Electric Heater Question
Tomorrow I'm trading my 2013 Apex 268 for a 2014 Arctic Fox 25p. I'm so stoked. Wife and I want to do winter camping. The question is I'm looking at supplementing the regular heat with an electric hea...
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If I recall properly, a three prong 30 amp plug has a hot blade, a neutral blade and a ground pin. It runs on 120 volts.
So, you have 3600 watts available from the shore plug. Your heater will use up a little less than half.
The idea of using a separate line to the camp ground’s 20 amp outlet is clever as it is a separate line; giving you a total of 50 amp like some of the larger trailers.
However,since the 50 amp plugs can provide 240 volts or two 120 volts, circuits with a common neutral, one must be aware that it may be possible to have one appliance plugged into one side of the 240 line and another plugged into the other side of the 240 line; depending on how the electrical box is wired. This could be an issue if the neutral line opens.
So, you have 3600 watts available from the shore plug. Your heater will use up a little less than half.
The idea of using a separate line to the camp ground’s 20 amp outlet is clever as it is a separate line; giving you a total of 50 amp like some of the larger trailers.
However,since the 50 amp plugs can provide 240 volts or two 120 volts, circuits with a common neutral, one must be aware that it may be possible to have one appliance plugged into one side of the 240 line and another plugged into the other side of the 240 line; depending on how the electrical box is wired. This could be an issue if the neutral line opens.
