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BobnSofi
Explorer
Feb 12, 2019

Electric Heater lowers Voltage ??? HARMFUL ???

Hi All, we are full timing and use and electric space heater. This causes a voltage drop (according to the cheap voltage meter plugged into a bathroom outlet). The space we are in has 50amp, 30a...
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wa8yxm
Explorer III
Feb 13, 2019
That is a SERIOUS voltager drop.. But as I said the outlets (Save for the GFCI itself) in an RV. are NOT high current devices. oh they are rated for 15 amps but the resistance where the wire is connected is too high due to the knife edge type connection.. WHich is why I have dedicated outlets with 12ga wire BENT AROUND A SCREW for my space heaters.. Oh the 15/20s are a different color (Brown on my rig) so as to make them clearly "Different" from the off-white jobs the factory installed.

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