50 Amp service is nice!
Siting at the lake last weekend and I notice the DW has the washer running, the dryer, the convection oven, fireplace with heat, two small space heaters, bunch of lights, tv, satellite, and the water ...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:mtofell1 wrote:
I love the things I learn on this board :) I always wondered how those big 5th wheels and diesel pushers could survive with 50A when I have run out on my TT with 30A.
The 30A is just @ 120V and the 50A is at 240V. So, like someone said - it's actually like 100A compared to 30A. So, are all the A/C systems and even clothes dryers on the big rigs just 120V? (on houses they are usually 240V which is why I'm asking).
30A.....1 hot leg, 1 neutral, 1 ground -------- 3600W Total
50A.....2 separate hot legs, 1 neutral, 1 ground ------- 12,000W Total (6000W per hot leg)
50A Main panel has 2 busses with 1 hot feeding each buss. Individual CBs feeding circuits and hopefully 'electrician' at factory balanced the loads
Thanks Biscuit You saved me writing that up. You have almost 4x as much power available with 50amp vs 30amp.
