Shore Power Question -- (15A+30A=45A)
How well does a dual-pigtail like this Camco item work for 15A plus 30A giving you a nominal 45A when they don't have 50A? Reviews at amazon etc are pretty good.
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As other said, not a good idea. It will not work with any GFCI outlet, which you'll (properly) find most everywhere.
If there should happen to be a fault or bad connection in one of the neutral connections, you would have a potentially dangerous overload. This is especially true if the fault is in the 30A neutral and the two outlets are on the same leg of the power supply (which is not uncommon); you could have up to 45A or 50A going through the one neutral that's rated for 15A or 20A without any circuit breaker tripping or anything.
If you have any 240V devices in your RV, or if one of the outlets is miswired, having one side plugged in makes the other side hot even when its unplugged. A male plug that can be hot when unplugged is dangerous.
For these reasons, among others, this device (and practically all others like it) are not UL approved.
If there should happen to be a fault or bad connection in one of the neutral connections, you would have a potentially dangerous overload. This is especially true if the fault is in the 30A neutral and the two outlets are on the same leg of the power supply (which is not uncommon); you could have up to 45A or 50A going through the one neutral that's rated for 15A or 20A without any circuit breaker tripping or anything.
If you have any 240V devices in your RV, or if one of the outlets is miswired, having one side plugged in makes the other side hot even when its unplugged. A male plug that can be hot when unplugged is dangerous.
For these reasons, among others, this device (and practically all others like it) are not UL approved.
