30 vs 50 amp electrical issue help
Hello, I recently purchased a 2023 heartland mallard 32ft travel trailer. When I bought it at dealer they assured me it was a 50 amp service during purchase and during walk through. During walk thr...
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stevenal wrote:
Adapter
Here is an adapter as described. Internally, the ground, neutral, and one of the legs connect straight through. The remaining leg remains unconnected. Note that it carries no UL mark. This same sort of adaptation might simply be wired into the RV, and would likely be in violation of RVIA standards. If so, the 12000 W expected from the 50 A service is only 3600.
As others have indicated, find your main breaker. It will be a single pole 30 or a double pole 50.
That adapter is simply a 30 amp to 50 amp adapter.
The OP has indicated that both the inlet port on the trailer AND the detachable power cord have 50 amp plugs. So the female end of the adapter wouldn't even fit.
In addition, that adapter doesn't turn a 30 amp system in a 50 amp system. It merely allows a 30 amp system to plug into a 50 amp outlet - pulling only the 30 amps.
It certainly doesn't allow the OP to use two AC units as claimed by the manufacturer.
