Stupid question from a total newbie
Hi, we just purchased a kodiak express 186e and are leaving for our first outing this week. We will be staying at a place with electric hookup. Will I be able to plug in and use regular appliances s...
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Your Kodiak Express is a 30A service. As others have said normal household appliances are what you want to use.
The catch is the 30A. You need to be aware that you have limits to how many things can be operated at the same time before you trip the 30A breaker.
A/C will use 15A
electric water heater is ~12A
coffee maker can be between 6A and 10A
hair dryer is between 12A and 15A
toaster is ~10A
microwave is ~8A
As you can see if the A/C is running (15A), you just got out of the shower and the water heater is on (12A) and you turn on the hair dryer (12A) the breaker will trip. In this scenario we turn off the water heater.
I know you asked "can you" and the answer is Yes, absolutely. But you need to be aware of the limitations of the provided power.
The catch is the 30A. You need to be aware that you have limits to how many things can be operated at the same time before you trip the 30A breaker.
A/C will use 15A
electric water heater is ~12A
coffee maker can be between 6A and 10A
hair dryer is between 12A and 15A
toaster is ~10A
microwave is ~8A
As you can see if the A/C is running (15A), you just got out of the shower and the water heater is on (12A) and you turn on the hair dryer (12A) the breaker will trip. In this scenario we turn off the water heater.
I know you asked "can you" and the answer is Yes, absolutely. But you need to be aware of the limitations of the provided power.
