Aug-15-2015 01:22 PM
Aug-15-2015 05:34 PM
AikenRacer wrote:do not under any circumstances plug your rv into that.!!!
I am using two 30 amp breakers that are hooked together as one presently in the breaker box that used to go to a stove that we no longer have. I bought a 30 amp RV box at Lowes. So my present wiring is the top 30 amp breaker in the box has one wire going to one side of the new 30 amp receptacle. The bottom 30 amp breaker is wired going to the other side of the new 30 amp receptacle. That is why I figured it is 220 volts. Is this wired right for a mh?
Aug-15-2015 05:18 PM
Aug-15-2015 05:09 PM
wildmanbaker wrote:
Wow! Then 2 legs of 120 volts, at 50 amps each leg, gives you 100 amps total 120 volt electrical. Correct? Since they are from different sides of the buss, this seems to make sense to me. One leg could feed the entire loads of the MH, and the second leg could feed a electric heating element in the furnace.
Aug-15-2015 05:08 PM
AikenRacer wrote::E :E Disconnect the second hot before the smoke comes out :E :E
So you are saying that the 30 amp receptacle should be wired up with one wire from the breaker to one side of the receptacle and the other side of the receptacle to the neutral bar?
Aug-15-2015 05:00 PM
wildmanbaker wrote:Kayteg1 wrote:
This is the issue even professional electricians get confused on.
Your 50 amp service is having 2 legs at 50 amp EACH.
The 30 amp adapter connect both legs into single 30 amp 120V plug.
You can find lot of stories about people plugging 30amp 120V RV adapter into 240V dryer plug (yes, you can make it fit) and sparks are flying.
Wow! Then 2 legs of 120 volts, at 50 amps each leg, gives you 100 amps total 120 volt electrical. Correct? Since they are from different sides of the buss, this seems to make sense to me. One leg could feed the entire loads of the MH, and the second leg could feed a electric heating element in the furnace.
Aug-15-2015 04:52 PM
Kayteg1 wrote:
This is the issue even professional electricians get confused on.
Your 50 amp service is having 2 legs at 50 amp EACH.
The 30 amp adapter connect both legs into single 30 amp 120V plug.
You can find lot of stories about people plugging 30amp 120V RV adapter into 240V dryer plug (yes, you can make it fit) and sparks are flying.
Aug-15-2015 03:32 PM
Aug-15-2015 03:24 PM
AikenRacer wrote:
I think what is confusing me is that when I camp at a 30 amp campground, I use a 50 to 30 amp adapter and only run 2 air conditioners instead of 3. The power mgt system screen shows 118 volts coming in on line 1 and 118 volts coming in on line 2. That is why I thought the 30 amp service was 220 volts......??
Aug-15-2015 03:22 PM
AikenRacer wrote:
I think what is confusing me is that when I camp at a 30 amp campground, I use a 50 to 30 amp adapter and only run 2 air conditioners instead of 3. The power mgt system screen shows 118 volts coming in on line 1 and 118 volts coming in on line 2. That is why I thought the 30 amp service was 220 volts......??
Aug-15-2015 03:02 PM
AikenRacer wrote:And what does that say at a 50a site?
I think what is confusing me is that when I camp at a 30 amp campground, I use a 50 to 30 amp adapter and only run 2 air conditioners instead of 3. The power mgt system screen shows 118 volts coming in on line 1 and 118 volts coming in on line 2. That is why I thought the 30 amp service was 220 volts......??
Aug-15-2015 02:58 PM
Aug-15-2015 02:50 PM
Aug-15-2015 02:26 PM
Executive wrote:
WOW! Reading these responses even confuse me and I know what I'm doing.
To the OP: Decide if you want 30 or 50 amp service. Since you already have purchased the 30 amp stuff, go with that. Your 30 amp service is 120VAC NOT 220. Your coach is 30amp too. Click on the link below and read about how to hook it up correctly. When you're finished, test it for 120VAC BEFORE hooking up your RV. Good luck...Dennis
MyRV Electric
Aug-15-2015 02:19 PM
Aug-15-2015 02:17 PM
AikenRacer wrote:
So you are saying that the 30 amp receptacle should be wired up with one wire from the breaker to one side of the receptacle and the other side of the receptacle to the neutral bar?