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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vlopddap wrote:
I am not that much a RV specialist, however in everyday's life, I am a skilled computer/electronic technician so I surely have a good skill in general electricity and at this point I can't understand why the hell somebody put a 30A service on that size of travel trailer with that kind of equipment. It's a non-sense to me! I don't think his camper have any defect anywhere, I just think it's overloaded from the factory.
The next step up from 30 amp service is 50 amp which in fact is 50 amps per leg across 2 legs - BIG difference, 3600 watts vs 12,000 watts. Here in Canada 50 amp service is much less common than in the US, usually only found in private parks and rarely in provincial parks, national parks, conservation areas, etc. In other words, much more limited choices when selecting a site if you insist on 50 amp service and at the end of the day one would often be limited to a maximum 30 amp draw anyway regardless of whether the rig itself is wired with 50 amp service.
