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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gitane59 wrote:
There are a ton of assumptions made by rvers and rv park owners that make this issue nothing but a finger pointing mess.
gitane59 wrote:Fingers should be pointed to the electrical code(s). The CGs are unfortunately left to deal with the consequences of electrical systems that cannot meet today's higher demand RVs. CGs cannot be forced to upgrade to current code either. No Assumptions.
I strenuously object to the idea that just because my unit has a 50amp connection I am a power hog and should not be on 30amp pedestal's.
You might ask the RV manufacturers and dealers why they sell so many 50 amp RVS and fail to tell buyers that power can be such a problem. Some might argue it's the buyer's fault for failing to do the research beforehand.
The NEC in the US has detailed requirements for electrical systems in RV parks. However, the Canadian electrical code (CEC) has no such section specific to RV parks/CGs and designing one here is very different. We have no min. requirement for number of 50 amp pedestals. Demand calculations and sizing wiring and the max. allowable voltage drops are very different. It would be interesting to compare the same CG designed under the CEC and under the NEC to the latest code editions.
I see no problem with CGs turning away 50 amp RVs. It's unfortunate but not their fault. I've never seen this in our travels through 7 western states and we stay mostly in older CGs too.
