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GAYNOR68

09/4/2010 at 11:03pm
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i bought kettle, toaster, sandwich toaster, iron, and all still going strong, but as a woman with thought in mind, i wouldnt DREAM of using them all at same time, ask around im sure there will be more men that trip the electric not us sensible women!! mnd you im sure they wont admit it!!??

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09/4/2010 at 11:42pm
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Ooh the sandwich toaster !!, forgot all about that! thanks for the reminder , we never use it at home , but always used to use one in the caravan for quick supper/breakfast or lunch . Something else for me to put in the caravan tomorrow. I always used the cheap supermarket electrical stuff in our previous caravans and never had any trouble either

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GAYNOR68

09/4/2010 at 11:43pm
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dont forget dont blow the fuse, lol

wenz

09/4/2010 at 11:44pm
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i cant wait to get away soon now to test them all out..lol

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Quote: Originally posted by wenz on 08/4/2010
went today and got all my stuff for caravan, kettles, toasters, iron, wine glasses, etc...lol all for under 20 quid... woooooh hard to beat. just need the weather now..

A good tip is not to use any electrical item from a supermarket in a caravan otherwsie you will always be tripping the mains with kettles and toasters being the main culprits.
If you are going to use them, always switch off your heating including your hot water boiler otherwise you are not going to be very popular with other campers when you trip the site electrics.

Dave101

10/4/2010 at 8:14am
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Quote: Originally posted by Surfer01 on 10/4/2010

A good tip is not to use any electrical item from a supermarket in a caravan otherwsie you will always be tripping the mains with kettles and toasters being the main culprits.

Does a 2000w kettle bought from a supermarket work differently than a 2000w kettle bought from Curry's.....?

Like with most things with caravan's and their owners, the simple application of common sense goes a long way. Which In our daily experiences seems to be seriously lacking....!

A kettle is a kettle, and as long as it's fit for purpose it matters not a jot where you bought it.

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Bramble Brown

11/4/2010 at 9:29pm
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Just back from our first trip away since October and had toast three times in the caravan made with our very cheap own brand Asda toaster bought the day before we went, and guess what it didnt break down and it did make good toast. Well done Asda.

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12/4/2010 at 8:45pm
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Have to say that we have most of the electricals in the caravan (including an Iron) and after having some issues with toasters and dvd players I would say that Asda products are better than the other large brand. I dont really understand this as being fair the products do look very similar (identical in the case of the toaster) but the Asda ones do seem to work whereas the others didn't.

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atkiman

12/4/2010 at 11:25pm
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I bought a packet of choccie biscuits from there this morning.....and by lunchtime they'd all disappeared !

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D S B

12/4/2010 at 11:37pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Dave101 on 10/4/2010

Quote: Originally posted by Surfer01 on 10/4/2010

A good tip is not to use any electrical item from a supermarket in a caravan otherwsie you will always be tripping the mains with kettles and toasters being the main culprits.

Does a 2000w kettle bought from a supermarket work differently than a 2000w kettle bought from Curry's.....?

............A kettle is a kettle, and as long as it's fit for purpose it matters not a jot where you bought it.

A 2000w kettle brought at ASDA and a 2000w kettle from Curry's should roughly have the same effect. If you start using it with other electrical equipment you run the risk of tripping/blowing fuses. We always use a kettle specifically designed for use in a caravan. It takes a little longer to boil, but lessens the risk of tripping the electric. It's not where you buy it from, it's the type of kettle that matters.

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12/4/2010 at 11:38pm
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its not that these items are bad in fact good but hook ups are often 10amp so to use kettle the heating would have to be turned off or as easter time the site looses all power heating elements are the problem.

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