50 amp or 30 amp hook up at home
I have 220 hooked up to my hot tub that will be going soon.So I want to hook up my fifth wheel to 30 or 50 which ever I can do. Instead of 110v. Any help will be appreciated Thanks
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The basics are in place at the spa pedestal for your RV with a couple of caveats:
1: check the size of the wire feeding the spa pedestal. A 50 amp double pole 240 VAC service should be 6 ga or larger. The breaker at your main box which feeds that circuit needs to be the appropriate size also.
2. If the wire size checks out then you are good to go with a 50 amp double pole at both ends. If the wire size is smaller then you can still use a double pole breaker but drop to a 40 amp or even 30 amp. Your current spa breaker is most likely a 30 amp double pole. You will still have double the wattage available with a 30 amp double pole than a 30 amp single pole. You can use the same 50 amp connectors.
1: check the size of the wire feeding the spa pedestal. A 50 amp double pole 240 VAC service should be 6 ga or larger. The breaker at your main box which feeds that circuit needs to be the appropriate size also.
2. If the wire size checks out then you are good to go with a 50 amp double pole at both ends. If the wire size is smaller then you can still use a double pole breaker but drop to a 40 amp or even 30 amp. Your current spa breaker is most likely a 30 amp double pole. You will still have double the wattage available with a 30 amp double pole than a 30 amp single pole. You can use the same 50 amp connectors.
