Running a 30 amp rv plug for the house?
I've decided to have an electrician wire up a 30 amp 110 rv plug for the house. I'm tired of loading and unloading in a 125degree rv. I have looked at different options and I wanted to get some opin...
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So you put the plug under the eve, and then you plug in. Now you have a black electric cord hanging down from the eve to the ground, which is MORE noticeable and more ugly than just putting a box low on the wall.
If you do it right, it will not look out of place on the wall of the house. We have 2 - 30 amp RV hook ups at our house. I ran the wiring and had an electioneer hook up the final connection on the first one, which is beside the garage, between the small door and the front. The plug under the window was my first attempt at putting a 20 amp outside plug, which we used for a couple years for the camper. But then decided to do it right so we could run the air conditioner all the time.
Fast forward about 4 years later and we decided to park the trailer on the other side of the drive way. But that meant driving over the cord all the time. So I installed a second RV box which is attached to our power station which splits the lines between the house and the garage. The new 30 amp is actually a 3rd leg coming off, all by itself. You don't even notice it there. I also added a 20 amp plug. This original line ran to a basket ball goal flood light, that we took down. I used the same wire from the box and just ran a new plug right there. You don't even notice it either, unless something is plugged into it:
Here's a photo showing both of them:
My suggestion, put it on the side of the house. Under the eve, you've got to climb up on a ladder to get to it, and you'll see the wire hanging down all the time when you plug in. I wouldn't do it that way.
If you do it right, it will not look out of place on the wall of the house. We have 2 - 30 amp RV hook ups at our house. I ran the wiring and had an electioneer hook up the final connection on the first one, which is beside the garage, between the small door and the front. The plug under the window was my first attempt at putting a 20 amp outside plug, which we used for a couple years for the camper. But then decided to do it right so we could run the air conditioner all the time.
Fast forward about 4 years later and we decided to park the trailer on the other side of the drive way. But that meant driving over the cord all the time. So I installed a second RV box which is attached to our power station which splits the lines between the house and the garage. The new 30 amp is actually a 3rd leg coming off, all by itself. You don't even notice it there. I also added a 20 amp plug. This original line ran to a basket ball goal flood light, that we took down. I used the same wire from the box and just ran a new plug right there. You don't even notice it either, unless something is plugged into it:
Here's a photo showing both of them:
My suggestion, put it on the side of the house. Under the eve, you've got to climb up on a ladder to get to it, and you'll see the wire hanging down all the time when you plug in. I wouldn't do it that way.
