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chrsnl05
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Apr 15, 2014

50a, not sure why i have it.

I recently bought a 2007 Raptor 3110 tt. I was happy to see it has a 50a service panel on it. Upon closer inpection i can't figure why keystone bothered. Here's why i say that. It has only 1 air conditioner and no w/d prep. But what gets me the most is everything foward of the garage seperation wall is on 1 15a gfci circuit, including the outside recp. That's 7 recp and a 110v light. The garage has 2 recp on its own circuit which is nice. Even the microwave and fridge share a circuit (last trailer was seperate). There are several unused circuit in the box. My last trailer was a 27ft non th tt and wired almost the same way with the exception of the garage and dedicated converter circuit but was 30a.

The dealer i bought it from said its not preped for a 2nd a/c but this dealer is not a raptor dealer so maybe they are wrong and it is.

Is there something im missing? I realize i have ALOT more power available (12000w vs 3600) i just feel my trailer fails to take advantage of it.

I plan to add a circuit to the front storage compartment and eventually break up the circuits (hoping wires run in through the enclosed underbelly or this will be difficult) and add an recp or 2 to the slide out for phones and laptop since there aren't an on that side of the living room. So when i add these the 50a panel will be nice i just dont understand why keystone put a 50a panel in and wired the rest of the trailer likes its a 30a.
  • Any trailer with 6 or more branch circuits are required to be 50 amp. My 32' Montana is 50amp and I am glad it is as we have tripped the pedestal 30 amp c/b when there was no 50 amp available.
  • From what I've read I'm not missing anything with the compressor unit and since the were not mounted i agree they would have been removed.

    I think I'd prefer to have a second ac in garage since the bedroom is quit small in comparison and the main ac has good flow up there. Time will tell.
  • There is a good chance that the vent int he bedroom is not framed for the AC unit. A proper RV facility would have to tell you if that is even possible to do. You definitely have the space in the breaker box for one.

    Well it was a used unit, so the power washer and jump pack/compressor combo (what I expect they gave away with new) are long since gone I am sure.
  • I've got an even smaller toyhauler with less in it and have the 50amp service. Not a clue why...

    http://www.rv.net/forum/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/27609229.cfm
  • JamesBr wrote:
    I found this 2007 Raptor Brochure

    After looking through the brochure it looks like Keystone just standardized on the 50A service on the entire production line. And only the 5th Wheel came prewired with the second AC.


    Thank you for the link to brochure. I saw it said pressure washer and air compressor included On every unit... i havnt found that yet.

    Would it be possible to add a 2nd ac even tho no prepped for it or is roof not strong enough.
  • I found this 2007 Raptor Brochure

    After looking through the brochure it looks like Keystone just standardized on the 50A service on the entire production line. And only the 5th Wheel came prewired with the second AC.
  • TucsonJim wrote:
    That is a little odd that they set it up for 50A with the configuration you describe. Mine is set up for 50A also, but I only need 30A in most cases. But mine is prewired for washer, dryer and second AC.

    I guess it's better to have 50A and only need 30 instead of 30Amp and need 50 with some add on items.


    It may be wired for 2nd a/c. Do you hsve a breaker installed for it or just the wire pre run? W/D hookup was optional but there aren't any hookups. I guess the wires could be there but they arent hooked to anything.
  • That is a little odd that they set it up for 50A with the configuration you describe. Mine is set up for 50A also, but I only need 30A in most cases. But mine is prewired for washer, dryer and second AC.

    I guess it's better to have 50A and only need 30 instead of 30Amp and need 50 with some add on items.