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86CoachmanR
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Jan 20, 2017

Can I hook up to a house from a 30A plug to a 15A circuit

I have an 1986 30A class A and am a full time RV'er and have been on campgrounds regularly but recently have been "Driveway mooching" with family. My question is this, with the 30A male dogtail con...
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86CoachmanR
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Jan 20, 2017
So, being that the RV has a 30A system, when plugging into a 120V 15A circuit, is it going to draw all full 30A? And will it cause that particular circuit to become hot and cause a fire? The literal only things being used in the RV 1 overhead light in the bedroom, a computer monitor and deskot computer.

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