Crack Down on 50 Amp Rigs Using 30 Amp Sites

Cecilt wrote:
I have a 50 amp TT and not a 50 amp Coach with EMS. I agree with many others about why I would use more than a normal 30 amp TT. I carry a 30 amp cord when I am at a 30 amp site and use a connector at my camper plug to go from 50 amp input to the 30 amp cord being plugged in. I do not use a dog bone at the pedestal and run my 50 amp cord to the camper.

My use of the TT on a 30 amp site never changes. I run 1 A/C even though I have 2, fridge on electric, W/H on electric, outside kitchen fridge on electric and use hair dryers/electric griddles or microwave as needed although we rarely use the microwave..

I would not say I am using more or loading the circuit more just because I am on a 30 amp but have a 50 amp TT. AGain, most responses suggests that Coaches with EMS are the cause. I would agree with this and that is not my case so I would be quite upset if a CG told me I could not operate my 50 amp TT on a 30 amp site after explaining to them that I don't have a Coach or EMS

From the business owner's point of view, I would much rather have you upset because I told you I have no sites available that will accommodate your rig then have 20+ guests upset that the power is going off. Yes, there can be more than twenty 30 amp site on a single 200 amp circuit and still be in compliance with the most recent NEC requirements.

In a real life situation, you will have no reason to know why we said we couldn't accommodate your rig even though the sites available sign is illuminated. It could be because the only available site we have is 25 feet long and you have a 35 foot rig. It could be because the we just sold the last site and haven't changed the sign. It could be because your rig is blue and I hate blue rigs. All we would tell you is we don't have space available. Realistically, how upset could you be if that was all you knew?