Park Power Pole Problems
We're in a 2005 Holiday Rambler 40' DP with 50 amp. For the second time in a month we're in a park with weak power service. Now, I know just enough about this stuff to be completely dangerous...
We have a UPS on the utility pole which shuts off power to the coach if it drops below 104V. Which it has done numerous times over the last two (admittedly hot) days. When I look at the UPS I see L1 and L2, for the two "lines" of incoming power. L1 is the one that's consistently low: anywhere from 112 down to 101. L2 is consistently good: in the 120's. Even in the cool of the morning the power on L1 is at about 112. Not enough to shut me down, but lower than it seems it should be.
I tried to move over to L2 by using my 50-to-30 amp adapter and plugging into the pole, but after doing so, the UPS still read low voltage, so I guess that, even on 30 amp, I was still tapped into L1.
The way this park is set up, there's a driveway down the middle, with rows of coaches on each side. I took the UPS off my power pole and walked around the park, plugging into unused 50-amp outlets. The poles on "my" side of the driveway were low on L1 but good on L2. On the other side of the driveway, it was just the opposite: good on L1, low on L2.
We seem to be the only ones here with an external UPS, and perhaps the only ones with power shutoffs. I know I'm protecting my appliances, but it's still frustrating that no one else seems to be complaining of low power.
The owner, of course says, "Nothing I can do about it".
I wonder what kind of power line configuration could result in this kind of situation: low on L1 and good on L2 on my side of the park, and the opposite on the other side.
I could handle this if I could tap into L2 on my power pole somehow. We've resorted to running our generator for several hours in the afternoon and evening to get consistent power. And I'm not even sure that moving closer to where the power comes into the park would help. All the unused 50 amp outlets on my side of the park that I checked were somewhat low yesterday.
Any thoughts/experiences on all of this?
Thanks-
Dave
We have a UPS on the utility pole which shuts off power to the coach if it drops below 104V. Which it has done numerous times over the last two (admittedly hot) days. When I look at the UPS I see L1 and L2, for the two "lines" of incoming power. L1 is the one that's consistently low: anywhere from 112 down to 101. L2 is consistently good: in the 120's. Even in the cool of the morning the power on L1 is at about 112. Not enough to shut me down, but lower than it seems it should be.
I tried to move over to L2 by using my 50-to-30 amp adapter and plugging into the pole, but after doing so, the UPS still read low voltage, so I guess that, even on 30 amp, I was still tapped into L1.
The way this park is set up, there's a driveway down the middle, with rows of coaches on each side. I took the UPS off my power pole and walked around the park, plugging into unused 50-amp outlets. The poles on "my" side of the driveway were low on L1 but good on L2. On the other side of the driveway, it was just the opposite: good on L1, low on L2.
We seem to be the only ones here with an external UPS, and perhaps the only ones with power shutoffs. I know I'm protecting my appliances, but it's still frustrating that no one else seems to be complaining of low power.
The owner, of course says, "Nothing I can do about it".
I wonder what kind of power line configuration could result in this kind of situation: low on L1 and good on L2 on my side of the park, and the opposite on the other side.
I could handle this if I could tap into L2 on my power pole somehow. We've resorted to running our generator for several hours in the afternoon and evening to get consistent power. And I'm not even sure that moving closer to where the power comes into the park would help. All the unused 50 amp outlets on my side of the park that I checked were somewhat low yesterday.
Any thoughts/experiences on all of this?
Thanks-
Dave
