Melting extension cord
I will be taking our first big trip soon and we will need the air conditioner. We usually boondock and never use the AC. I have only used it at home a couple of times and when I did the extension cord...
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Claybe wrote:
I am assuming that just using a regular household outlet will handle my air conditioner.
Several of us have been trying to tell you:
YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME ANYTHING. Find out what the wattage requirement of your AC is. Divide that by 110 for a rough estimate of the current draw.
My guess is that a 20 amp circuit with nothing else on it would work.....,but that a 15 amp one might not. But you should not guess.
IF you are going to make up a 100 ft, 10 gauge extension cord, then also get a 30 A to 50A adapter. That should plug into a "normal" dryer house circuit and use one 50 amp side.....which would be plenty to feed your 30 amp service.
