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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If you don't want to manage your power usage, buy a much bigger, much more expensive 50amp rig and stay only in newer commercial parks.
30amp has been the standard at RV parks for decades. The manufacturers build to that standard (maybe 20yrs ago 50amp started to become an option but electrical systems don't get updated very often at campgrounds so most older parks have limited or no 50amp sites).
30amp means you can't run several high amperage devices simultaneously. May as well get over it or get out of RV'ing. Once you get used to it, it's second nature to check whats running before starting a high amp device.
PS: for continuous loads, you have to derate the 30amp down to 24amps.
30amp has been the standard at RV parks for decades. The manufacturers build to that standard (maybe 20yrs ago 50amp started to become an option but electrical systems don't get updated very often at campgrounds so most older parks have limited or no 50amp sites).
30amp means you can't run several high amperage devices simultaneously. May as well get over it or get out of RV'ing. Once you get used to it, it's second nature to check whats running before starting a high amp device.
PS: for continuous loads, you have to derate the 30amp down to 24amps.
