What did you do to your Class A MH today???
This is always a fun thread to watch, so I thought I would start one here.
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I didn't do it yesterday. It was a few months ago but others might have a similar need. The Coach is gas, with a 30 amp service. Rather than use propane in a park, and since most parts charge the same for 30 amp or 50 amp, I added an additional independent 15 amp service in the bedroom for an additional elec. space heater. Now the space heater does not draw from the main 30 amp service.
The coach is fiberglas. An Aluminum coach would require a slightly different approach. I cut a hole down fairly low in the driver side wall of the bedroom, almost under the desk. If you have a slide on the driver side of the bedroom, this will require some additional consideration. I mounted a 15 amp convenience outlet with GFCI in the bedroom, then directly opposite but a few inches below the outlet in the bedroom wall I cut a hole in the outside skin and mounted a MALE plug with a weatherproof cover. A short piece of 12 gauge Romex connected the male plug on the outside to the female plug (convenience outlet) in the bedroom. Must be careful that neither the inside or outside plugs are grounded to the coach or you may blow the GFCI's. Hence the reference to an aluminum skinned coach. Must be careful that the plugs, inside and outside, are not grounded to the aluminum skin.
Using a 3-wire, 15 amp outside cord, not over 25 feet in length, I plug the bedroom outlet into the 15/20 amp outlet that is on most campground posts, and the normal 30 amp shore line into the 30 amp outlet on the post.
If you are not comfortable with doing electrical work, get an electrician friend to hook it up for you. This will save a lot of propane and keep the bedroom nice and cozy on the coldest nights.
Morris
The coach is fiberglas. An Aluminum coach would require a slightly different approach. I cut a hole down fairly low in the driver side wall of the bedroom, almost under the desk. If you have a slide on the driver side of the bedroom, this will require some additional consideration. I mounted a 15 amp convenience outlet with GFCI in the bedroom, then directly opposite but a few inches below the outlet in the bedroom wall I cut a hole in the outside skin and mounted a MALE plug with a weatherproof cover. A short piece of 12 gauge Romex connected the male plug on the outside to the female plug (convenience outlet) in the bedroom. Must be careful that neither the inside or outside plugs are grounded to the coach or you may blow the GFCI's. Hence the reference to an aluminum skinned coach. Must be careful that the plugs, inside and outside, are not grounded to the aluminum skin.
Using a 3-wire, 15 amp outside cord, not over 25 feet in length, I plug the bedroom outlet into the 15/20 amp outlet that is on most campground posts, and the normal 30 amp shore line into the 30 amp outlet on the post.
If you are not comfortable with doing electrical work, get an electrician friend to hook it up for you. This will save a lot of propane and keep the bedroom nice and cozy on the coldest nights.
Morris
