50 Amp wiring

2oldman wrote:
Show him this:


RV electric 50a website
RV 50a wiring diagrams

X2

Make sure the electrician focuses on the 14-50R in these pages.

Thanks all for the advise. Apparently I don't know how to search...thnx 2oldman, I will use the sites above as suggested. JamesBr, I do expect to need the full 50 amps at home as the MH will be my temporary home office until I can get one built...and it gets pretty hot in the summer in Texas so both A/Cs will be necessary.

JamesBr wrote:
Do you expect to need the full 50A of power at your home?

x2 - unless you are running both AC's why would you need 50A? 30 is plenty to run one AC and everything else.

Do you expect to need the full 50A of power at your home?

Just be sure the licensed electrician is BONDED so he can use his insurance to replace anything he burns up.

Using your electrical friends or in-laws won't get your 3-4K dollar appliances replaced at no cost to you for sure.

Roy Ken

The licensed electrician I hired did NOT know how 50 amp or 30 amp RV receptacles are supposed to be wired.
They should know but I wouldn't take it for granted that they will. I printed the info from one of the sites listed above and gave it to him.

Thanks hockeydad. Conduit is used from panel to pedestal. I'll just have him run a new line and provide him images of receptacles as advised. Besides, if I do this, my folks, brother or anyone else with 30 amp service can still hook up when visiting.

Show him this:

50a home outlet 2011
What is 50a service? 2007
RV electric 50a website
RV 50a wiring diagrams

A licensed electrician will definitely know what to do. If the conductors are large enough, they may be able to simply resize the breaker and install a 50A receptacle. Most likely, though, they will have been sized for 30A so you'll need to pull new conductors. Was it in conduit all the way from the panel to the pedestal?

Do make sure your electrician knows which type of 50A receptacle to install. You might point him or her to an online photo (like eBay) of rv-specific pedestals if you want one.

There are two styles of 50A receptacles, but the one commonly used on RV's is also more common in commercial electrical work as well. The other one lacks the "neutral" leg for 110V and is common only on welders and single pieces of equipment.

I would feel more confident that he can wire the 50 amp vs the 30 amp. Too many stories of electricians wiring a 30 amp for 220v.