Electrical Experts Please
A trailer we are considering is pre-wired for two A/C units, but it only has one. It is listed as 50 amp. Would this mean that there is more amperage available for general use? For example, in o...
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kgarrett9999 wrote:
I have thought about moving the microwave and the hot water heater to the other half of the box, but haven't taken the time to look to see if there is enough wire to reach to the other side.
That would be my thought too. There is normally enough slack on wire in a panel to relocate a hot wire. But since 30 amp pedestals are more common, you may not be any farther ahead and you won't be able to run two ACs on 30amps. If we were to have two ACs, I'd consider installing a 20 amp power inlet and plugging into the 20 amp receptacle in a pedestal. You could even plug the extension cord back into a receptacle on the side of the TT for more flexibility, but you'd want a new dedicated receptacle on the side of the TT (on the 2nd AC unit leg of 50 amp panel).
