Operating on a 20amp circuit
Need to operate my rig for three or four days in early December. Will only use bare necessities in electricity. Lights mainly. Propane for heat, propane for water heater. In SW Oklahoma, it could ...
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road-runner wrote:BFL13 wrote:My guess is that they mean a circuit with a 20 amp breaker, that has 12 awg wire to a combo 15/20 amp outlet, or possibly just a 15 amp outlet. If an extension cord is used, it will be anything from 12 awg to 16 awg, but even if 12 awg, will likely not have the sideways prong on the plug.
Do Americans now say "20a" when they really are talking about 15a with 14 wire, or do they mean actual 20a with 12 wire and the sideways plug-ins?
Do American RVs have all 20a breakers with 12AWG wire to 15/20 receptacles?
The 2003 Komfort 5er we had with a Parallax 7300, had schematics in the manual showing the USA version had a 30a Main and all the branches were 20a. The Canadian version we had of the same trailer (made in Oregon) had a 30a Main and one 20a with the rest 15a with 14 wire. All the receptacles were 15a.
I find it hard to believe the factory had 12 wire and 15/20 receptacles in the 2003 USA version, but don't know.
What about these days? Do American RVs all come with all 20a breakers and 12 wire for everything? You need the 20/15 receptacles of course, since you still get lots of appliances to plug in with 15a plugs.
New stick houses are getting more 20a circuits these days than before. But "up here" they still have some 15s.
