Dual 30 amp rv's?
Was doing some "window" shopping on Camping World site, and saw a dogbone for dual 30 amp to a single 50 amp receptacle. Are there actually RV's that have 2 30 amp hookups??
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There are a few different "wye" adapters on the market for RV use.
This one takes a single 50 amp recept. and splits it into 2 x 30 amp F which is the one OP is talking about. When would you ever need one of these?
This one takes 2 x 30 amp recept and turns it into a single 50 amp female. This one wouldn't work if someone is using the site nextdoor.
This one takes a 15 amp & 30 amp recept. and turns it into a 50 amp female. This one would leave you with a GFCI on one leg.
And then there is this adapter made by JTB that takes 30 amp and 20 amp pedestal receptacles and turns it into 50 amps. Their website says: will allow you to put the full 50 AMPS of service available at a Typical RV Park 30 AMP Power Pole to work in your RV, regardless of whether the 20 AMP auxiliary outlet is a GFCI or not. This is incorrect because you will only get 50 amps @ 120V, not the full 50 amp @ 120/240V.
There are no issues in having GFCIs in series other than you can't predict which one will trip on a ground fault. I have occasionally pondered the idea of installing a 30 amp GFCI main breaker in our panel am not sure if there is a downside to doing that.
We have a 30 amp TT and if I ever just had to have more power, like say for a 2nd AC, I'd install a 20 amp power inlet on the side of our TT and run a 20 amp extension cord to the 15/20 amp recept. on a pedestal.
This one takes a single 50 amp recept. and splits it into 2 x 30 amp F which is the one OP is talking about. When would you ever need one of these?
This one takes 2 x 30 amp recept and turns it into a single 50 amp female. This one wouldn't work if someone is using the site nextdoor.
This one takes a 15 amp & 30 amp recept. and turns it into a 50 amp female. This one would leave you with a GFCI on one leg.
And then there is this adapter made by JTB that takes 30 amp and 20 amp pedestal receptacles and turns it into 50 amps. Their website says: will allow you to put the full 50 AMPS of service available at a Typical RV Park 30 AMP Power Pole to work in your RV, regardless of whether the 20 AMP auxiliary outlet is a GFCI or not. This is incorrect because you will only get 50 amps @ 120V, not the full 50 amp @ 120/240V.
There are no issues in having GFCIs in series other than you can't predict which one will trip on a ground fault. I have occasionally pondered the idea of installing a 30 amp GFCI main breaker in our panel am not sure if there is a downside to doing that.
We have a 30 amp TT and if I ever just had to have more power, like say for a 2nd AC, I'd install a 20 amp power inlet on the side of our TT and run a 20 amp extension cord to the 15/20 amp recept. on a pedestal.
