50 amp fiver - 30 amp service
I'm looking to upgrade to a 50 amp 5th wheel and and keep it parked there for the winter. Not sure if my favorite campground has any 50 amps sites available. Would I be OK using the 30 amp service (w...
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tinner12002 wrote:
I've been in that situation where I needed 50amps and only had 30amp available, if there is a 110volt plug in next or near to the 30amp, they make an adapter that you can plug into the 110volt receptacle and the 30amp receptacle and then plug in your 50amp, that would give you around 45amps available.
Paralleling a 30 amp breaker with a 15 amp breaker is dangerous. If the two circuits are on different legs of the pedistal's transformer, you are putting 240 volts across a couple of breakers that are rated for 120 volts. They could attempt to break and continue to arc, since they are across twice the voltage that they are rated for.
