Power the AC with household circuit
My trailer's AC won't run unless it's plugged into an external 30 amp power source like full service campgrounds. At home I use an adapter to plug into my house's outdoor outlet, which will run every...
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Around thirty years ago I summered in the tropics in Mexico. Hot and humid. The house a was parked next to was not being used. I looked at the electrical and it turned out to be typical Mexican -- 8 gauge wire service drop to a pair of 30-amp breakers.
I ran new 10-AWG romex wire forty feet to a newly placed receptacle alongside the rig. I installed a Hubbell spec grade receptacle outlet and used an adapter from RV 30-amp to household 20-amp. By staying away from hot water heating I powered 24/7 air conditioning, the converter and refrigerator all summer long. Including numerous early morning A/C high head re-starts. The receptacle and plug never got warm.
I ran new 10-AWG romex wire forty feet to a newly placed receptacle alongside the rig. I installed a Hubbell spec grade receptacle outlet and used an adapter from RV 30-amp to household 20-amp. By staying away from hot water heating I powered 24/7 air conditioning, the converter and refrigerator all summer long. Including numerous early morning A/C high head re-starts. The receptacle and plug never got warm.
