30 AMP Connection at home
The owner's manual says that you need a 30amp connection in order to run the AC. Does this mean I would need to wire my house with a 30amp receptacle in order to operate the AC while prepping and ...
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My home is typical of 1970 homes and has two 20 amp exterior GFCI outlets, while either was capable of running the AC, they were not capable of running the entire RV, so I installed a TT-30 receptacle in an enclosure just inside the garage door.
With approximately 30 feet of #10 from the service to the receptacle and 25 feet of 3/10 to the breaker panel in the rig. My voltage drop is "1" volt. This is real time and not a calculated drop. You can calculate the drop using any one of hundreds of charts on line and purchase equipment accordingly.
If I were to do it again, I would install an enclosure with 50 amp 240 volt and 20 amp 120 volt outlets in the enclosure with a NEMA 14-50 receptacle and a 20 amp GFCI outlet. I would install a disconnect before the enclosure instead of trying to find a breaker rated as an on/off switch.
So I priced out wire and enclosures and a 50/20 amp runs about $100 and up to $150. Wire for #10 THHN wire is $0.50 a foot and #8 THHN is $0.60 a foot and 30 feet of conduit and fittings is less than $10. From there you can figure your materials cost, if your doing it yourself. The breakers for the service panel would run about $30 or $40 for the two.
Personnally I'd do it and have the security of knowing it was adequate and safe.
With approximately 30 feet of #10 from the service to the receptacle and 25 feet of 3/10 to the breaker panel in the rig. My voltage drop is "1" volt. This is real time and not a calculated drop. You can calculate the drop using any one of hundreds of charts on line and purchase equipment accordingly.
If I were to do it again, I would install an enclosure with 50 amp 240 volt and 20 amp 120 volt outlets in the enclosure with a NEMA 14-50 receptacle and a 20 amp GFCI outlet. I would install a disconnect before the enclosure instead of trying to find a breaker rated as an on/off switch.
So I priced out wire and enclosures and a 50/20 amp runs about $100 and up to $150. Wire for #10 THHN wire is $0.50 a foot and #8 THHN is $0.60 a foot and 30 feet of conduit and fittings is less than $10. From there you can figure your materials cost, if your doing it yourself. The breakers for the service panel would run about $30 or $40 for the two.
Personnally I'd do it and have the security of knowing it was adequate and safe.
