We are newbies. I am in the process of outfitting our trailer with stuff to make it livable. Our trailer is rated at 30 amps. We have a 30 amp line for just that purpose. So I'm looking at getting a hair dryer to leave in the trailer so I don't have to pack one when we want to spend the weekend at the ranch. So DH tells me not to get too many watts of power so we don't stress the inverter, or ruin it. He suggests 1100 watts at max. I go looking and I find that most hair dryers come in at 1875 watts. It just doesn't seem reasonable to not even be able to run a freakin' hair dryer. I understand I may not be able to use the microwave at the same time, or the space heaters, but a girl has to style her hair! So are DH's worries unfounded or do I need to give up my hair dryer? Please help set me straight.
-- Edited by CarolfromTX on Monday 29th of September 2014 04:57:43 PM
poncho62 said
05:01 PM Sep 29, 2014
Microwave....space heater....hair dryer?
All those items take lots of power, which would flatten your batteries in no time. I suggest that you get a generator for when you want to use those types of items.
cherylbrv said
05:37 PM Sep 29, 2014
I love my wash & wear hair!!!
Lynn and Ed said
06:20 PM Sep 29, 2014
Carol,
A 1875 watt hair dryer will use 15.63 amps, or over half of your available power when you are plugged into a 30 amp outlet. So a 1875 watt hair dryer is possible -- it just depends upon what else you are running simultaneously as well as if the pedestal you are plugged into is providing you with a full 30 amps (for example, if the campground if full and many people are running their air conditioners, it is likely you will not receive a full 30 amps from the pedestal--so you might still be able to run the hairdryer, but you would have to be extra careful about what else is drawing power).
-- Edited by Lynn and Ed on Monday 29th of September 2014 06:25:20 PM
PD CFK said
06:27 PM Sep 29, 2014
Go to the campground's bathhouse to use your dryer. Easy Peasy
Barbaraok said
07:19 PM Sep 29, 2014
Most of the new women's hair dryers can't be run on high in most RVs because most of the wall outlets have 15 amp breakers! This is going to sound strange, but don't look for a new hair dryer in the women's section, look for one in the men's section - those will be less wattage because of the likelihood of not drying LONG hair.
Having wash/towel dry and go hair is the way to go.
Barb
-- Edited by Barbaraok on Monday 29th of September 2014 07:20:26 PM
rv-vagabond said
05:58 AM Sep 30, 2014
search Amazon for low wattage hair dryer. They have several
Lucky Mike said
06:17 AM Sep 30, 2014
While running your blowdryer on shore power will most likely not be a problem........running your dryer while on the inverter(not plugged into shore) would be a No -No in my book........
Bobc said
06:37 AM Sep 30, 2014
Shave your head and throw away the hair drier. problem solved
Celeree said
07:39 AM Sep 30, 2014
Strange as it seems, I grew out my hair specifically so I wouldn't have to dry it or use heated tools. When it was shorter I always felt I needed to 'fix' my fine strands (ie. electricity involved). Now it's just past the shoulders, I let it air dry (MUCH better for my hair). Loose curls shine, leave it down, pull it back, pull it up, cute little bun, braids, you name it. Better for my hair and uses zero electricity.
Also, have discovered my hair does much, MUCH better without the excessive washing. All those chemicals strip your hairs natural oils, your oil glands over compensate from the stripping leading to what many call oily hair. It's just your body's way of compensating. It took a while to build up to it, but now I only wash my hair once a week. My hair has zero oily feeling, but after a week the dust or occasional hair spray does build up. My hair still smells awesome on day 7, no lie. Talk about saving water, too, woot!! And will have to say, I was a hair stylist for 9 years and was a complete product junkie, so this took me a while to cross over to the dark side, lol.
Everyone's hair is different, YMMV.
SnowGypsy said
08:42 AM Sep 30, 2014
I can never remember having a problem but am unsure what the wattage on the hairdryer was and I know with the new one in the house, the wattage is the 1875 but I was thinking that I had one that was something like 750 on low and 1250 on high. My thought is so it trips the breaker? Never found that to be a big deal and after we gave up the microwave (never have again) we never tripped the breaker again. Since the pedestal usually has 110, if we had a power pig in line we just ran an extension cord for it separately (Splendide).
We are newbies. I am in the process of outfitting our trailer with stuff to make it livable. Our trailer is rated at 30 amps. We have a 30 amp line for just that purpose. So I'm looking at getting a hair dryer to leave in the trailer so I don't have to pack one when we want to spend the weekend at the ranch. So DH tells me not to get too many watts of power so we don't stress the inverter, or ruin it. He suggests 1100 watts at max. I go looking and I find that most hair dryers come in at 1875 watts. It just doesn't seem reasonable to not even be able to run a freakin' hair dryer. I understand I may not be able to use the microwave at the same time, or the space heaters, but a girl has to style her hair! So are DH's worries unfounded or do I need to give up my hair dryer? Please help set me straight.
-- Edited by CarolfromTX on Monday 29th of September 2014 04:57:43 PM
All those items take lots of power, which would flatten your batteries in no time. I suggest that you get a generator for when you want to use those types of items.
Carol,
A 1875 watt hair dryer will use 15.63 amps, or over half of your available power when you are plugged into a 30 amp outlet. So a 1875 watt hair dryer is possible -- it just depends upon what else you are running simultaneously as well as if the pedestal you are plugged into is providing you with a full 30 amps (for example, if the campground if full and many people are running their air conditioners, it is likely you will not receive a full 30 amps from the pedestal--so you might still be able to run the hairdryer, but you would have to be extra careful about what else is drawing power).
You may want to look at Howard's write-up on RV Electrical Systems (http://www.rv-dreams.com/rv-electrical.html).
Lynn
-- Edited by Lynn and Ed on Monday 29th of September 2014 06:25:20 PM
Most of the new women's hair dryers can't be run on high in most RVs because most of the wall outlets have 15 amp breakers! This is going to sound strange, but don't look for a new hair dryer in the women's section, look for one in the men's section - those will be less wattage because of the likelihood of not drying LONG hair.
Having wash/towel dry and go hair is the way to go.
Barb
-- Edited by Barbaraok on Monday 29th of September 2014 07:20:26 PM
Also, have discovered my hair does much, MUCH better without the excessive washing. All those chemicals strip your hairs natural oils, your oil glands over compensate from the stripping leading to what many call oily hair. It's just your body's way of compensating. It took a while to build up to it, but now I only wash my hair once a week. My hair has zero oily feeling, but after a week the dust or occasional hair spray does build up. My hair still smells awesome on day 7, no lie. Talk about saving water, too, woot!! And will have to say, I was a hair stylist for 9 years and was a complete product junkie, so this took me a while to cross over to the dark side, lol.
Everyone's hair is different, YMMV.