Pls explain 30amp vs 50amp wiring and breaker
Ok so is this correct; say my RV has a 30amp service and I want to wire an outlet in my pole barn. I just use a STANDARD 30amp single pole 110 breaker and run 10 gage romex to the outlet ? Now let...
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luberhill wrote:
Ahh ok so. 59 amp IS a 220 double pole breaker ??
And if you have a 50 amp supply but only a 30 amp MH isn’t that pumping too many amps into the MH ??
Good question but think of it this way; Your RV draws or pulls the current it needs. If it only needs 12A for a space heater then that is all it will draw from the 50 or 30A even though much more is avail.
Ex. your faucet in the house can provide perhaps 5 gallons a minute but you only ask for enough to fill a glass.
