 1n mind that the rings won't be on full simultaneously then it may be possible to run a travel kettle at the same time.
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We usually go to sites with 16A electric although have been on one with 6A. We use the 2500w double hob carefully so not to risk tripping the electric ie on 6A site only 1 hob is switched on at a time but both can be used as they retain heat.

As we are used to cooking on electric at home we don't notice it being any slower and the children know to stay away.

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And if both rings and the kettle are pulling power at the same time what happens then?????

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"And if both rings and the kettle are pulling power at the same time what happens then?????"

It depends on the wattage of the kettle,mine is 750W,and the time that they are on simultaneously.
A 10A MCB is rated at up to 1.45x it's rating for a max of 1 hour,so in theory it is possible that it could support a max of 14.5A for some time.

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Quote: Originally posted by saxo1 on 30/5/2014
"And if both rings and the kettle are pulling power at the same time what happens then?????"

It depends on the wattage of the kettle,mine is 750W,and the time that they are on simultaneously.
A 10A MCB is rated at up to 1.45x it's rating for a max of 1 hour,so in theory it is possible that it could support a max of 14.5A for some time.

saxo1

Then again, it might not

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A 10A MCB is designed to carry 11.14 amps indefinitely.
A 2500W hotplate draws 10.89A at 230V so it won't trip the MCB provided you don't use anything else.
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