30amp camper plugged into 110 home outlet
Hi All: My camper has 30amp service. The dealer gave me a adapter so that I can plug the 30amp into a one side and plug a 110 extension cord into the other side and then plug the extension cord into...
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I did not read the other posts, I'm just jumping in.
You'll be fine! I've run my campers from a house hold 15 amp plug for years on a 100 ft orange extension cord that someone would use on a construction site to power a drill or a saw. No biggie! The cord or the plugs never overheated. We often driveway camped, watched television, and slept in all our campers.
Whatever extension cord you use, as long as you do not exceed the amp draw that cord is designated for, you'll be fine. Your refrigerator, a television, and power to keep your cell phones charged, and your on-board converter will run just fine.
If the ONLY thing you run is the air-conditioner, you probably can run it too. The worst that will happen is, you'll pop the breaker or blow the fuse in the house once you reach 15 amps usage! No biggie. Turn something off.
Remember, if you are using a 15 or a 20 amp service from the house, everything inside the house, running on that same circuit line, is taking away from the available 15 or 20 amps. So if you turn a blow dryer on inside the house and the air-conditioner on at the trailer, it's no difference than the air and the blow dryer on in the camper. 15 amps is 15 amps, no matter how it's split up. That's the REAL thing to be aware of. There again, worst that will happen, breaker will pop!
I do advise, if you are going to use your camper at home a lot (like we do), you will want to consider getting a proper 30 amp RV electric source installed. It's worth it, especially if you want to do drive way camps as much as we do!
You'll be fine! I've run my campers from a house hold 15 amp plug for years on a 100 ft orange extension cord that someone would use on a construction site to power a drill or a saw. No biggie! The cord or the plugs never overheated. We often driveway camped, watched television, and slept in all our campers.
Whatever extension cord you use, as long as you do not exceed the amp draw that cord is designated for, you'll be fine. Your refrigerator, a television, and power to keep your cell phones charged, and your on-board converter will run just fine.
If the ONLY thing you run is the air-conditioner, you probably can run it too. The worst that will happen is, you'll pop the breaker or blow the fuse in the house once you reach 15 amps usage! No biggie. Turn something off.
Remember, if you are using a 15 or a 20 amp service from the house, everything inside the house, running on that same circuit line, is taking away from the available 15 or 20 amps. So if you turn a blow dryer on inside the house and the air-conditioner on at the trailer, it's no difference than the air and the blow dryer on in the camper. 15 amps is 15 amps, no matter how it's split up. That's the REAL thing to be aware of. There again, worst that will happen, breaker will pop!
I do advise, if you are going to use your camper at home a lot (like we do), you will want to consider getting a proper 30 amp RV electric source installed. It's worth it, especially if you want to do drive way camps as much as we do!
