Current Draw Of Residential Refrigerator ?
We live full time in a travel trailer with 30 amp service. All our 120 volt service seems to be wired on two breakers. Two years ago the breakers started tripping frequently. We traced it down to t...
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Hi Phil,
My 1987 Citation Supreme had a 30 amp service and 6 circuit breakers.
Obviously one can over load the 30 amps, particularly if a microwave and water heater are used at the same time--or air conditioner.
I have tripped a 15 amp shore power breaker--but never a 30 amp one.
One has to do intelligent load balancing. It's that simple.
Having only two breakers for all the circuits in the rv, would be, for me, a royal pain.
It is also quite possible to "break out" circuits as needed. In fact I use the OEM shore power cord and two auxiliary shore power cords. In a campground that allows me to draw 30 amps, 20 amps, and 15 amps. In a "home" situation (such as a Church parking lot) I can run three 15 amp circuits, and pretty much have full functionality in the rv--including heating it 100% electrically.
My 1987 Citation Supreme had a 30 amp service and 6 circuit breakers.
Obviously one can over load the 30 amps, particularly if a microwave and water heater are used at the same time--or air conditioner.
I have tripped a 15 amp shore power breaker--but never a 30 amp one.
One has to do intelligent load balancing. It's that simple.
Having only two breakers for all the circuits in the rv, would be, for me, a royal pain.
It is also quite possible to "break out" circuits as needed. In fact I use the OEM shore power cord and two auxiliary shore power cords. In a campground that allows me to draw 30 amps, 20 amps, and 15 amps. In a "home" situation (such as a Church parking lot) I can run three 15 amp circuits, and pretty much have full functionality in the rv--including heating it 100% electrically.
