twinstick wrote:
I've currently got a 2013 keystone Laredo 279sre. I really like this camper, I plan to keep it, and getting a new one is not in the cards right now. It is currently a 30amp service.
My problem is, in the summertime in the South, it gets hot. The single 15k air unit will run from 7am-10pm sometimes without stopping. It will only cool too about 82 or so in the heat of the day.
With all of this said, I want to add an air unit up front and convert to 50amp. The converting to 50amp shouldn't be too much of a problem. My dad is an electrician, and a good friend is. Looks like I need a new plug, wire, new power distribution/converter, and new power cord.
The problem is running power from the power distribution to the front air unit. My questions come in with how hard it is to run wires in the ceiling, and who has pulled down ceiling panels and trim and how much is involved with that. Thanks for all the help, -Clayton.
From everything I've read here, the easiest way to do it would be to add the 2nd unit and use a separate 20a cord to plug into the pedestal. The cleanest ones I've see use a separate junction box in the exterior with a male plug recessed in, then a short extension cord direct to a 20a plug on the pedestal. I've =seen= one where a guy just had a cord direct from the A/C unit on the roof and plugged into the pedestal. Said he just coiled it up around the box on the roof when he moved, and zip-tied it to keep it from uncoiling. :B
Lyle
