30 and 50 amp
I'm kind of a newbie, at least to a 50 amp RV. If I have a 50 amp RV, I guess that means I have to use a 50 amp pad, or can I still use a 30 amp pad if I'm not going to be using the air conditioner?
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Forum Discussion
- You can use a 30A and the air conditioner.
Brian - You can run a 50 amp trailer on 15 amps if necessary with the correct adapters. You just have to understand you cannot run everything at once on themlower amperage power.
- I can run my 15000 BTU A/C and water heater with 30 amps but cannot run my second A/C at fhe same time. On hot summer days we just turn off the water heater to run some second A/C.
- You will need a 50 to 30 adapter. May not be able to run everything at one time.
- One of these.....30A male with a 50A female.
Plug into the 30A receptacle and then plug your power cord into the 50A female end
- Another newbie here. My situation is the opposite. I have a 30A trailer, can I plug into 50A service? Or if the campground advertises as having 50A service can I safely assume they also have 30A service?
Bisker wrote:
Another newbie here. My situation is the opposite. I have a 30A trailer, can I plug into 50A service? Or if the campground advertises as having 50A service can I safely assume they also have 30A service?
Yes, with an adaptor, you can plug your 30A into a 50A outlet. And, yes, you can safely assume if they have 50A, they also have 30A. I've never seen a 50A pedestal that didn't also have 30A. I've heard they exist, but I've never seen one.- Thanks mhardin!
- They do exist. 50 with no 30. Often the RV park will have an adapter you can borrow if that's the case. Not a bad idea to carry your own just in case.
