hyattjlbb wrote:
5vr in my signature comes "factory ready" for a second ac and a washer/dryer unit.
Does that mean that the branch circuit wires are coiled up behind a 30 amp panel and you would have to upgrade everything to 50 amps service or is it 50 amps already?
It may help to know that the NEC only requires 20 percent of pedestals in RV parks to have 50 amps. Older editions of the NEC were a lot less. Once in a while, an RV park/CG may have gone beyond the min. code requirements, such as gov't CGs and upscale RV parks - 50 amp sites can often be hard to find in peak season.
Another way of getting of powering a 2nd AC unit is to use the 15/20 amp GFCI receptacle on a pedestal (there always is one by code) and installing a 20 amp power inlet on an exterior wall somewhere.
Keep in mind that low voltage is a common problem out there, esp. with a lot of folks using AC units at the same time. Even if you can connect to 50 amps, you may have voltage problems (below 105 volts) and not be able to run even one AC unit. (Low voltage causes damage to AC units.) A 30 or 50 amp autoformer can help overcome this.
Some people are able to run 2 ACs on 30 amps, but is more the exception. Depends a
lot on the voltage you're getting too. As above, shut off everything else inside that you can.
I've seen high end MHs with 50 amps that were plugged into 30 amps with an adapter and also an extension cord out a window to the 20 amp recept. into the pedestal. All that money sunk into an RV and you have to dangle an extension cord out a window... :(
