Gas Or Electric Kettle?

[shawn&emma]

We full time in our van and have always used the gas hob for our 1.7l kettle. to say it gets used a lot is an understatement, boiled for drinks,washing up and washing ourselves, in the morning it can be boiled 4 times for washing,shaving, and cups of tea as well as my flask for work.
We tend to only use the main water furnace when we shower, which generally is only every 2-3 days, yes I know some might frown on that but we strip wash every other day.

Só with the price of our bottled gas just gone through the roof 19kg propane £37.50 -£69.99 we talked about the option of a 1.7l 3000w kettle, we don’t pay for electric as is included in my work, wardens on site,

So a mid range decent kettle is around the £40 mark, but that £40 would pay for a lot of gas.

Now I’ve confused myself looking online with loads of technical calculations but need it explained to me simply, which is going to be more cost effective?

We do have refillable tank on the RV but as it’s parked up for most of the time it’s not worth driving off to refill the tank especially as there’s not one local.

Emma would love to have a kettle that turns itself off so she’s edging that way.

Whats your thoughts?

Shawn

 

[Miggs]

Both

 

[TinaLes]

If the electric is free, or comes with The Wardens job, I would say heat everything with Electric, why use your LPG as its not only expensive, but getting harder to get is some places.
Good quality jug kettle will serve you well.
Good luck.
LES

 

[CamperJack]

If you've got free hook up I would consider not just boiling water with it, but investing in an induction hob etc for cooking and an electronic radiator or fan heater.

If you think £40 is expensive get a cheap one. I got one from Wilko's I think it was for a tenner. It's still in daily use now, years later.

 

[Spriddler]

Can't you heat your shower water by electric as that would save gas.
I'd have mains electric room heating as well. A 3kW kettle will draw around 12 amps so you should be able to run a 1kW or 2kW room heater.
If you've free electricity you shouldn't need to use much gas at all.

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[buntyb]

Same, we have both. The electric cordless kettle is small 1 litre

 

[Daniel. M]

This works well for us, low wattage too

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[Bernie P]

I hate to say it but my experience over the years at home is that a cheap electric kettle usually lasts longer than the expensive versions. OK they may not come in fancy finishes but who cares!

We use a 40 year old electric travel kettle in the van when on a hook-up. Ideal as it boils two mugs worth of water.

 

[shawn&emma]

Can't you heat your shower water by electric as that would save gas.
I'd have mains electric room heating as well. A 3kW kettle will draw around 12 amps so you should be able to run a 1kW or 2kW room heater.
If you've free electricity you shouldn't need to use much gas at all.

We generally use a 19kg bottle in about 6 weeks so not to excessive and do use an oil filled radiator for heating so rarely have the heating furnace on.
thanks for replying.

Shawn

 

[Jays2]

Why are you not having a shower in/on the sites shower block?

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[Spriddler]

Why are you not having a shower in/on the sites shower block?

I wondered that, but assumed it wasn't a camping site.

 

[shawn&emma]

This works well for us, low wattage too

Amazon product ASIN B08QZM1PB9

Being that it’s only 1kw how long do it take to boil a full kettle?

 

[mikebeaches]

Why pay £40 for a kettle?

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Standard electric kettles normally come with a power rating of 2,300 or 3,000 watts - either is fine. Personally in a van, I'd go for the lower power one, so you don't risk tripping the electrics when other low energy items are on.

For travelling, we have a full size (1.7 litres), but only 1,000 watt kettle - so somewhat leisurely to boil, but can be used on continental sites with only 5 or 6 amp hook-up available. And also have a non-electric to put on the gas hob, when no hook-up.

 

[shawn&emma]

Why are you not having a shower in/on the sites shower block?

With full size shower in the van I can’t be doing with traipsing of to the shower block.

 

[TOT]

It’s probably just me - doesn’t a mug of tea taste better from a gas kettle?

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[TOT]

Adding to which, baked beans don’t do too well in an electric kettle…..

 

[Jamesh]

Yeap electric kettle would be a no brainer to me!

 

[mikebeaches]

It’s probably just me - doesn’t a mug of tea taste better from a gas kettle?

Yes, it's just you...

 

[MisterB]

Can't you get a 55kg cylinder delivered?

Or have you considered safefill cylinders ( if you can fill them yourselves locally it might save a Bob or two - Morrisons allow them to be filled - but I recognise not everyone has access to a Morrisons with LPG).

I would use site electricity as much as possible and even see if you can hook up a hot water cylinder with immersion heater.

 

[Shrimp]

If you are wardens with free EHU use it!
We have done several summers in the past and everything goes on the electric, I really can’t see why you are using your gas for hot water and boiling the kettle on the gas.
We fulltime, when we are on a site (winter only) and paying for EHU we use the power for hot water, heating and quite a bit of cooking!

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[Kannon Fodda]

How long does it take to boil that 1.7litre on a gas hob? Fairly sure even a 2.3kW would be faster.

In my opinion do avoid the cheaper plastic based kettles. No idea why but every one I have had ends up after a while seeming that the water has a slight tainted taste. The metal kettle is a better bet.

 

[chaser]

If you are on free electric, why use anything else?

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

Being that it’s only 1kw how long do it take to boil a full kettle?

Does it really matter, it will boil for free and no bottles to lump about.Just get up a minute earlier or put it on a timer.

Ps trust you cook with electric? Microwave, electric hob? Toaster? Etc.

 

[LesW]

Being that it’s only 1kw how long do it take to boil a full kettle?

We have one of these, it'll boil enough water for two cups of tea in a few minutes, we never fill it right up.

We have taken to using indoors now as it more manageable than our 'normal' 2ltr kitchen kettle.

 

[Figaro]

Wot chaser said, cheap kettle - job done

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[pappajohn]

So a mid range decent kettle is around the £40 mark, but that £40 would pay for a lot of gas

And when the gas has gone you have nothing but an empty bottle.

A kettle lasts a lot longer than a bottle of gas.

 

[Reallyretired]

I dont think weve ever paid more than £20 for a kettle, and you can get them a lot cheaper than that. Expensive ones are not necessarily better, just more trendy.
We have refillable gas but always use an electric kettle if EHU is available.

 

[Nanniemate]

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[Spriddler]

Or have you considered safefill cylinders ( if you can fill them yourselves locally it might save a Bob or two -

In the OP's first post........(presumably they only have the RV for transport).

We do have refillable tank on the RV but as it’s parked up for most of the time it’s not worth driving off to refill the tank especially as there’s not one local.

 

[hja]

we use a 750w electric kettle when on electric hook up. When we swapped from a gas kettle our usage of gas really dropped. So if electric is included in a pitch fee (or included in work) it's a no brainer.

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