Installing 50 Amp in garage
I want to install a 50 amp receptacle in my garage for when I have the motor home parked in the driveway. I just started researching the parts I need to get ready for the electrician. Is there a cer...
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ItsyRV wrote:Range Maggot Bob wrote:ItsyRV wrote:
Make sure your electrician friend provides you with what is needed by code. Where I am, RV outlets need a switch at the receptacle or the breaker within 6 unobstructed feet of the receptacle. Many get dinged because of the lack of the "switch" which does make sense when you think of the cable on the ground situation.
Being able to plug/unplug your cord at the receptacle is the same thing and will pass code.
Every jurisdiction has the right to impose requirements above and beyond what a commercial national code states. There is no one and only one way this can be written in local codes, so there is no way anyone can say that it is or isn't required. Only the licensed electrician or AHJ at that jurisdiction can tell a person what is and isn't code. That is why it is always recommended to suggest checking LOCAL codes as routine advise!
How is the AHJ even going to know the OP is having a buddy install an RV receptacle inside his garage? If I lived in a AHJ where they nickled me with a permit every time I added a recepatacle or needed to swap my water heater out I doubt I am reporting it, buying a permit, or turning myself in LOL. These boards sometimes get hilarious.
