running ac or micro unit on tt while parked at home ??

[pacamper]

How will i know if this will work ok and not burn up my ac unit, what will i need to know, volts/amp, i have a volt tester ????
Im thinking i am running off of a 20 amp receptical.
Any help would be appreciated

[Bumpyroad]

RoyB wrote:

Prior to hooking up o the garage receptacles or to the ends of the long extension cord laying in the yard I use one of the circuit testers (LOWES) to insure I have proper test lights showing NORMAL before using the 120VAC source.

I bought one of those at walmart. like the pictured one it had a white background but with yellow markings (dots). virtually impossible to see proper setting. returned it and got one at Lowe's, black background with yellow visible dots. that one was OK as would be the pictured one.
bumpy

[popeyemth]

This was my solution .
Less than $15.00,no guessing about converter output or incoming power.

Meter installation

Good Luck, Mike

[Grumpy374]

If your going to keep your rv at your house on a permenant basis, just do it the right way one time and be done with it. Have an electrician run a dedicated 30 amp line to a new outside outlet. Your home breaker box should have several unused breaker punchouts. Just run a 30 amp breaker with a new line. Weather proof outside outlet, and now you can run anything, includung ac.
You will spend less on the materials to do it right than you will on a good quality 10 guage 50 foot extension cord.
Grumpy

[RoyB]

I have two of trailers parked here at home both plugged into 120VAC receptacles in my garage that are on separate circuit breakers. My receptacles are 15AMP version but the breakers feeding them is a 20AMP circuit breaker in the mains box.

I use 50-foot 10 GAUGE (10-3) extension cords running out to the middle of the yard where the 30AMP shore power cables from the trailer get to. I have used a 12 gauge size extension cord without any issues but would not recommend going any smaller than 12-gauge.


I use a RV30A-15A long dogbone style ADAPTER (WALMART) and would not recommend using any of the small round type adapters as they have always got hot on me over time. The long dogbone adapters run cool to touch.


I would not use any of these small round type adapters


Using these small adapter will result in your shor power looking this over time and will need to be replaced and could be the source of voltage drop in the trailer when being used.


Prior to hooking up o the garage receptacles or to the ends of the long extension cord laying in the yard I use one of the circuit testers (LOWES) to insure I have proper test lights showing NORMAL before using the 120VAC source.


Inside the trailer i use one of these RV 120VAC plug-in VOLTMETERS in a location where I can get a quick glance before turning on my air conditioner.


This is how I insure all is ok to use the 120VAC power from my garage 20AMP service prior to being used. Been doing this since 2009 without any problems and run just about everything inside the trailers including the air conditioner and high wattage microwave. The only thing to watch for is not to have two many high wattage items on the same time otherwise it will trip your garage breaker.

I feel my connections on a regular basis to make sure none of them are getting hot on me.

My garage 120VAC operation
Roy Ken

[Sandia_Man]

What is of concern when running your AC unit is the amount of voltage drop and that can be easily measured. First of all use your TT's power cord if at all possible as most extension cords will amplify any voltage drop. Turn on your AC and let run for a couple of minutes, measure voltage at any household outlet within your rig. You want to have at least 108VAC or above when running your AC unit, anything less and the risk to compressor failure significantly increases.

[OpenRangePullen]

You can run one or the other but not both at the same time.

[ChooChooMan74]

No problems running converter, fridge, and 1 high amperage appliance on 20amps, as long as you have the proper adapters and cords.

[the_bear_II]

20 Amp will work if the run to the panel is short and no other high draw appliances are running on the same circuit.

I have heard of folks melting plugs when they used an extension cord to get power to their RV from a garage outlet. Make sure you only use the trailer power cord or a short heavy duty extension cord to reach the outlet.