Power Sag/Current Issues at Seasonal Site
We are in our first year at a seasonal site we think we will be staying at long term. Everything is great, but the power. We only have a small Jayco 16XRB but even its 8K Btu AC and fridge prove cha...
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ryankenn wrote:
Oh, and yes to that last reply, my site is supposed to be a 120V/30A site, but I can see the pole to the sub is only 12AWG, and that sub feeds three sites and its feed wire looks like 10AWG and has quite a long run to the next sub panel that feeds it, which is totally substandard I am sure. The park is over 50 years old, so its not super surprising.
You just found your problem. For a 30 amp service of less than 150 ft, 10 gauge is good. Longer you really need 8 gauge. Now, you state 3 campsites are powered by possible 10 gauge. So having 12 gauge supplying YOUR plug is way inadequate. 12 gauge is what is required JUST FOR the RV AC circuit wire. So, as with some older not updated parks, you have loss of line voltage and THAT WILL cause problems and failures of YOUR appliances. Your refer pulls less than 2.5 amps on AC. BUT, your roof AC will pull (8k) about 7 to 9 amps depending on the outside temp. Doug
