can you reduce 50 amp service to 30 amp?
I have found a rv campground that I would like to use, however, they only have 50 amp service, and I need 30 amp service. Mgr tells me that he can use a reducer and I will be ok. Is this a good idea?...
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I am generally not in favor of tight regulations as many are are usless and politically motivated.
That said; our National Electric Code provides for very high electrical wiring standards. If 50 - 30 amp adapters (dogbones) were a hazzard they would not be allowed to be marketed to the general public.
As far as safety is concerned, the highest concerns are proper grounding and and solid tight wiring connections. The majority of electrical fires happen due to poor connections which cause heat due to a high resistance connection. This is one reason aluminum wire use in home wiring was outlawed many years ago.
Ground-fault circuit breakers and outlets also were not on the market when I entered the electrical / electronics business fifty years ago.
Grounding code and procedures have also advanced during the years. No longer does a single 8' ground rod meet specs. When I had my new shop building constructed a couple years ago I had to have two 8' ground rods ten feet apart wired with a single #6 copper ground wire passing through the first clamp to the second. I also had to have a second #6 copper ground wire attached to the rebar network in the footings and foundation.
That said; our National Electric Code provides for very high electrical wiring standards. If 50 - 30 amp adapters (dogbones) were a hazzard they would not be allowed to be marketed to the general public.
As far as safety is concerned, the highest concerns are proper grounding and and solid tight wiring connections. The majority of electrical fires happen due to poor connections which cause heat due to a high resistance connection. This is one reason aluminum wire use in home wiring was outlawed many years ago.
Ground-fault circuit breakers and outlets also were not on the market when I entered the electrical / electronics business fifty years ago.
Grounding code and procedures have also advanced during the years. No longer does a single 8' ground rod meet specs. When I had my new shop building constructed a couple years ago I had to have two 8' ground rods ten feet apart wired with a single #6 copper ground wire passing through the first clamp to the second. I also had to have a second #6 copper ground wire attached to the rebar network in the footings and foundation.
