240v 30amp recepticle fries another one!
My friend just brought home a new travel trailer and plugged it into his 30a rv receptacle mounted outside his garage. You guessed it, 240 volts instead of 120. He got his electrician out to check t...
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Roy,
I don't mean to insult you, but you are so Wrong.
This happens all too frequently when an RV-30 outlet is installed even by licensed tradesmen. The usual installation of a 30 amp receptacle is for a dryer. That is a NEMA 6-30R. It is for 240V (6) service.
The RV-30 is not a NEMA code part, it is accepted but few electricians see then on any regular basis.
I have probably cleaned up after a dozen of these, but I have yet to see a 50amp (NEMA 14-50R) mis-wired by the installer. I'm sure it can happen. I have seen plenty of them loose a line or the neutral, but that was just poor maintenance.
Matt
I don't mean to insult you, but you are so Wrong.
This happens all too frequently when an RV-30 outlet is installed even by licensed tradesmen. The usual installation of a 30 amp receptacle is for a dryer. That is a NEMA 6-30R. It is for 240V (6) service.
The RV-30 is not a NEMA code part, it is accepted but few electricians see then on any regular basis.
I have probably cleaned up after a dozen of these, but I have yet to see a 50amp (NEMA 14-50R) mis-wired by the installer. I'm sure it can happen. I have seen plenty of them loose a line or the neutral, but that was just poor maintenance.
Matt
