DIY 50 amp to 20 amp pigtail
I want to plug my tractors block heater into our 50 amp RV service for the upcoming winter months… Our panel has 1 - 50 amp and 2 - 20 amp breakers… both 20 services are taken and currently used ye...
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KnowNuthin wrote:
My original idea is officially axed... somewhere in the back of my brain having 50a running through an extension cord didn't seem like a good idea, but, hey... I'm not an electrician...
I like the options presented by Dutch and Toed... it appears both of them are limited to 20a ... a much better solution...
One is more simple, the other offers the ability to close the front of my 50a box...
Mitch's idea works too... I already have the 50a - 30a dogbone...
decisions... decisions...
Any of them will work. I like the one I posted simply because it has internal circuit breakers. And it's only one connection versus the two connection points with the 50-30 to 30-20. But that's just personal preference.
I'd consider potential use off season for the adapter. Would the 50-20 or the 30-20 give you any options for use when RVing?
