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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2oldman wrote:Lantley wrote:It isn't that I cannot agree about these reasons stated here, what I wonder is what is the owner's reasoning.
Those who claim the CG doesn't know what they are doing simply don't have a full understanding of how the entire CG is wired.
Rather than get into a long drawn out explanation, that John Q public won't understand anyway. The CG simply states no 50 amp rigs on 30 amp sites.Upgrading their electric seems to be the solution but the cost associated with upgrading could be enormous?
Upgrading could involve new transformers, bigger power lines etc. We are not talking about a residential situation. It's more like upgrading the power to an entire community.
If prohibiting 50 amp rigs from 30 amp sites keeps the electric flowing reliably vs. gambling/hoping that 50 amp rigs won't push the aging system over the edge. Then the CG is enforcing a policy that works for them, which seems reasonable enough to me.
As WRVPO stated, a 50 amp rig on a dog bone will stress the system more than a 30 amp rig. The issue is not limited to the the 30 amp pedestal breaker.
