Running a/c on house current
I'm told that my Kodiak 160SVT a/c should be able to run on household current. It's plugged in via extension cord to an outside outlet. My microwave only works on 30 amps and so I'm thinking the same ...
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babamartha wrote:
My extension cord is one of those orange 25' jobs.
Yeah, lots of “orange 25’ jobs” cords are too light for the task at hand. If you go to Lowe’s or Home Depot you can find extension cords labeled with what loads they will carry. You need one rated at least 15 amps, and for very little more, you can get one rated 20 amps, which would enable you to plug into a 20 amp circuit and use some lights and other small stuff, should you have a 20 amp circuit available, like at many campgrounds, where you often find 20 amps even when 30 and 50 are not available.
And yes indeed, make sure the electrician knows the receptacle is to be 120 volt for an RV, not the much more common 240 volt for a drier or welder. Plug into a 240 volt receptacle, you will fry everything in the RV.
