Can any one tell me what the typical power consumption is for the day or what the typical cost would be?
To keep things simple, I assume 1kw = 10p.
To keep things simple, I assume 1kw = 10p.
Power Consumption - Help Please
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Damian
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David, with the best will in the world, unfortunately you are asking the impossible.
What is typical? it would depend on so many varying factors.
What may be typical for me, may well not be typical for a family with children.
As for assuming 10p per Kwh, the cheapest is about 16p on domesic supply.
If you are asking about on site, then the nominal difference between electric hook up pitches and non hook up is about
What is typical? it would depend on so many varying factors.
What may be typical for me, may well not be typical for a family with children.
As for assuming 10p per Kwh, the cheapest is about 16p on domesic supply.
If you are asking about on site, then the nominal difference between electric hook up pitches and non hook up is about
David,
when camping or caravaning it's highly unusual to be charged by the unit of electricity used in the UK or France.
it's either included in the pitch fee or if not, usualy charged as a "one off daily rate" the rates vary from about
when camping or caravaning it's highly unusual to be charged by the unit of electricity used in the UK or France.
it's either included in the pitch fee or if not, usualy charged as a "one off daily rate" the rates vary from about
Thenks Damien / GeorgeB.
I think if i had provided a little more info on my post you would have been able to help further.
We like to monitor our impact on the environment and therefore like to keep an eye on the amount of energy we use. I was also considering solar panals, so wanted to review the cost per night on hook-up vs a couple of good panals
I think if i had provided a little more info on my post you would have been able to help further.
We like to monitor our impact on the environment and therefore like to keep an eye on the amount of energy we use. I was also considering solar panals, so wanted to review the cost per night on hook-up vs a couple of good panals
Hello David,
As with the other respondents, I cannot predict your electricity usage, it entirely depends on you, however 1kW is not a quantity of electricity, which is rate of usage, more correctly you pay for kWh (kiloWatt Hours).
You should be able to estimate your own usage if you wish:
Check all the appliances you have, they should carry a power rating in Watts or kW (1000W = 1kW). It is easiest if you work in kW.
Work out how many hours each appliance will be used for each day, then multiply the power rating by the hours. That will give you the total power that each appliance will use in a day.
Add the results for each appliance together to get your total power usage. Now you can multiply that figure by what ever cost per KWh you choose.
It is important to realise that caravan hook ups are limited in the amount of current they can supply. In theory in the UK they should be able to provide 16A (= 3.6 kW) but some are limited to only 10A (2.3kW) or 6A (1.38kW) at any one time. The site operator should tell you the capacity of the hook up, and you should ensure you do not exceed it. If you should overload the hook up, it will trip the over current circuit breaker in the site box.
As with the other respondents, I cannot predict your electricity usage, it entirely depends on you, however 1kW is not a quantity of electricity, which is rate of usage, more correctly you pay for kWh (kiloWatt Hours).
You should be able to estimate your own usage if you wish:
Check all the appliances you have, they should carry a power rating in Watts or kW (1000W = 1kW). It is easiest if you work in kW.
Work out how many hours each appliance will be used for each day, then multiply the power rating by the hours. That will give you the total power that each appliance will use in a day.
Add the results for each appliance together to get your total power usage. Now you can multiply that figure by what ever cost per KWh you choose.
It is important to realise that caravan hook ups are limited in the amount of current they can supply. In theory in the UK they should be able to provide 16A (= 3.6 kW) but some are limited to only 10A (2.3kW) or 6A (1.38kW) at any one time. The site operator should tell you the capacity of the hook up, and you should ensure you do not exceed it. If you should overload the hook up, it will trip the over current circuit breaker in the site box.
Some years ago we was on a German site down in Bavaria and with the air conditioner,water heater/ fridge /freezer/charger/lights ,so when we checked out at reception she said how come you used so much electricity,apparentley we had used as much as some of the local use in a week! and this was overnight.This was on a consumption basis for price of electricity.
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