power settings on the heater in caravan

[Sandra_374373165]

Hi could someone please explain to me what the different power settings relating to the truma room heater actually mean? I am refering to the 500 1000 2000 settings. I have another post on at present regarding problems with my truma room heater tripping out while on the 2000 setting.

Do these settings affect what else you can have on in the caravan at the same time?

many thanks

sandra

 

[Damian]

The settings are for lower amperage hookups so that the fire can be used on 6a and 10a hookups.

On a normal 16a hookup , or at home , the 2000w setting is all that is needed, BUT it depends what other appliances are sharing the same MCB as the heater.

So, if you have the heater on 2000w, and say a fan heater using the same MCB, and at 2000w , then you have a total of 4000w which is over 17amps, but the MCB will trip out at 16amps as that is its operating maximum

 

[Sandra_374373165]

Hi and thanks for the info.

Our heater when on the 2ooo at home is tripping the switch. The heater stays on for close to an hour but then trips off. We only bought the van 2 days ago so it is going back to the dealer on tue but i just wanted a bit more info myself as to what could be happening.

 

[RogerL]

Only use the power necessary to heat the caravan.

We find that 500W is fine most of the year although we have to use 1000W in winter and 2000W below zero.

Running the lowest setting that is enough gives a more even continuous heat - ie running 500W continuously is more even than 25% at 2000W and 75% with thermostat off.

 

[Sedo]

Sandra

If it's any help we use our heater on gas and back up at about 1000 setting on electric.

If it's like our Bailey #4 setting on gas is abouit 70degrees.

We tend to leave it on over night or when we're out, if it's very cold, on electric at about the 500w-1000w setting so it's just ticking over.

If you're not using anything else at the same time I'd definitely get it checked.

Simple way is as has been said add up what you're using e.g.

say 2000w heater and microwave at about 1000w = 3000w and devide by 230V to get amperage usage = 13amps.

So if you're on a 10amp trip you're out, if you're 16amp trip you're just in.

Tom

 

[RogerL]

Many caravans have a 5amp MCB and a 10amp MCB with the circuits split between them so it's quite possible to trip out by using more than 10amps even on a 16amp site connection. 10amps is 2300 watts.

 

[Brum1]

Quite simply Sandra, 500, 1000 and 2000 refers to the ammount of electrical power in Watts that the heater draws.

Converted into Amps 500 draws 2.2 Amps. 1000 draws 4.4 Amps and 2000 draws 8.7 Amps.

Therefore if on a site with MAX 16 Amps available, take off the Amps that the heater is using and whats left is what you can use on other appliances.

Use more that that and something trips....Simples.

Brum

 

[max1979]

we keep ours on the middle setting, only time ours trips out is if i put a heater on in the awning and then put the toaster or microwave on, so we just turn the awning heater off whilst using them, elec never trips just having van heater on the middle setting