Can a 30amp A/C run on 20 amps?
One of my sons bought a travel trailer to use as 'seasonal' for him and his family. Dealer will deliver and set it up. One a/c unit. Only NOW....does he tell me his site is 20 amp....with a "promise"...
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I am assuming he is going to use a converter plug to connect his 30 amp cord to a 20 amp outlet.
If that is the case, then don't be too surprised if there is, in fact, a problem. I connected my trailer to a 20 amp circuit, which gave me 10 amps per leg. When I tried to run a portable space heater off the 110 outlet in the wall you could almost count the revolutions the fan was turning, and it surely sounded like it was laboring b adly. If the A/C draws more than 10 amps he is SOL. Just my humble opinion.
In other words, whatever is at the pedestal, divide by two.
If that is the case, then don't be too surprised if there is, in fact, a problem. I connected my trailer to a 20 amp circuit, which gave me 10 amps per leg. When I tried to run a portable space heater off the 110 outlet in the wall you could almost count the revolutions the fan was turning, and it surely sounded like it was laboring b adly. If the A/C draws more than 10 amps he is SOL. Just my humble opinion.
In other words, whatever is at the pedestal, divide by two.
