Why 30a (120v) at Home?
Curious what the extra 15a is for. We only ever need 15a at home where we park the rig and leave it on shore power all the time. 15a does battery charging and any fridge time on 120v. What else...
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regardless if your RV has 50a service or 30a service, the common 50ft 16ga extension cord that people typically buy to plug their RV into a 15-20 amp receptical, can barely deliver enough power thru it to run a space heater. its running at the very upper limit of the safety margin..
a 16ga ext cord does a great job for supplying power to a charger only, for the 12v circuits.
but if you are going to run a space heater, and want enough power left to run the fridge, water heater or charger, you should at least use a 14 or 12ga extension cord, and its preferred to have it plugged into a "heavy duty" 15a outlet, which is properly called a 20amp outlet...
30a power is much more preferable for every reason, because a 30amp cord has 10ga wires and can carry the voltage easily and safely.
a 16ga ext cord does a great job for supplying power to a charger only, for the 12v circuits.
but if you are going to run a space heater, and want enough power left to run the fridge, water heater or charger, you should at least use a 14 or 12ga extension cord, and its preferred to have it plugged into a "heavy duty" 15a outlet, which is properly called a 20amp outlet...
30a power is much more preferable for every reason, because a 30amp cord has 10ga wires and can carry the voltage easily and safely.
