Crack Down on 50 Amp Rigs Using 30 Amp Sites
I don't know how long this has been going on but I learned today that some RV parks including the Washington/Pittsbugh KOA I had booked has a policy that if your rig has 50 amp service, you can't use ...
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Well there IS a difference....or else they all would just have 30 amp service.
You can get into trouble when just pulling up near the breaker limit without exceeding it.
I got into trouble using my 50 amp service as intended.
Apparently one A/C, the converter and the electric water heater are all on one leg.
With all 3 of those running, one 30 amp breaker on the gen won't hold. On shore power, no problem. WRONG. A connection at the "transfer switch" over heated and the switch control board blew. Since the 50 amp breakers are ganged together, that meant no power at all.
I now have a receptacle for the gen and do the transfer manually. Seems to work fine that way. I think I will not be using the electric element on the water heater much or at all......just incase.
You can get into trouble when just pulling up near the breaker limit without exceeding it.
I got into trouble using my 50 amp service as intended.
Apparently one A/C, the converter and the electric water heater are all on one leg.
With all 3 of those running, one 30 amp breaker on the gen won't hold. On shore power, no problem. WRONG. A connection at the "transfer switch" over heated and the switch control board blew. Since the 50 amp breakers are ganged together, that meant no power at all.
I now have a receptacle for the gen and do the transfer manually. Seems to work fine that way. I think I will not be using the electric element on the water heater much or at all......just incase.
