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TxGearhead
Explorer II
Jul 08, 2016

50amp surge guard in 30 amp service?

I have a Surge Guard 30amp surge protector. It's left over from when we had the Cougar 5th wheel. When we went to the Montana 5th wheel I bought a portable Progressive Industies 50 amp Electrical Management System. The Progressive had much better warranty and reviews than the Surge Guard.
So, is it OK to use the 50amp with the dogbone adapter down to 30 amp service hooked to my soon to be Bigfoot? I would prefer to use the Progressive 50 amp and I can't think of any bad consequences, but...
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  • TxGearhead's avatar
    TxGearhead
    Explorer II
    Jul 08, 2016
    From Progressive:

    Mr. R*****, Yes you can use the adapter to provide power and protect your 30 A RV.




    Regards,

    Donald

    Customer Support
  • tvman44's avatar
    tvman44
    Explorer
    Jul 08, 2016
    Yes, I do that all the time when there is no 50 amp service. :)
  • CA_Traveler's avatar
    CA_Traveler
    Explorer III
    Jul 08, 2016
    The 50A PI unit doesn't have a clue about what's connected to its output. Could be one leg or the other, both legs, 120V only or 240V only or a combination of 120/240V.

    I know - very very few RVs use the 240V capability.
  • TxGearhead's avatar
    TxGearhead
    Explorer II
    Jul 08, 2016
    Yeah I cant see an issue. I sent an email to Progressive and will post back what they say.
    I never had an issue with the Surge Guard brand but it seems a lot of others have. Since I already have the Progressive...
  • BarryG20's avatar
    BarryG20
    Explorer
    Jul 08, 2016
    I thought I had read on their website that is was fine to do so I took a quick look and it does work fine

    http://www.progressiveindustries.net/#!faq/cn6f

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