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GoalstoDreams wrote:
What I probably should have stated more clearly is that I AM wanting to use the convection oven for baking but don't want to have to shut down the AC for a 30-40 minute stretch while I do that. It gets hot in Tucson...and yes....I could avoid baking/roasting in the summer time....but I don't want to have to. This was the basis of my original question.
Aug-07-2014 06:29 PM
GoalstoDreams wrote:
The real question, however.....and it boggles my mind....is why they still design RVs with electrical components that cannot be supported simultaneously by even 50amp service (let alone 30amp)...with all the technological advances in the world, you'd think they could figure this out......and I don't expect an answer, mind you..this was purely rhetorical....; )
Thanks again everyone for all your help!
Sue
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Aug-06-2014 11:36 AM
Bobbo wrote:GoalstoDreams wrote:
What I probably should have stated more clearly is that I AM wanting to use the convection oven for baking but don't want to have to shut down the AC for a 30-40 minute stretch while I do that. It gets hot in Tucson...and yes....I could avoid baking/roasting in the summer time....but I don't want to have to. This was the basis of my original question.
Grin, that is a different discussion.
I think the easiest way is to leave your current electrical system untouched (with the exception below). Get another 120v breaker box (small) and run a 30 foot 12g cord to it with a 15 amp plug on the end. Run a wire from the new breaker to a new ATS (that switches both HOT and NEUTRAL in case the outlets on the pedestal are not on the same circuit) on the Normally Open side. Move the wire from your current breaker that goes to the convection/microwave to the other side of the ATS, the Normally Closed side. Then run a wire from the ATS to the convection/microwave.
If the new cord is not plugged in, the convection/microwave runs off RV power just as it does now. If you plug the new cord in, the ATS switches the power for the convection/microwave (both HOT and NEUTRAL) to the new circuit and it is run without the RV's power grid.
Instead of a new ATS, you can get a DPDT (double pole double throw) switch that lets you manually switch both the HOT and NEUTRAL wires with a flip of the switch. However, that would require 2 steps, plug in the new cord AND flip the switch. Forgetting to flip the switch leaves the oven on RV power even though you plugged in the second cord.
Aug-06-2014 11:04 AM
GoalstoDreams wrote:
What I probably should have stated more clearly is that I AM wanting to use the convection oven for baking but don't want to have to shut down the AC for a 30-40 minute stretch while I do that. It gets hot in Tucson...and yes....I could avoid baking/roasting in the summer time....but I don't want to have to. This was the basis of my original question.
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