Is a 50amp service worth the upgrade?
We are starting to do research for a new trailer for next year, I am debating getting a 50 amp service. It is an option for most TT 's and not easy to find them on the lot (seems most fivers have them...
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50 amp is great. 30 amp is limiting.
You are in Florida, and if you have 2 A/C units, then they will use about 28 amps together, so even the 1 amp TV set or 1-2 amps running the converter/battery charger can overload a 30 amp service.
I always wondered why they did not use a 30 amp 120/240 volts service, or upgrade slightly to a 8 gauge power cord and use 40 amp 120/240 volt service, that is more than enough to run a RV, with only a tiny upgrade in wire size and weight. #8 wire is much more flexible than the heavy duty #6 wire used in a 50 amp service. Try getting one of those out on a day when it snowed, and the wire is very stiff.
Have fun picking out your new RV! I am also working on that too. I like the layout of the new Cougar toyhauler with a side porch, that folds down to reveal a sliding glass door, and a patio! about 10' X 8'. Heartland RV's. But I think that one is a little to long, and will be difficult to park at most forest campgrounds.
Fred.
You are in Florida, and if you have 2 A/C units, then they will use about 28 amps together, so even the 1 amp TV set or 1-2 amps running the converter/battery charger can overload a 30 amp service.
I always wondered why they did not use a 30 amp 120/240 volts service, or upgrade slightly to a 8 gauge power cord and use 40 amp 120/240 volt service, that is more than enough to run a RV, with only a tiny upgrade in wire size and weight. #8 wire is much more flexible than the heavy duty #6 wire used in a 50 amp service. Try getting one of those out on a day when it snowed, and the wire is very stiff.
Have fun picking out your new RV! I am also working on that too. I like the layout of the new Cougar toyhauler with a side porch, that folds down to reveal a sliding glass door, and a patio! about 10' X 8'. Heartland RV's. But I think that one is a little to long, and will be difficult to park at most forest campgrounds.
Fred.
