Power Pedestal Connections
We read an online RV newsletter that comes out each Saturday. Electricity is often a topic of discussion. Today there was a survey to try to tell what percent of readers have experienced some sort of ...
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Have you WORKED WITH actual - live RV'ers in Mexico?
No
YES - I have - more than a few RV parks - many RVers - I have taught park employees correct wiring and showed them why - I have drawn up plans and help do the wiring - I have worked on at least 4 RV parks to help re-wire to get it done correctly.
Another example - I go to a very popular park in Matehuala - Las Palmas - and I use my simple basic meter I have recommended many times on this forum as I did above in this thread a couple times - something anyone can do in a matter of seconds - and I find incorrectly wired outlets - so I go from outlet to outlet until I find an available space that is properly wired and that is where I park. That is all I am suggesting other RVers do - no matter where they RV.
I am also well aware of the costs of having power brought to an RV park in Mexico - I have been shown how much CFE charges to install a transformer - and I know that many parks opt for smaller transformers to save money - but then they put in more spaces than they have power to provide for and use wire that is not adequate to supply that many spaces. I have seen real flames shooting out of meter boxes in Mexico twice - and been there to help do some rewiring after the fire.
YES - I have actually been in parks in Mexico that have meters and charge guests based on how much power they use.
Yes - I have been in parks that are wire properly in Mexico - just as I have been in parks in the USA that are not wired properly.
This year's commercial rate is TWENTY SEVEN CENTS PER KILOWATT HOUR plus 16% IVA plus DAP. Have you ANY IDEA AT ALL of how much power the "average" RV draws with hot water heater, refrigerator, converter, and just one air conditioner running.
OF course you don't.
YES - I most certainly do!!! You continue to put words in my mouth and suggest you know what goes on in my mind when you actually know nothing about me. You just blabber on with whatever agenda it is you seem to have making no sense whatever and making up your mind who people are and what they mean when you really have no idea - you are clueless. I HAVE BEEN SHOWN ELECTRICAL BILLS BY PARK OWNERS ON MORE THAN FEW OCCASIONS!
I POSTED THE ORIGINAL POST TO ALERT PEOPLE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN RV PARKS IN BOTH THE USA AND MEXICO - THAT WAS ALL I DID - I DO NOT SUGGEST THAT ANYONE WHO IS NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE AND SKILLED ATTEMPT TO DIG INTO ELECTRICAL OUTLETS - I POSTED THE WIRING CODES AND DIAGRAMS AS INFORMATIONAL ONLY.
When in Mexico we continually monitor both our electric and water and we adjust accordingly as each situation dictates. We do not use our air conditioners if we do not have the power for them to operate properly because we know it will be bad for the equipment and could ruin the equipment if we do not have the proper electrical supply - we live with it - we accept it - we are aware of it - we try to make others aware of it. We also know that many parks do not have proper wiring and we know that wiring is not going to support the number of RV spaces they have so we reduce our power accordingly - sometimes running only our battery charger to provide power to our all LED lighting. AND YOU WILL NOT FIND ONE RV PARK OWNER ANYWHERE IN MEXICO TO WHOM WE HAVE EVER EVER EVER COMPLAINED!!
PEOPLE WHO TRAVEL IN MEXICO NEED TO BE AWARE OF THIS STUFF AND THE ONLY REASON FOR STARTING THIS THREAD WAS TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF JUST A LITTLE BIT OF IT.
