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AikenRacer
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Aug 15, 2015

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 is should this receptacle be wired up 110 volts or 220 volts? I am fairly sure it should be 220 but just not 100% sure. Any comments?

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  • I am using two 30 amp breakers that are hooked together as one presently in the breaker box that used to go to a stove that we no longer have. I bought a 30 amp RV box at Lowes. So my present wiring is the top 30 amp breaker in the box has one wire going to one side of the new 30 amp receptacle. The bottom 30 amp breaker is wired going to the other side of the new 30 amp receptacle. That is why I figured it is 220 volts. Is this wired right for a mh?
  • This is the issue even professional electricians get confused on.
    Your 50 amp service is having 2 legs at 50 amp EACH.
    The 30 amp adapter connect both legs into single 30 amp 120V plug.
    You can find lot of stories about people plugging 30amp 120V RV adapter into 240V dryer plug (yes, you can make it fit) and sparks are flying.
  • 110, unfortunatley trying to run 220 on a TT30 receptive seems to be a common mistake among people.
  • 120 volts for a 30 amp. Make sure the electrician knows and check it with a meter before you plug in.