Upgrading from 30 amp to 50 amp service
Found a easy way to upgrade from 30 amp to 50 amp service. 1. Plug in to the standard 30 amp plug 2. Plug a heavy duty 110 extension cord to the 20 amp service on the pedestal. 3. Run extension co...
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That's a lot of work for 1 little heater.
Here's what I did:
I found the wiring going to my A/C behind a removable wall panel that covers the shower plumbing. The wire was long enough that I could cut it and still wire nut it together so (after turning off the breaker) I put in a junction box and tapped in with another 12/2 (with ground) wire. I ran that new wire to a 20 Amp outlet that I put in the wall. I plug the heater in there. If you use the heat and the A/C at the same time, you're going to trip the breaker but why in the world would you run them at the same time! All done it cost me about twenty bucks to do. No extra cords to plug in because it all runs off my 30 Amp cord. Problem solved
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Here's what I did:
I found the wiring going to my A/C behind a removable wall panel that covers the shower plumbing. The wire was long enough that I could cut it and still wire nut it together so (after turning off the breaker) I put in a junction box and tapped in with another 12/2 (with ground) wire. I ran that new wire to a 20 Amp outlet that I put in the wall. I plug the heater in there. If you use the heat and the A/C at the same time, you're going to trip the breaker but why in the world would you run them at the same time! All done it cost me about twenty bucks to do. No extra cords to plug in because it all runs off my 30 Amp cord. Problem solved
;)
