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ov10mech
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Nov 14, 2017

For the electrical gurus. Getting 50 Amp off two outlets?

I am considering buying a 5th wheel that has two air conditioning units with 50 amp service. The location where it will be placed permanently only has 30 AMP service, so I will not be able to run bo...
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Captain_Happy
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Nov 15, 2017
Question: Does your RV site have a power pedestal with a Electrical Meter in it? If it does why not just change out the 30 Amp 120 volt receptacle to a 50 amp receptacle fed by 1 50 amp 2 pole breaker.

And the answer to your question will a 30 amp service be able to run 2 A/C units, the answer is NO.

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