Add second air conditioner to 30 amp RV
I'm looking for advice from either a Master Electrician or Electrical Engineer on this question. I've seen a video showing how to add a second air conditioner to a 30 amp RV. The video shows wiring ...
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Always smarter to use 50 amp if you got it (My opinion)
BUt I have a 50 amp rig. I "Broke out" (Technical term) the bedroom A/C so that when I'm on a 30 amp site I open a door pull a plug and now the Rear A/C is independent of the RV. I use a 12ga cord to the park's 20 amp breaker
Suggest the following hookup for the added A/C also suggest you go 15000 BTU I mean for a few dollars more you get more cooling and as the world warms. YOU WILL NEED IT.
A/C----Single breaker box, 20 amps----- 20 amp (Twist lock) Inlet
20 amp (Twist lock) 12ga cord----------- Park 20 amp outlet .
ON a 50 amp site you have choices
1: will need to buy or build a "Break out" box 50 amp male plug. Two breakers (1-20 1-30) TT-30 outlet and a 15/20 Duplex receptacle
I'd add a few neon Lamp indicators to show things like good safety ground and such but hey that's technical stuff.
The other.. Use the park's 20 amp outlet for the A/c
Feed the RV by either using a 30-50 Dogbone or off the park's TT-30
You won't overload the circuit using any of those methods.
BUt I have a 50 amp rig. I "Broke out" (Technical term) the bedroom A/C so that when I'm on a 30 amp site I open a door pull a plug and now the Rear A/C is independent of the RV. I use a 12ga cord to the park's 20 amp breaker
Suggest the following hookup for the added A/C also suggest you go 15000 BTU I mean for a few dollars more you get more cooling and as the world warms. YOU WILL NEED IT.
A/C----Single breaker box, 20 amps----- 20 amp (Twist lock) Inlet
20 amp (Twist lock) 12ga cord----------- Park 20 amp outlet .
ON a 50 amp site you have choices
1: will need to buy or build a "Break out" box 50 amp male plug. Two breakers (1-20 1-30) TT-30 outlet and a 15/20 Duplex receptacle
I'd add a few neon Lamp indicators to show things like good safety ground and such but hey that's technical stuff.
The other.. Use the park's 20 amp outlet for the A/c
Feed the RV by either using a 30-50 Dogbone or off the park's TT-30
You won't overload the circuit using any of those methods.
