Electric for air conditioning
Hi folks, I've never had the need to use my air conditioning in the rig while parked beside my house. Only used the outside receptacle off the porch when I wanted to turn the fridge on before trips. N...
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Vulcan Rider wrote:MANY stories on here about pro electricians who have made the 30A wired as 240 volts mistake.wa8yxm wrote:If you really are talking about qualified electricians, I find that a bit hard to swallow.
Why? There have; been dozens of forum members who have had 30's installed and done hundreds (or thousands) of dollars of damage to their RV when they plugged in to the wrongly wired outlet.
Are the connection screws NOT color coded the same as any other 3-wire 120 volt fixture ??
Wires at the RECEPTACLE are the same, it's the double pole vs single pole breaker in the panel that makes the difference.
Most electricians do not know what a 30A RV receptacle is and think it should be wired the same as for a welder!
