30 amp =
The RT electrical is 30 amps. So plugging it in to the 110V at the house it is pulling how many watts with nothing pulled from the house electrical to the vehicle (microwave, clock, radio, etc.)? :) ...
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Got the RT a year back. A 97 on a 96 Dodge chassis. A bit of a hybrid, several electrical mods (NO documentation on it) with a solar upgrade that uses a MARK 15 Controller.
The question had to do with the shore power consumption (power draw in watts) when the coach is plugged in at the house. When plugged this past winter the electric bill increased, not sure why the converter would cause that increase when nothing was plugged in to draw power, other than the detectors (smoke, gas ect.), possibility the trickle charger?; my calc.
30A * 110V = 3300W and 80% safe usage is 2640W but this still did not explain power use.
Best reply. http://rvservices.koa.com/rvinformation/rvmaintenance/rv-converters-and-amp-draw.asp Great info here.
Followed by: “Go buy a KillAWatt which will measure how much power a device uses. Plug it into your house and then your mh into the KillAWatt. It will show you how much power you mh is using just sitting there. You can then turn on each appliance and determine its load.”
Got one, now will start disconnecting / reconnecting the mods one at a time to find the power hog.
Upshot, most times the simplest answers is the better option. Thx guys.
Truly a few replies were a Metaphor to the initial question.
The question had to do with the shore power consumption (power draw in watts) when the coach is plugged in at the house. When plugged this past winter the electric bill increased, not sure why the converter would cause that increase when nothing was plugged in to draw power, other than the detectors (smoke, gas ect.), possibility the trickle charger?; my calc.
30A * 110V = 3300W and 80% safe usage is 2640W but this still did not explain power use.
Best reply. http://rvservices.koa.com/rvinformation/rvmaintenance/rv-converters-and-amp-draw.asp Great info here.
Followed by: “Go buy a KillAWatt which will measure how much power a device uses. Plug it into your house and then your mh into the KillAWatt. It will show you how much power you mh is using just sitting there. You can then turn on each appliance and determine its load.”
Got one, now will start disconnecting / reconnecting the mods one at a time to find the power hog.
Upshot, most times the simplest answers is the better option. Thx guys.
Truly a few replies were a Metaphor to the initial question.
