ForestRiverTT wrote:
So here's the story. RV is parked at my in-laws place for now. We were using 50 to 30 to 110 adapters very temporarily. We ran a new cable from a 220v outlet thinking it was the same as 30amp and got it wrong. When we hooked it all up, it fried the fireplace and the converter/battery charger. Lesson learned: hire an electrician to install a receptacle on the side of the detached garage where RV is parked.
Replaced converter and am now looking at fixing the fireplace. I may have found a source for the circuit board though at $24. Ended up with an email address for sales at Way Interglobal, which as mentioned in an earlier post is the U.S. distributor for Greystone fireplaces.
Yeah, 240V mixup, that definitely will do that kind of damage.
Sadly, even well seasoned professional electricians get this wrong at times.
RV 30A is three wire 120V (Hot, Neutral and Ground).
Do not confuse three wire RV 30A for say a three wire 30A outlet for a drier!
Three wire 30A 240V drier circuits have two wires hot (L1 and L2), and green or bare for ground.. No White for neutral. Older homes typically have three wire 240V drier circuits. New home builds however that has been changed to require FOUR wires 30A (120V/240V)which includes a neutral.
RV 50A is FOUR WIRE 120/240V which has two Hots (L1 and L2) which are black, red, blue or any other color except white green or bare wire, PLUS a white for neutral and green or bare for safety ground.
