rockhillmanor wrote:
lizbard wrote:
Paid an electrician $365 to purchase the 30 amp box, wire it, get permit, went into hot attic to complete the job.It was worth it and was done in less than an hour. Have had no problems. ........
So did I. Only thing was he wired it for 220. Don't have to tell you what happened the first time I plugged into it. :( $3,000.
Read this web site.
http://www.myrv.us/electric/
Even if you hire an electrician they can and do wire it wrong. Not all electricians are RV'ers. Their brain is stuck on 'I know more than you do about electric.'
Hear, hear!
I dunno how one can justify not owning a volt meter, inexpensive ones can be gotten at Radio Shack for $25 or so. Such a device will tell you if the electrician wired it right, if the campground is wired right, if the voltage is right, if the outlet is hot, if . . . electricity is powerful and dangerous stuff. I want to know BEFORE I plug in, rather than find out later after the smoke clears.
Not to mention that even if you hire an electrician to do the job, simply holding it in your hand as you talk to him will add to your credibility when you tell him to wire you a 30 amp, 120 volt circuit for your RV. Maybe even convince him you really did mean 120 volt, not 220. And enable you to check the voltage before he packs up his tools to leave.
