How do I know if outlet is 30 amp or 50?
We are borrowing an RV, which has 30 amp service. Years ago we had an outlet installed for an RV at our house, but I have no idea if it is 30 amp or 50 amp. There is nothing on the outlet to identify ...
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jonhunt wrote:
Years ago we had an outlet installed for an RV at our house
Edit: some duplication to the post above, with more detail.
Warning- A 30 AMP RV plug is 120V and it looks an awful lot like a 30 AMP drier plug which is 240V.
And, while electricians have wired tons of 30 AMP, 240V drier plugs, they may not have done too many RV plugs.
This forum is full of stories of folks who fried their camper.
I would do some checking before plugging in (unless of course the plug resembles the 50AMP plug which is much less likely to be wired wrong)- Buy a cheap volt meter, do some more reading and study your electrical panel a bit....if it's "one" 30A breaker that's good, if it's two tied togeher that's bad....but even that isn't a guarantee as the Red-Neck Electrical Code allows all sorts of creative wiring!
