Plugging 30A 5th wheel into 50A service
Will I have any problems if I plug my 30A fiver into 50A service at a RV park. I will not be drawing any more than 30A, but the park says I should pay $50 deposit to rent a "box" from them.
Forum Discussion
spud1957 wrote:
Here is a link to the Go-Rving catalog.
My thought is that they are not CSA certified i.e. stating the requirement for a 30A breaker. The ones at the local walmart do have the CSA certification.
The page is for the Camco adapters which specifically states "not for sale in Canada".
Go-rving electrical adapters
Perhaps Mr Coach-man has a story for this as well?
Well not being from Canada and have never used an RV park in Canada I do not know what you do when using that adaptor. Please enlighten me, as in the USA I have never seen at an RV park a 240 volt 4 wire plug rated at 30 amps!
My point is, unless you have defective wiring or cord you can not draw more than the 30 amps your rig was designed for! You are therefore protected by the 30 amp main circuit breaker in your RV! If you have defective wiring or cord you will have a problem regardless of which recepticle, 30 or 50 amp recepticle you used. The statement that dog bone daptors are dangerous is ridiculous, which is what started this usless discussion!
