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Blackdiamond
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Aug 03, 2016

Help! !30 amp main, shuts off on shore power.

I was just at the Colorado River, extreme heat. Plugged into 30 amp shore power, both a/c running and it would trip my main breaker inside the coach. Also running 1 a/c and the microwave it would trip the breaker.

As a work around I ran 1 a/c all day (97F inside) and would run the gen whenever I ran the micro and then at night I ran the gen to cool it down(to run both a/c) until I went to bed. then shut off 1 a/c and back to shore power.

I have an Intellitec ECC, could it be bad or bad power from the pedestal? I know every time the breaker would cut out I would have to turn off power at the pedestal before the breaker would go back on.

What and how do I check? Thanks!

18 Replies

  • Get yourself a kill-a-watt meter. That will allow you to monitor the voltage. Kill-a-watt

    For now keep on running the generator.

    Low voltage kills air conditioners. The damage is cumulative and you won't know it is even happening.

    You may want to consider adding an autoformer to your arsenal

    http://hughesautoformers.com/
  • Blackdiamond wrote:
    No, don't know what the real power that was coming from the pedestal.
    But you can with a voltmeter.
  • Thanks for the replys so far. 5 people in the RV so can't really delegate the a/c in certain area.

    No, don't know what the real power that was coming from the pedestal.

    Yes it has EMS to allow running both a/c at same time and supposed to shed power off one or the other if needed to manage the current.
  • 2oldman wrote:
    2 airs in a 30a coach? Don't see that every day.

    With everyone running air, voltage drops, breakers break.


    our previous MH, a 30-amp 2000 Itasca Suncruiser, had an EMS that allowed both air conditioners to run on 30-amps. worked well.
  • That's drawing too much power off the pole. You probably had other incidentals running also. My advice, turn off one AC, close off the opposite end of the rv so the end you are in will stay cool. Every light or appliance you turn on will cause more heat.
  • There was probably a lower voltage than normal coming from the shore power. I can only run one a/c from my 30amp. plug. Do you have a surge protector that reads the incoming volts and amps?
  • 2 airs in a 30a coach? Don't see that every day.

    With everyone running air, voltage drops, breakers break.