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:No argument with that except it is not unreasonable to expect a licensed electrician to know what he is doing without having to be instructed. Many insurance claims have been paid on behalf of the pros who got it wrong!kaydeejay wrote:The other side of that coin is:
No reason for ANY electrician to run a 4-wire cable to a 30A 3-pin receptacle under ANY circumstances so your question about what to do with the 4th wire becomes irrelevant.
There is NO reason for any electrician to be screwing around with a double ganged breaker when installing a single 120 V outlet.....no matter how many wires he intends to run to the outlet.
If he doesn't KNOW about 30 amp trailer service, he should FIND OUT instead of guessing.
Caveat emptor (let the buyer beware) pretty much applies here, I think. This is especially true if the owner assumes too much of the responsibility by trying to tell the electrician what to do instead of telling him what service he needs.
