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rob_engineer
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Jun 23, 2015

Can I run 15,000 BTU air cond with RV plugged into my house?

I have 39ft Gulfstream Friendship 102 diesel class A. My 15K roof air works when under generator power, but overheats and trips breaker when the RV is plugged into my house. I have a normal 20 amp o...
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2chiefsRus
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Jun 23, 2015
If you turn off the converter/charger, you will remove the load of charging the batteries while you are trying to run the AC. We had friends who had a similiar problem - it turned out the freezer in the basement was on the same circuit the RV was plugged into. If the freezer wasn't running, the AC was fine but if the freezer kicked on, not enough juice left to run the AC.

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