New power outlet question
I'd like to install a new power outlet to use primarily for my toaster oven. The only circuit that I can tie in to is the circuit that the water heater plugs in to. Are other outlets typically tied ...
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Thanks for the explanation BurbMan.
The reason I added that last breaker was because it was the easiest way to provide power to a new outlet I wanted to add. I had relocated the television set and it's sat receiver to the opposite end of the trailer. As luck would have it, the wall where I put it coincidentally is right where the power center is. The install of the new outlet only required about 2' of wire to reach the new outlet.
In this trailer, over time, I have added four outlets, because what I did find is the stupidity/inconvenience of where the factory placed outlets.
Example is the outlet for the galley is on the vertical face of the galley counter top. Anything plugged into that outlet would have a wire draped over the edge of the counter. Meaning if I snagged that wire walking by, I may drag said appliance right over the edge.
And other such stupidity around the trailer. Like no outlet in the slideout, which has the dinette. I now have an outlet there so I can plug in the computer that lives on the table. Etc. All part of modding this thing to meet personal needs.
I'm mostly pretty minimal in my electrical use, partly because I travel solo, so for instance, no wife that needs to run a hair dryer, etc. Point being, a 30A center works fine for me.
The reason I added that last breaker was because it was the easiest way to provide power to a new outlet I wanted to add. I had relocated the television set and it's sat receiver to the opposite end of the trailer. As luck would have it, the wall where I put it coincidentally is right where the power center is. The install of the new outlet only required about 2' of wire to reach the new outlet.
In this trailer, over time, I have added four outlets, because what I did find is the stupidity/inconvenience of where the factory placed outlets.
Example is the outlet for the galley is on the vertical face of the galley counter top. Anything plugged into that outlet would have a wire draped over the edge of the counter. Meaning if I snagged that wire walking by, I may drag said appliance right over the edge.
And other such stupidity around the trailer. Like no outlet in the slideout, which has the dinette. I now have an outlet there so I can plug in the computer that lives on the table. Etc. All part of modding this thing to meet personal needs.
I'm mostly pretty minimal in my electrical use, partly because I travel solo, so for instance, no wife that needs to run a hair dryer, etc. Point being, a 30A center works fine for me.
