travel trailer electric power
not real confident about electric power for my travel trailer, however I am confused as to why my breaker goes off when I have a coffee maker and toaster plugged in and in use. How can I improve this...
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TundraTower wrote:
However, a public utility electrician showed me a trick a few years ago that I have added to my trailer to help the situation. He used an extension cord from the 15 amp pedestal thru the seal of his slide to run single larger loads.
Not that this can lead to low voltage though, depending on how the CG was wired and how old it is. The code does not provide for both a 30 and 20 amp recept. operating simultaneously. Low voltage (below 105) will damage AC units. They may seem to be starting and running okay but can be suffering irreversible and cumulative damage. You want a permanent voltmeter inside, either plug-in or hardwired to keep an eye on the voltage. Older CGs can be bad for low voltage.
