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tkamsal
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Aug 02, 2016

Running Both Air Conditioners On 30 Amp System

I am looking for the Motorhome Magazine article that showed how to hook up both air conditioners on a 30 amp system (so they can both run at once) if 50 amps are available. In my semi permanent parking pad, I have 30 and 50 amp plugs. I believe the article ran earlier this year.

I have a 1997 Itasca Suncruiser.
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    tommy_g
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    Aug 02, 2016
    I have a 30 amp system. I can run both at once with no modifications. Both compressors WILL NOT start at once. My electronic climate control will automatically shed off one then the other. I can even turn on the microwave when both are running and one will shed until it is shut off. I would think that this could be done manually as well. If you exceed the draw of the 30 amp breaker, it would probably trip.

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