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contento
Explorer
Feb 27, 2015

Plugged new TT into 220v (wired wrong by electrician) HELP?!

good morning all. The short story version seems to be an all-to-common one. Electrician wired by 120v 30amp outlet that I requested for our new TT as 220v and when I plugged our new trailer into it la...
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time2roll
Nomad
Feb 28, 2015
joebedford wrote:
I don't understand this thread. I can understand how you might get a dumb "electrician" (read "friend of a neighbor") incorrectly wire a 50A plug and put 240V into your RV but 30A? Just install a 30A 120V breaker and connect the 3 wires.

Is there a 30A 240V breaker?

How could a someone miswire this?
Because they wire it similar to the far more common dryer outlet.
Yes 30 amp 240v breakers are in virtually every home..

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