How to protect against poor RV park power?
We stopped at an RV park (an old and poorly maintained KOA) in hot weather. Plugged in the 30 amp cord. The power pedestal looked sketchy -- the socket was chipped and improperly mounted. Fired ...
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I suggest you get yourself a Progressive Industries 30 amp EMS. It will drop out (cut off power) if there's anything wrong with the supply. Armed with that information shown on the display, you can inform the park owners, get moved to a different space, or they'll get someone to fix the problem. I did that successfully several times. Even in Mexico.
But without the EMS, you can usually get a park to let you move.
The rule of thumb is never operate your A/C when the line voltage is outside the range of 108 to 133 Vac. The lower voltages are bad for the A/C motor especially. You should at least have a line voltage monitor inside your RV where you can glance at it before turning on any heavy draw equipment, like the MW or A/C. If it dips too much when you turn something on, there's a high resistance somewhere.
I always carry a spare head for my umbilical cord because those can go bad...especially the 30 amp head. I also carried a new receptacle with me in Mexico and would loan it to RV parks when necessary.
But without the EMS, you can usually get a park to let you move.
The rule of thumb is never operate your A/C when the line voltage is outside the range of 108 to 133 Vac. The lower voltages are bad for the A/C motor especially. You should at least have a line voltage monitor inside your RV where you can glance at it before turning on any heavy draw equipment, like the MW or A/C. If it dips too much when you turn something on, there's a high resistance somewhere.
I always carry a spare head for my umbilical cord because those can go bad...especially the 30 amp head. I also carried a new receptacle with me in Mexico and would loan it to RV parks when necessary.
