Upgrade to 50amp?
I just purchased a 2007 Itasca Spirit 25F which is 30amp. I've tripped the breaker once already using a blow dryer while the AC unit was running. I've also been told by my neighbors here in my RV pa...
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Bobbo wrote:GoalstoDreams wrote:
What I probably should have stated more clearly is that I AM wanting to use the convection oven for baking but don't want to have to shut down the AC for a 30-40 minute stretch while I do that. It gets hot in Tucson...and yes....I could avoid baking/roasting in the summer time....but I don't want to have to. This was the basis of my original question.
Grin, that is a different discussion.
I think the easiest way is to leave your current electrical system untouched (with the exception below). Get another 120v breaker box (small) and run a 30 foot 12g cord to it with a 15 amp plug on the end. Run a wire from the new breaker to a new ATS (that switches both HOT and NEUTRAL in case the outlets on the pedestal are not on the same circuit) on the Normally Open side. Move the wire from your current breaker that goes to the convection/microwave to the other side of the ATS, the Normally Closed side. Then run a wire from the ATS to the convection/microwave.
If the new cord is not plugged in, the convection/microwave runs off RV power just as it does now. If you plug the new cord in, the ATS switches the power for the convection/microwave (both HOT and NEUTRAL) to the new circuit and it is run without the RV's power grid.
Instead of a new ATS, you can get a DPDT (double pole double throw) switch that lets you manually switch both the HOT and NEUTRAL wires with a flip of the switch. However, that would require 2 steps, plug in the new cord AND flip the switch. Forgetting to flip the switch leaves the oven on RV power even though you plugged in the second cord.
I agree with GoalsToDreams, My first post was quick answer and was directed to converting to a 50 amp service. I just sat down and drew out a circuit staying with a 30 amp but being able to use the 50 amp outlet. It is a little more work than Goals idea but achives the same goal. I thought about a double pole CB box with a 4-#10 cable connected to 20 amp and 30 amp circuit breakers and using a transfer switch to switch between using the original power cord and the new one. Cost about a hundred dollars more but no dog bone to use a fifty amp outlet.
I'll clean up the drawing and post it later today.
