Help...1st time RV'r - plugin's not working
Hello, I am brand new to the RV lifestyle, my trailer hasn't even left the yard yet.........this is my dilemma..... This morning I used my blowdryer for the first time and had the GFI plug blow. ...
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reisler wrote:
Yahooo!!!! it was the house breaker...... Plugs are working again. :W
Ummmmm does this mean that the plugs won't work when I'm away from land power or is there some way to have them work off the battery?? :h
While I don't want to overcomplicate things............. ;)
Your hairdryer sucks a lot of power. To simplify things: to run your hairdryer you'll need to be plugged into shore power or running a generator.
The microwave and air conditioner, like your hairdryer, suck a lot of power. Same answer, to run them you need to be plugged into shore power or running a generator.
Much smaller appliances - like, a laptop or phone charger can be run off a $20-30 dollar inverter like this:
or spend a little more for something like:
Yes - you can buy inverters that will handler bigger power sucking appliances but then hooking them up gets a bit more involved.
