Problems with 50amp Class When Plugged Into 30amp Service
We have a 2012 Class A built for 50amp service. We are traveling in Canada were 30amp service has been the norm. When plugging in, we use a plug converter…nothing special or funny…just a plug that converts the plug pattern from 50amps to 30amps.
There's never been a problem with power or breakers tripping while using 50amps or 30amps while running any appliances. With 30amps, we typically only run the electric water heater, frig and 1 - a/c.
Two stays back (Stay #1), the site's 30amp breaker tripped when we used: 1 - a/c unit, the frig and the water heater. At the same time, the Power Control Center would reset itself. During that reset, power was not available.
An error code on the Inverter Pane was also received which translated into "overheat". We turned everything in the RV off including the batteries for about 30 minutes and the error code was resolved. After that, all worked fine through the night. We pulled out and left for the next stay the next morning.
At the next stop (Stay #2), we were able to run the a/c and the frig (no water heater) without complications and did so for 4 days in a row. We elected to use the water heater in LP mode to avoid the previous problems as the power panel said we were drawing 25 amps +/- thinking that the surge of the a/c coming on and off was causing the overload.
At the current stop (Stay #3), the power control center began resetting itself again with only the a/c and frig on. When the amps being drawn reached 20, everything "flipped" and then reset within 5 minutes. There were no spikes or anything that exceeded 30amps.
NOW, the internal power control panel says there are 50amps available, when there should openly be 30amps. The only appliance on electricity is the frig, yet there are no amps showing on the panel's dimply indicating amos are being drawn. The frig runs without a problem, yet as soon as the a/c is started, everything "flips" off again.
We tried both the front and rear a/c to make sure it wasn't a short or something in one of the units causing the overload. Both a/c unit when turned on caused the power panel to reset.
All of this seems to suggest that we have a problem at the control panel or inverter??? However, with it working at one stop and not another also seems to suggest some kind of incompatibility in the quality of service being provided???
Thank you in advance for your thoughts.
There's never been a problem with power or breakers tripping while using 50amps or 30amps while running any appliances. With 30amps, we typically only run the electric water heater, frig and 1 - a/c.
Two stays back (Stay #1), the site's 30amp breaker tripped when we used: 1 - a/c unit, the frig and the water heater. At the same time, the Power Control Center would reset itself. During that reset, power was not available.
An error code on the Inverter Pane was also received which translated into "overheat". We turned everything in the RV off including the batteries for about 30 minutes and the error code was resolved. After that, all worked fine through the night. We pulled out and left for the next stay the next morning.
At the next stop (Stay #2), we were able to run the a/c and the frig (no water heater) without complications and did so for 4 days in a row. We elected to use the water heater in LP mode to avoid the previous problems as the power panel said we were drawing 25 amps +/- thinking that the surge of the a/c coming on and off was causing the overload.
At the current stop (Stay #3), the power control center began resetting itself again with only the a/c and frig on. When the amps being drawn reached 20, everything "flipped" and then reset within 5 minutes. There were no spikes or anything that exceeded 30amps.
NOW, the internal power control panel says there are 50amps available, when there should openly be 30amps. The only appliance on electricity is the frig, yet there are no amps showing on the panel's dimply indicating amos are being drawn. The frig runs without a problem, yet as soon as the a/c is started, everything "flips" off again.
We tried both the front and rear a/c to make sure it wasn't a short or something in one of the units causing the overload. Both a/c unit when turned on caused the power panel to reset.
All of this seems to suggest that we have a problem at the control panel or inverter??? However, with it working at one stop and not another also seems to suggest some kind of incompatibility in the quality of service being provided???
Thank you in advance for your thoughts.
