New to RV’ing....and might not last
Wife convinced me an RV was a must have......and unfortunately my mantra is go big or go home.....ended up with a 12 year old 42 foot class A. Made every mistake possible in the purchase but bought it...
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Ed Manifold wrote:. no. 220 v wiring is standard on all outlets and inputs.
You said that you run the 50 amp to the side of the house. Please make sure you have a correctly wired 50amp plug. 220 house outlets are different than the RV outlets. If you use the 220 house power you will destroy many of your RV appliances per my understanding.
120v left blade, 120v right blade, top 1/2 round is ground, bottom center blade is neutral.
A multimeter will show correct voltage 238-248v when testing right to left, 118 -124v from right, left to ground or neutral.
Amperage load is another matter, with the RV connected and systems operating an amp clamp meter is used to measure the amperage load on each 120 v leg, a difference is normal depending on the service demands.
Research the wattage demands of each of your units systems and how they are split in your on board supply panel. When on 50 A service this is usually moot, as mfgrs usually do a good balance splitting load across the 120v legs.
When you plug into 30Amp. power both legs are powered by a single 120v.
On 50A 240v you have potentially 12000watts. thats 12 KW of power available.
On 30 A 120 v you have one 120v 30 A leg. 3600 watts Makes you a power miser, no 3 power hungry devices on at any time. Thats when you switch as much as you can to alternates like propane. Millions of rvers get along on even less plugged into home, a friends driveway, on batteries solar or generator for nights or months
You have started the adventure . When you get the hang of it, you will not want to hotel it again.
