Receptacle Adapter HelP!!!
I have an Airstream in which I would like to hook up to my house. The problem being is that my house chord is 250v-50a and the Aistream is 120v-30a. See pictures below! It looks like the House 2...
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What you have there is a standard 50 amp RV configuration which has two hot legs and a neutral leg. It is not compatible in any way. The dryer recept. you linked to in first post is for a 240 volt dryer with NO neutral.
Maybe you only need a 15 amp connection to your Airstream? If so, you have a couple of options. One is to forget about the existing 50 amp recept. and wire in a whole new dedicated 15 amp circuit. If you have a long run to the trailer, you could have a voltage drop problem and would need to increase the size of the wire to #12, #10 or even #8 in some cases. Alternatively, use the wiring only to the existing 50 amp recept. You need a TT-30R as shown in the 3rd pic.
I really recommend that you just hire an electrician to do this - and an experienced licensed one - not a friend of a neighbor who wired his garage once. An electrician will take care of the licence, do a load calculation for the house panel if needed, and do final sign-off.
What you have there is a standard 50 amp RV configuration which has two hot legs and a neutral leg. It is not compatible in any way. The dryer recept. you linked to in first post is for a 240 volt dryer with NO neutral.
Maybe you only need a 15 amp connection to your Airstream? If so, you have a couple of options. One is to forget about the existing 50 amp recept. and wire in a whole new dedicated 15 amp circuit. If you have a long run to the trailer, you could have a voltage drop problem and would need to increase the size of the wire to #12, #10 or even #8 in some cases. Alternatively, use the wiring only to the existing 50 amp recept. You need a TT-30R as shown in the 3rd pic.
I really recommend that you just hire an electrician to do this - and an experienced licensed one - not a friend of a neighbor who wired his garage once. An electrician will take care of the licence, do a load calculation for the house panel if needed, and do final sign-off.
mwhitedesigns wrote:
Thanks for the information guys!
What about the below? These seem to do exactly what I need.
The below is a link which will take the plug from the Airstream (NEMA TT-30P) and convert it to a NEMA 14-50P.
Connector = TT-30R to NEMA 14-50P
http://www.corddepot.com/shop/50a-to-30a-adapters/50a-to-30a-rv-adapter/?gclid=CjwKEAjwtYSsBRCDx6rM1v_uqmsSJAAZgf2qX1CUddnBXZOIC053vkQvmhc5P1G3goiwJGHJBu4GDhoC9Efw_wcB
The below is a link which will take the new NEMA 14-50P and convert it to the house connection (NEMA 60-50R).
Connector = NEMA 14-50R to NEMA 6-50P
https://www.evseadapters.com/14-50r-to-6-50p-adapter
