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BFL13
Explorer II
Feb 08, 2018

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 is there to run at home?

Must be some reason to do 30a, because people set up for that, but I can't figure out why. Maybe I am missing a trick?

Thanks
  • mat60 wrote:
    At my place the dog house is where you go when wife is mad.


    That's why I listed it. :)
  • BFL, it’s a whole different world to the south. Not only can’t you sleep, heat kills just as cold does in BC. I feel fortunate to be able to camp in the desert at sea level and 11,000 feet near Mt. Whitney.
  • At my place the dog house is where you go when wife is mad.
  • Or for others, multiple electric heaters. 15-amps no steenky bueno for a pair of 1,500 watt short-circuit heaters.
  • I forgot about air conditioning. We don't need it here or where we go in the RV either, so not a factor.

    Makes sense if you need to run anything else plus the air conditioner.

    Makes sense if you use the RV as a "guest cabin" in your yard too, when they need air conditioning.

    Air conditioning for dogs is valid, of course. Some dogs just don't know when to quit at events, and have to be thrown in a water tank to save their lives. Air conditioning in the rig at home where they can over-heat doing practice runs makes sense.
  • The trick may be use at home by guests. That’s what I figure.
  • Mainly if you want to run AC. I have 30A wired out to our 50A rig so it can be used for an extra room or doghouse.

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