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SteveB wrote:
Thank you (re: elec WH question) sorry for the mini hijack.
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ljr wrote:CJ5 jeeper wrote:
....There are some parks that do not want you to use them, as they think you are stealing power.....
I hope I'm not stepping into one of those topics that gets everybody upset but can you explain the reasoning behind that belief? I've never encountered it (yet) but I've talked to others that have.
50A/240V is 12kw. Why would somebody believe something plugged into a 12kw pedestal can draw more power than that? Am I completely misunderstanding how this works?
โJul-05-2013 08:42 AM
SteveB wrote:
I have a Franks Autotransformer purchased after a stressful trip to a DC campground in 2010. Embarrassingly I have never used it. I even wired up a nice plug-in setup in the rear compartment.
Never really needed it though as I also picked up a Kill-A-Watt meter and use it to keep tabs on incoming volts but that is also no guarantee that trouble is not looming.
I am concerned that (I read somewhere) it is NOT to be used with a resistive load which means NO ELECTRIC WATER HEATER. I don't know why it would make a difference as long as all loads are withing the design capacity. Not that propane is a problem but I don't want to "accidentally" turn it on to electric and blow up a $450 device.
Does anyone here use their electric water heater with an autoformer?
โJul-05-2013 07:39 AM
CJ5 jeeper wrote:
....There are some parks that do not want you to use them, as they think you are stealing power.....
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Not yet camped in Hawaii, 2 Canada Provinces, & 2 Territories
I can't be lost because I don't care where this lovely road is going
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