Need to add a 110v electrical outlet
We have a new TT and I want to add a 110v outlet in the bunk bed area for the grandkids to plug in their Ipad chargers, TV, games, electric blanket, etc. The bunk area is against the back side of the ...
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Okay here is where I disagree with a lot of you, first off with the electrical panel on the same wall, adding a piece of romex to supply the outlet is not so hard and using a RV specific outlet is very simple. Just because they do not have full enclosure is no reason not to use them. My rig is 26 years old and I've never had a fire or a failure at one of the boxes.
You have to think of wiring like plumbing. If the power is off as it should be, it is very safe to work on. There should be three wires(#14 should be adequate) the black or colored wire is the water pressure side and the white wire is the waste side. The outlet is a sink with the smaller slot on the front being the fixture and the larger slot being the drain. The third wire is there to hold it altogether and goes to the "U" shaped slot.
There should be two buss bars in the breaker panel. One will have lots of white covered wires attached and one with bare copper wires going to it. Connect the like wire to the like wires. The colored wire will go to a breaker. If no breaker is available, you can add one, change a single to a double breaker or if need be remove the wire from one and splice it to the colored wire and add a pigtail which attaches to the breaker.
It's not rocket science, it's household wiring and to me it sounds like the OP is pretty smart. He knows where to get information and how to do stuff. He also knows that if he is stumped to take a picture and post that along with his question and he will get the help he needs.
Now here is were we come back together. I think that a shallow box with a couple of USB ports built in, is what he should install. The reason is, I can't find a duplex outlet with a duplex USB port in the RV style of outlets. I know that the Winnie we rented in Alaska a couple of years ago had a duplex outlet with two USB ports but I didn't look at it other than it being very convenient for the DGKs.
You have to think of wiring like plumbing. If the power is off as it should be, it is very safe to work on. There should be three wires(#14 should be adequate) the black or colored wire is the water pressure side and the white wire is the waste side. The outlet is a sink with the smaller slot on the front being the fixture and the larger slot being the drain. The third wire is there to hold it altogether and goes to the "U" shaped slot.
There should be two buss bars in the breaker panel. One will have lots of white covered wires attached and one with bare copper wires going to it. Connect the like wire to the like wires. The colored wire will go to a breaker. If no breaker is available, you can add one, change a single to a double breaker or if need be remove the wire from one and splice it to the colored wire and add a pigtail which attaches to the breaker.
It's not rocket science, it's household wiring and to me it sounds like the OP is pretty smart. He knows where to get information and how to do stuff. He also knows that if he is stumped to take a picture and post that along with his question and he will get the help he needs.
Now here is were we come back together. I think that a shallow box with a couple of USB ports built in, is what he should install. The reason is, I can't find a duplex outlet with a duplex USB port in the RV style of outlets. I know that the Winnie we rented in Alaska a couple of years ago had a duplex outlet with two USB ports but I didn't look at it other than it being very convenient for the DGKs.
