Cross wiring the service pole
today we hooked up to a new service that was wired wrong. The 50 amp breaker was wired red wire in one slot and the white (neutral) was in the other slot. IOWs phase to ground, not two legs to neu...
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If you plan on checking the polarity at RV pedestals, like I do, you get a meter with leads that will allow this. It's not rocket science.
When I get to an RV park, and the site is open, I have no idea when it was last used, or when the pedestal was last repaired. If I watched the last user pulling out, that would be different, but otherwise a new or an old park makes no difference since I would not know the day to day history of that particular pedestal. I may be somewhat over cautious, but I have not had to change any electrical parts on my RV due to a miss-wired pedestal.
When I get to an RV park, and the site is open, I have no idea when it was last used, or when the pedestal was last repaired. If I watched the last user pulling out, that would be different, but otherwise a new or an old park makes no difference since I would not know the day to day history of that particular pedestal. I may be somewhat over cautious, but I have not had to change any electrical parts on my RV due to a miss-wired pedestal.
