Breaker for enclosed trailer?
Hi, I think I've reached the end of my Googling skills and would really appreciate your guidance. I am wiring my 6x12 enclosed trailer for a rooftop (13.5k) AC & four duplex outlets that will be...
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I wanted to drop in and say thanks again to everybody for your input. I think I finally figured out a good plan of action after reading what you had to say and stopping by an RV Center for further discussion.
I've decided against adding DC power since I don't have trailer brakes on this small trailer.
I'm planning to use a Square D 60A 2-space Main Lug where I'll put a 30A breaker on one side (back-fed to the 30A Inlet) and a duplex 20A breaker on the other side (the lugs will have a jumper between them so that the 30A can provide power to the 20A leg).
Here's a pic I found where somebody did something similar though it looks like they're supplying power direct to the left lug so there's no backfeed.
The one thing missing from the above photo is a backfeed breaker retaining kit, which is used to lock down the backfeed breaker to prevent arcing. I'm not sure if Square-D's retainer will work with this panel so I may have to improvise...
This panel comes with separate ground/neutral bars which is of course recommended on trailers. I noticed that some main lug panels have tied ground/neutral that can't be separated so you have to watch out for that...
I've decided against adding DC power since I don't have trailer brakes on this small trailer.
I'm planning to use a Square D 60A 2-space Main Lug where I'll put a 30A breaker on one side (back-fed to the 30A Inlet) and a duplex 20A breaker on the other side (the lugs will have a jumper between them so that the 30A can provide power to the 20A leg).
Here's a pic I found where somebody did something similar though it looks like they're supplying power direct to the left lug so there's no backfeed.
The one thing missing from the above photo is a backfeed breaker retaining kit, which is used to lock down the backfeed breaker to prevent arcing. I'm not sure if Square-D's retainer will work with this panel so I may have to improvise...
This panel comes with separate ground/neutral bars which is of course recommended on trailers. I noticed that some main lug panels have tied ground/neutral that can't be separated so you have to watch out for that...
