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03/10/2013 at 4:49pm
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Mine goes on when I arrive and it gets turned off when I've packed up to leave.
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03/10/2013 at 4:55pm
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Same here
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03/10/2013 at 5:04pm
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An hour or so in the morning, and sometimes the same late afternoon (if washing up dishes etc in the van)....
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03/10/2013 at 5:26pm
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I don't like to leave mine on becuase if the thermostat doesn't work it will boil over, build up loads of presure and can be dangerous, I do as above, I put it on when I get up ready for breakfast dishes and the same again for tea/evening maybe in the day if we have a bbq, about an hour should do it though.
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03/10/2013 at 5:54pm
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ours is a truma,its on 24/7 once on site.it will only get to 60 on full then go off and on,or as set.
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03/10/2013 at 6:10pm
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24/7 here when on site.
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03/10/2013 at 6:23pm
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Same as above when hooked up on site it goes on and is left on until we are packing up
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03/10/2013 at 9:33pm
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Depends if I am on ehu or gas. On gas I only put it on in morning and evening when required as it seems to use quite a lot of gas. On ehu it stays on all the time.
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03/10/2013 at 10:13pm
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We have a Truma combi and like many above it's on 24/7 when we're on site.
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03/10/2013 at 10:59pm
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I do as a lot above in morning and then when i need
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04/10/2013 at 12:28pm
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Quote: Originally posted by birder99 on 03/10/2013
Depends if I am on ehu or gas. On gas I only put it on in morning and evening when required as it seems to use quite a lot of gas. On ehu it stays on all the time.
We do the exact same thing as above. Never any issues.
A bigger question for the Truma heater with electric or gas would be do people take the outside Flue cover off when on electric only?
An old fella on a Scottish site told me to always do this; his thermostat had gone twice, and the fixit place told him it was due to the flue cover been on when used on electric only. Doubtful, but I duly remove mine now (avoiding that pesky Sods Law...)
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04/10/2013 at 2:35pm
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If you partially empty your boiler, I would have thought you would use less electric to heat it back up to temperature than from cold.
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04/10/2013 at 2:47pm
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A couple of hours in the morning on electric for showers and pots, and if needed for a quick re-heat 30 mins on gas as well.
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04/10/2013 at 8:57pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Gram on 04/10/2013On reading how many leave it on continually - and as I gain the impression that this is on electric - does no-one take into consideration the chance of tripping (site) breakers by overloading? Although I always choose (and pay for) the highest amperage hookups available, I still keep this in mind - or is it (not intending to provoke!  ) a case of "I've paid for electric; I'll use every bit I can to get my money's-worth..." ? 
Gram
We tend to stay on Caravan Club or Camping & Caravanning Club sites, with a 16amp feed from the EHU. The master trip in the caravan is 16amp; this pops before the EHU does, probably due to the EHU being a Type C or D, and the caravan being a type B. Most sites have to calculate that at some point in time, 90% of units may be close to the full 16amp.
Cant remember a CC or CCC site ever tripping out.
We are just a bit savvy with it; I have worked out the current of everything (X Watts divided by 240 volts), so work around the 16amp limit. The space heater is only ever on 1000W, the hot water is always on 850W electric, so when the mrs fires the 2000W hairdryer up (3850/240=16amps on the nose), the 2200W kettle has to wait and the awning 1000W halogen heater is unplugged.
And yes, we have paid for the electric, so hammer it to the maximum to get the best return; electric slow cooker, toaster, kettle, heaters, hairdryer, hair straighteners, vacuum cleaner etc. up to 16amps at a time.
Post last edited on 04/10/2013 21:06:54
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Caravanning for 22 years
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Previous towcars:
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2002 Ford Galaxy - Died & scrapped. Good riddance.
1998 BMW 525TDS SE - PEx
1998 VW Passat SE - Crashed into & scrapped
1997 Peugeot 406 GLX - PEx
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