RV electrical
We just built a new house and I had a 20amp breaker put in. Went with a 20amp because the electrician said that should run 95% of RV's just fine, including AC... hindsight tells me I should have gone ...
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teddyu wrote:I will give you one example of why that would have been a bad idea in my case.
... In my garage, I have ONE dedicated non-GFCI receptacle just for the RV. ....
This Spring I was doing my routine cleaning including washing down the bathroom shower. Evidently a tiny amount of water went into my converter. When I noticed the clock on my microwave was dark I checked the GFI outlet that feeds my shore power. It was tripped. ... long story short ... turning on the converter breaker tripped the GFI. When I pulled the converter board I found a few drops of water between the circuit board and the metal case of the converter. Some current from the switching mode converter circuit board was leaking to frame ground. A dangerous situation.
