Electrical

Bob Landry wrote:

Bumpyroad wrote:

sh410 wrote:
An extension cord with a male plug on both ends is called a "suicide cord". Very dangerous

I didn't conclude that he was planning on doing that. he wants to run a cord plugged into the post to an outlet in the RV.
bumpy

That's exactly what I concluded that he meant. Maybe it's terminology but power cords from the power pedestal plug into inlets, not outlets. The pedestals have outlets. It may be nit-picking, but it makes a difference when asking a question or solving a problem. If he's talking about a double male cord and plugging it into a wall outlet in the trailer, that's a no-no because there's already voltage on the outlet. I think this would be a mod better suited for someone with a working knowledge of shore power systems.

There are safe ways to do it. I installed a second 30A service, but most people don't want to go to the trouble to do that. He can also run 20A cord into the trailer, but to be safe it should be circuit breaker protected and sized with the appropriate wire. I also did that and I have a total of 80A of available power. Either way, a sub panel needs to be installed to protect the wiring both from the pedestal and inside the trailer.

The most simplistic approach would be to run a 20A extension cord into the trailer to plug an appliance into.