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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westend wrote:
I'd suggest to get someone with professional experience to help you integrate your RV electrical system into your house. I do electrical repairs and it is all too common to find poorly distributed power as an owner upgrades to accommodate additional power needs.
FWIW, here is what I did: Added a 75A subpanel into my garage/shop. The 75A panel powers a 50 amp receptacle for RV power and a 50A receptacle for a welder. I also installed 4 X 120V GFCI duplex receptacles for various power tools and other garage/shop needs. So far, I have never tripped a breaker or tripped a GFCI circuit. I would do the same again, even if I had a 30 amp rated RV electrical system. It is easy to just pull three wires to a new 30A receptacle but is difficult to add in that fourth power wire for 240V service, should the need arise in the future. Also, with 50A service, wire size is increased so voltage drop becomes a non-issue.
If someone only has a 30A RV, a compromise would be to pull wires for 240V of a size for 50A service but cap one wire off on both ends and install a 30A 120V breaker and receptacle. That way there’s no need for dogbone to plug in at home and easy to upgrade later if needed and there’s still the larger wire lower voltage drop benefit.
