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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Yes 30 amp 120v supply is normal and customary for any RV with a single air conditioner. Yes if you use 120v heating (toaster, microwave, coffee) you can run into trouble with tripping breakers. I recommend you set the water and main fridge to propane only to reduce the issues. Otherwise you could pull more circuits to have some items on a dedicated connection however then you will start tripping the 30 amp main.
If you really must run it all at once you need to consider upgrading to 50 amp service with 12 kW available. Not technically difficult just tedious. Hard part is pulling new 6/3 romex from the cord entrance to the panel.
BTW 26' is considered medium sized at best.
If you really must run it all at once you need to consider upgrading to 50 amp service with 12 kW available. Not technically difficult just tedious. Hard part is pulling new 6/3 romex from the cord entrance to the panel.
BTW 26' is considered medium sized at best.
