Electric overuse?
It is most convenient for us to plug in electric blankets, electric heater, electric frying pan, electric toothbrushes, radio, chargers for phones and also use the microwave. It seems to me that the w...
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Boatycall wrote:pianotuna wrote:
One of the best tools to carry is a kill-a-watt meter. That way you can measure every appliance to truly know the load it is presenting.
X2, I have one in the TC. Especially nice to know when you're boondocking relying on solar.
X3. Mine stays plugged into one of the outlets just to get a reading on the condition of the power coming from the pedestal or generator.
Just plug whatever appliance you're using into the kill-a-watt and set it to read Amps. If you have trouble remembering, put the Amps on a tag on the power cord near the plug as a reminder to not have too many things plugged in.
Your camper likely has at least two circuits, and it would be a good idea to identify which plug is on which circuit. Simply plug something like a lamp into each plug and turn off a circuit breaker at your power panel and see if the light goes off. Label each plug with the circuit number.
IMHO, try to keep total usage at 10-12 Amps at most per circuit.
