30A panel on large trailer... too small?
My father-in-law just purchased a slightly used 26 feet long travel trailer, with as well, a 30A electrical panel. He have a 13.5K roof AC and a electric/DSI water heater, just like most of travel tra...
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Lynnmor wrote:
You didn't say if it was the main 30 amp breaker or one of the other ones. What is the incoming voltage? You could upgrade to a 50 amp and then forgo a huge number of campsites that have only 30 amp. Your water heater heater has a 1,440 or 1,500 watt element.
No, it's not the main 30A who triggered, it's one of the small one.
OMG, a 1440W restrictive heating element it's 12A continuous!! How could you run that king of power from a 15A circuit with something else running?
