50 Amp Usage Question
I occasionally have friends visit and stay in their camper. I have installed a 35 amp RV box by the back driveway. I also have a 4 wire 20 amp 220 outlet by my carport for an emergency generator which...
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larry cad wrote:JimBollman wrote:
I have never owned an RV with 50 amp service so the question is if you had the choice of plugging into 220v 20 amp or 110v 30 amp, which would better serve your needs?
The simple answer to your STATED QUESTION which seems to be being ignored is that the 30 amp circuit will be able to supply 3600 watts to the camper, while the 240v, 20 amp circuit will be capable of supplying 4800 watts to the camper.
It's theoretically 4800w available.
Since the OP has implied a jury rigged electrical system, running air/con off a 20amp circuit might be marginal, in which case running off the 30amp might work better.
