30 amp for duel AC
Considering buying a Big Horn with dual AC system, will it run in 30 amp services?
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When we are plugged into a 30A service with our 50A trailer, which is what I think the OP is asking about, we can run one AC and one other major draw at the same time.
You could probably start one AC; wait a couple of minutes and then start the other one. With NOTHING else drawing. If both compressors should cycle on at the same time the 30Amp breaker on the post will immediately let go.
In the desert Southwest last Summer we would (when forced to use a 30A space) run the living room AC for about a half hour then run the bedroom for ten or fifteen minutes on high to take the edge off. We would then usually only run the LR unit until dark with a fan on the steps pushing a little cool air into the BR. By bedtime we could run the BR unit only.
A 50Amp trailer plugged into a 30Amp service is no harder to manage than a 30Amp trailer. Just requires paying attention.
You could probably start one AC; wait a couple of minutes and then start the other one. With NOTHING else drawing. If both compressors should cycle on at the same time the 30Amp breaker on the post will immediately let go.
In the desert Southwest last Summer we would (when forced to use a 30A space) run the living room AC for about a half hour then run the bedroom for ten or fifteen minutes on high to take the edge off. We would then usually only run the LR unit until dark with a fan on the steps pushing a little cool air into the BR. By bedtime we could run the BR unit only.
A 50Amp trailer plugged into a 30Amp service is no harder to manage than a 30Amp trailer. Just requires paying attention.
