electrican sent 240v to my rv.

Hope your electrician was bonded - He should have to pay for all the damages...

Roy Ken

"I be elektrissian"

An electrician is a licensed and skilled professional electrical technician.


A Handyman is someone who is willing to tackle work that you aren't.

So, pray tell, which of the two did your "job"?

"I be elektrissian"

An electrician is a licensed and skilled professional electrical technician.


A Handyman is someone who is willing to tackle work that you aren't.

So, pray tell, which of the two did your "job"?

calamus wrote:
There should of been a 4th wire if it was 240v.

There's a 30A 240V outlet that only has three conductors that is common for use with welders and compressors. That's probably how he wired it.

Back yard electrician? Hope that he will cover it. That is a very big mistake. I would almost say it was on purpose, unless he/she had no clue what they were doing! There should of been a 4th wire if it was 240v.

Sorry to hear this happen. I don't know how a licensed electrician can do this, but they do. There's no excuse because the 30A receptacle is clearly marked for 120 volt use only and is marked on all TT-30R receptacles. This is the sort of thing that can potentially electrocute people.

Anything that runs on 120V and was energized at the time is likely damaged. When this happens, it can get very expensive. The electrician is clearly at fault and if he balks at it, I would contact the local electrical inspection authority. If the guy was not licensed and said he was, he is in big trouble and you should definitely contact the inspection dept.

ALL 120 volt items are suspect. Need to run them all.

Not much of an electrician.

Unfortunately a 30A RV plug is not a common household plug but looks similar to the common 240V dryer plug so mistakes are made.

Hopefully he'll be responsible.

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