EHU Spain 10 6 4 Amps

[DAVWOD]

I never have given it much thought whilst hooking up but when checking out the Aires and Campsites in Spain a few variants on Amps are shown in the Vicarious Aires n Campsites Handbook

My Question Will I encounter any problems should l need to use EHU ?
Thanks for any replies

 

[Mikeco]

Probably

 

[MikeD]

At 4 amp - almost certainly. At 6 amps - probably and at 10 amp - NO.

 

[rosalan]

....or not!
If you have an electric cooker or some other electrical device that depends on bits of wire getting hot, then possibly. To date I have not personally encountered any problems with EHU in Spain.

 

[Treeeev]

I never have given it much thought whilst hooking up but when checking out the Aires and Campsites in Spain a few variants on Amps are shown in the Vicarious Aires n Campsites Handbook

My Question Will I encounter any problems should l need to use EHU ?
Thanks for any replies

Davwod
You need to know the load of each electrical item so that you don't use more than the ehu supply. This can easily be calculated using ohm's law when

Watts
---------------------
Amps * Volts

The wattage will be either on the appliance or in the documentation and the voltage will usually be about 230 in the UK and possibly a little lower in Europe.

To calculate the wattage of for example an 800w travel kettle

800w
------ = 3.5a
230v

As you will see, you will not have much capacity on a 4a supply, but it will be fine to run the fridge and battery charger and boil the kettle on the gas. For 6a supply, you should have a bit more capacity and should (just) be able to use a 1000w hairdryer without anything else running

A 10a supply will be ok for most things providing you are not running them all at the same time.

Now time for you to do a few calculations on your own appliances

Cheers

Trevor

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[jumar]

Just be careful, and use the information above as a guide, use Gas for cooking and boiling water, you will soon get used to it, its not as you know it, coming from the UK that is.

 

[funflair]

You also need to be aware that some campsites might give you a 10 amp supply but a limited daily allowance of say 4kwh/day and after that they charge you per kwh so you need to work out whether to use their electric or your gas, or jsy be aware that you might get a bill when you check out.

Martin

 

[mikebeaches]

A couple of years ago we stayed at a tiny French place that only had 2 amps on the hook-up! So only really practical for the fridge. The site had new owners who were planning to upgrade the supply in time for the following season.

But over the years we've come across as little as 3 amps available at a couple of other French sites. And I recall a number of campsites where a choice of supply was available which were charged accordingly eg 3 amps @ €2; 6 amps @ €3.50; or 10 amps @ €4.50 - an appropriate fuse was inserted at the hook-up post to control the supply.

 

[two]

Just use EHU for the fridge and recharging the tab batteries. No electric kettle. Gas is cheap in Spain, i believe, so it'll be cheaper to use gas than electric for heating and cooking. Enjoy the sun!

 

[44658]

Just paid 19.95 Euro for 21 litres of gas on Costa del Sol. If that helps.
Several days of high winds, but still cloudless and 18-20C most days.

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[DAVWOD]

Thanks Gy's useful tips. Apparently this camp charges €0.40 per kw , no problems with hooking and yes the Gaslow bottles filled 0.56 p per Ltr

Regards all

 

[two]

I think that 1litre of LPG produces about 7kWh of energy, so you can see that even if a litre of LPG cost 70p, that’s still only 10p/kWh in electrical terms.

Unless the electricity supply is at no additional charge, it’s generally better to prefer gas.