Ready for a surge protector
Ok, we made it through our first season without a surge protector, although I did have a tester i used at the CG hookup to check for miss wiring / shorts. Anyway, I have a 19'TT, 30Amp hookup. ...
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Hi,
My "break out box" for 50 amp to one thirty and two twenty amp plugs has individual breakers for each circuit.
50 amp plug-->box-->leg #1-->30 amp breaker-->30 amp female outlet.
=============\->leg #2-->20 amp breaker-->20 amp female outlet.
===================\-->20 amp breaker-->20 amp female outlet.
Inside the RV power panel as it happens my converter uses a standard 120 volt plug. I simply added a cord (20 amp) with one outlet by the power center, and two extra outlets in the bedroom area.
For the water heater, I chose to to use 15 amps with again an outlet close to the power center, and one additional outlet.
When I'm at a home that allows me to use up to 3 15 amp circuits giving me pretty much full functionality on the Rv.
At a campground with 50 amp service I have the OEM 30, the 20 secondary, and the 15 amp tertiary if need be. If there is only 30 amp I can quickly change back to the OEM configuration. Sometimes there is a 30 and a 15 at the campground. When that occurs I plug in the water heater to the 15 amp--and then I no longer have to worry about power management.
One added side benefit is that I have run up to 6500 watts of electric heat in the winter, and not pay extra.
My "break out box" for 50 amp to one thirty and two twenty amp plugs has individual breakers for each circuit.
50 amp plug-->box-->leg #1-->30 amp breaker-->30 amp female outlet.
=============\->leg #2-->20 amp breaker-->20 amp female outlet.
===================\-->20 amp breaker-->20 amp female outlet.
Inside the RV power panel as it happens my converter uses a standard 120 volt plug. I simply added a cord (20 amp) with one outlet by the power center, and two extra outlets in the bedroom area.
For the water heater, I chose to to use 15 amps with again an outlet close to the power center, and one additional outlet.
When I'm at a home that allows me to use up to 3 15 amp circuits giving me pretty much full functionality on the Rv.
At a campground with 50 amp service I have the OEM 30, the 20 secondary, and the 15 amp tertiary if need be. If there is only 30 amp I can quickly change back to the OEM configuration. Sometimes there is a 30 and a 15 at the campground. When that occurs I plug in the water heater to the 15 amp--and then I no longer have to worry about power management.
One added side benefit is that I have run up to 6500 watts of electric heat in the winter, and not pay extra.
