Microwave trips main breaker???
have a TT 28ft with 30amp service... Have used the TT many times in the winter in vegas etc.. even with the A/C (13500) we were always able to use the micro with no problems. .... Last week our house ...
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pianotuna wrote:
At those temperatures my Dometic 13500 draws 1900 watts. Add the fridge (325 watts) and the microwave (1570 watts in my case) and the total is far more than 3600 watts.
A 30 amp service is intended to provide only 24 amps continuous. To translate that to watts multiply by 107 = 2568 watts. (the minimum safe voltage).
I have no idea where this wives tale came from. An RV 30 amp service is 30 amp continuous, NOT 24 amps. The OP's problem has to do with 115 temps. That means his roof AC is drawing 2 amps MORE than spec. Odds are his roof AC HI COOL is about 14 amps add 2 to 16 amps and other small amp draws(refer 3 amps) and then his M/W kicks in at average 10 to 11 amps and he goes over the 30 amp main breaker threshold. So, he needs to run the AC on Hi Fan only when operating the M/W. Then go back to Hi Cool after cooking. Doug
