Custom build questions
I will be building a custom camper and was wondering about few things. Such as Which side should water intake faucet be on? What about grey,black tank? Do all Rvs have these inlet outlets in s...
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Gdetrailer wrote:DrewE wrote:
Generally all utilities are on the driver's side. The NEC basically requires that the electrical inlet be on the left side, towards the back, although it does allow a little leniency for exceptional cases.
NEC does not state, address or "require" as to the location of the shore cord on a travel trailer...
NEC 551.46(E) states "The point of entrance of a power-supply assembly shall be located within 4.5m (15 ft) of the rear, on the left (road) side or at the rear, left of the longitudinal center of the vehicle, within 450mm (18 in.) of the outside wall." (Section 551 deals with RVs and RV parks.)
Three exceptions are listed. First, if there is "only a listed flexible drain system or a side-vent drain system" the electric inlet may be on either side but must be on the same side as the plumbing drain. Second, the connection may be more than 4.5m from the rear so long as the connecting cord's minimum length (elsewhere specified) is correspondingly increased. Third, an RV designed for transporting livestock may have the connection on either side of the front.
