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mikestock
Explorer
Dec 30, 2016

50 amp, 240 volt hookup without equipment ground

My son has purchased a lake house and we found a 50 amp RV plug. I checked it out and it has 120 volts from each leg to neutral and 240 volts between hot legs. The problem is that there is no ground w...
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theoldwizard1
Explorer II
Dec 30, 2016
mikestock wrote:
They used, what looks like, 10 gauge 3 conductor stranded wire.

So they used extension cord ?

mikestock wrote:
I may be better off using the three wires and installing a (120V) 30 amp setup with a ground.

By far the best solution until you can pull the appropriate wire.

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