Diesel pusher with no 50amp plug-in?
Hey good folks, In the spring we're getting our first diesel pusher. We will be visiting our daughter in Reno. They live in a residential neighborhood and they have RV parking next to the house b...
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If you have a 30 amp receptacle at the RV pad, then you will be fine with the DP. If not, as suggested above, a 30 amp or 50 amp RV plug is not that expensive to install, less than $500.
Reno is high elevation, so the climate is pretty cool, even in summer. It is also fairly low humidity, say 60% would be a extreme humidity day there in the spring. It is still comfortable.
30 amps is pretty easy to deal with. You can run a coffee maker and still leave the A/C on. You probably will be going inside for coffee many mornings anyway.
The TV and battery charger should be less than 1 amp each once the battery is full.
Make sure that you check the voltage to the plug before plugging in. For the 50 amp, there should be a ground wire and neutral wire in the center of the plug, with the two hot lines on the sides. So 120 volts from either side to the center lugs, and 240 between the left and right sides.
If you have a 30 amp, then it should be ground on the bottom, left will be 120 volts to ground, and right should be less than 5 volts to ground and 120 volts to the other side.
Good luck, Enjoy your travels!
Fred.
Reno is high elevation, so the climate is pretty cool, even in summer. It is also fairly low humidity, say 60% would be a extreme humidity day there in the spring. It is still comfortable.
30 amps is pretty easy to deal with. You can run a coffee maker and still leave the A/C on. You probably will be going inside for coffee many mornings anyway.
The TV and battery charger should be less than 1 amp each once the battery is full.
Make sure that you check the voltage to the plug before plugging in. For the 50 amp, there should be a ground wire and neutral wire in the center of the plug, with the two hot lines on the sides. So 120 volts from either side to the center lugs, and 240 between the left and right sides.
If you have a 30 amp, then it should be ground on the bottom, left will be 120 volts to ground, and right should be less than 5 volts to ground and 120 volts to the other side.
Good luck, Enjoy your travels!
Fred.
