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Lantley
Nomad
Oct 05, 2016

How to run both AC's on a 30 amp site with a 50amp RV

The below is a slightly edited repost that I made in July on the Open Range Forum. This post was made after I had tested the RVsafepower transfer switch during a trip to Myrtle Beach. I installed...
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Lantley
Nomad
Oct 06, 2016
MrWizard wrote:
no offense to the OP
but you ARE using 50amps of 120vac not just 30amps

you are able to use a 30amp SITE, because you also use the 20amp outlet

if there was NO duplex outlet, you would be limited to 30amp only , and only (1) a/c

I agree that the device uses 30+20=50 amp total not just 30
I did say 30 amp site however. Most (not all) 30 amp sites will have a 20 amp outlet available.

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