30 amp 110 or 220 volt?
Our mh is a 50 amp system. With an adapter, I can use 30 amp with limited capabilities. I am putting a 30 amp receptacle at my home so that I can run our fridge and one ac (total 11 amps). My question...
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Retirednotdead wrote:
Just moving the White wire is not good enough. You cannot use the Double Pole, 220V breaker. You must buy a Single Pole, 120V 30amp breaker. $7.00 or so.
As for the "left side, right side". Make sure it is color to color. Meaning Black to Brass, White to Silver, and Bare to Green or Ground bar if the RV box has that. If you don't get the wires on the correct connector your polarity will be wrong and will do damage.
This is a do it yourself job, but since you are new to it and unsure, the best you can do is get that electrician out as you said. Small price to pay to ensure it is correct.
There is nothing against code for using "half" of a double pole breaker for a 120V circuit (to the best of my knowledge), nor are there any safety concerns—the double pole breaker is essentially just two single pole breakers hooked together so that when one trips, the other is forced to trip. It will properly protect the wiring when only one leg is in use.
If replaced with a single pole breaker, the extra space in the breaker box would need a filler of some sort—either a blank fill plate, or a spare single pole breaker, or something along those lines. Assuming this is done, there is nothing wrong with replacing it with a single pole breaker, either, and it might be less confusing later on.
