What Did You Do For Your Travel Trailer Recently?

Question...I'm not sure I understand the need for this extra plug?...I mean, If i had a 30amp service I wouldn't have to worry about the heater and other things blowing breakers....and since I've only got a 20amp plug at my house, I often use a 1000 watt electric heater in the trailer with no problems as long as I remember to not use anything else electrical at the same time as the heater's on...so do you have two separate 15 or 20amp circuits for this or what am I not understanding here?

Sure thing.:) It is a Marinco Battery Charger inlet purchased from West Marine.

here it is

Barney

BarneyS wrote:
Quite simple mod.

1. I first determined where the studs were by tapping around on the outside. Then drilled a 2" hole ( I think that was the size) through the outside wall.

2.Cut an opening in the inside wall about 6 inches to the side of the outside hole for the inside plug outlet and box.

3.Snaked a 12/2 wire from outside over to inside hole.

4.Connected outside receptical to wire and mounted it on wall.

5.Connected inside receptical to wire and mounted it on the wall.

6.Checked wiring job with outlet checker - everything showed ok.

6.Plugged in the heater and it worked fine! :)
Barney

Hey Barney,
Could you share what power entry you used on the exterior? TIA

I scrapped another 8 inches of snow and ice off the roof. What a winter!!

Thanks Barney! Great idea!

WoodGlue

Quite simple mod.

1. I first determined where the studs were by tapping around on the outside. Then drilled a 2" hole ( I think that was the size) through the outside wall.

2.Cut an opening in the inside wall about 6 inches to the side of the outside hole for the inside plug outlet and box.

3.Snaked a 12/2 wire from outside over to inside hole.

4.Connected outside receptical to wire and mounted it on wall.

5.Connected inside receptical to wire and mounted it on the wall.

6.Checked wiring job with outlet checker - everything showed ok.

6.Plugged in the heater and it worked fine! :)
Barney

Hay Barney that is the same receptacle i added to the lower valance of my truck for the block heater, works great

Don

Very cool mod Barney! How easy or hard was that to do?

WoodGlue

With all the cool weather we have had down here in Florida, we needed a way to run our electric heater without going through the trailers electrical system. I put in a waterproof outside receptical and inside outlet in the side of our slide out. Now we can run the electric heater without worrying about tripping the trailers breaker.
Works great!
Barney

YUP,Raked the snow off of it :)