What effect does an electric heater have?
I have a lack of electrical knowledge so.......with a 30 amp rig, what effect will an electric heater have on my electrical capabilities? What else can be used at the same time? The box says 1500 ...
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pianotuna wrote:
Hi,
It will cut down on propane costs dramatically.
Load balancing is a "fact of life" for a 30 amp rv. The heater is one more item to juggle. I prefer to use 1/2 size oil filled heaters myself. I have them tucked away in corners where no one can trip over them.
I replaced all but 4 of the 120 volt outlets with better quality units.
Many of us have added auxiliary shore power cords so we can plug in more than the OEM service. I added two--one for the water heater and one for the converter. Each extra shore power cord has additional outlets for powering heaters in the winter time. In the summer time it pretty much eliminates the need to load balance for me.
I use a "break out" box as well, so I can plug all my shore power cords into a 50 amp service. That lets me use the oem 30, 20 aux, and 15 amp aux all at the same time.
If I understand your "break out" box, you are splitting the two legs of the fifty amp 240v service into two 120v feeds. White Common with Red Hot on one and Black Hot on the other? Cool, if so, DW could dry her hair, a heater could run along with the air, and I could nuke a cup of coffee all at the same time. A hundred watts using all three pedestal plugs?
Be nice. I know just enough to be dangerous.
