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viciii3
Explorer
May 02, 2017

Electrical adapter question

I have just purchased a 2017 Grand Design Solitude 5th wheel. I am trying to find an electrical adapter that will allow me to plug in a standard 110 volt extension cord to the RV without having to use the supplied, bulky, 50 amp power cord. This would make life easier when the RV is parked at my home and allow me to pre-cool the refrigerator before loading food. The connection on the side of the RV is a 3 prong, 50 amp twist lock:





Is there a short adapter available to allow my house power and standard 110 volt extension cord to plug into this RV connection?

Thank you for any help.
Vic
  • Good_Sam_Care_T's avatar
    Good_Sam_Care_T
    Explorer
    May 19, 2017
    Hello,

    I am going to close this topic due to lack of activity. Thank you for your time and participating. Feel free to open a new thread on this topic in the future.

    Thanks,
    Stacy
    Good Sam Care Team
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    viciii3
    Explorer
    May 03, 2017
    AllegroD wrote:
    viciii3 wrote:
    time2roll wrote:
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    There it is!
    Thank you!
    Vic


    As an earlier poster said, make sure your extension cord is not overloaded. a regular house ext. cord will likely overheat. I'd suggest at least a 12/3 outdoor ext. cord.

    I have a 50 amp rig and run a 30 amp adapter and cable to the 20 amp socket, allowing the heavier (30 amp) wire to haul the load.


    Noted, my friend. I use a commercial grade contractor's cord for this...but I will keep an eye on it's temperature.
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    viciii3
    Explorer
    May 03, 2017
    Good Sam Care Team wrote:
    Hello viciii3,

    Thank you for contacting Good Sam. I will be glad to look into this for you.
    Please provide your contact number in a private message and I will follow up.

    Thank you,
    Ella
    Good Sam Care Team

    Thank you Ella. Time2Roll found just the adapter I needed. I can see myself, a first time 5th wheel owner, making lots of use of these forums ;-)
    Vic
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    AllegroD
    Nomad
    May 03, 2017
    viciii3 wrote:
    time2roll wrote:
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    There it is!
    Thank you!
    Vic


    As an earlier poster said, make sure your extension cord is not overloaded. a regular house ext. cord will likely overheat. I'd suggest at least a 12/3 outdoor ext. cord.

    I have a 50 amp rig and run a 30 amp adapter and cable to the 20 amp socket, allowing the heavier (30 amp) wire to haul the load.
  • Good_Sam_Care_T's avatar
    Good_Sam_Care_T
    Explorer
    May 03, 2017
    Hello viciii3,

    Thank you for contacting Good Sam. I will be glad to look into this for you.
    Please provide your contact number in a private message and I will follow up.

    Thank you,
    Ella
    Good Sam Care Team
  • enblethen's avatar
    enblethen
    Nomad
    May 03, 2017
    Picture is of a 50 amp 120/240 connection. Note the ground is on the outside ring and not one of the pins.
  • viciii3's avatar
    viciii3
    Explorer
    May 03, 2017
    time2roll wrote:
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    There it is!
    Thank you!
    Vic
  • viciii3's avatar
    viciii3
    Explorer
    May 02, 2017
    Lwiddis wrote:
    Looks like a 30 amp from picture. Yes, there is...50 to 20 but might be cheaper to go from 50 to 30 to 20. Be careful you don't overload your extension cord. Easy to do.


    Thanks for the reply, Lee. I'm confused as the label says 50 amp?? All the 50 amp adapters I've found are RV standard 4 prong...not the twist lock 3 prong. I have looked at a 50 to 30, which I will need anyway to hook up to my Champion generator, and I have a 30 to 20 adapter...just hate to break out that heavy 50 amp power cord just to run off house power. But, if that's what works, so be it :-).

    Thanks Lee!

    Vic

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