Single A/C on 30 amp

Short answer... Yes

I'm doing it right now at a campground. I hold my breath when the microwave is being used, but no problem yet.

I do this all the time with no issues. MY AC is 13500 btu, but at the campground I can run everything AC, fridge, microwave & tv at the same time with no issues.

Did your tt come with 50a service?

30amp is standard for a trailer with a single air/con.

As others have said, if you want to run other high draw items (electric water heater, microwave, electric fry pan, etc...), you may push what the 30amp can deliver.

Running the fridge, TV, some lights....shouldn't be an issue.

I suggest putting water and fridge on propane when running the air.

Is this the first time you've been at a campground with 30 AMP? Should not have a problem. As others say, power management and you'll be fine.

My previous TT was 30 Amp service. Had no issue running the A/C, HW heater, and fridge all on 30 Amp. Current TT is 50 Amp but I can run both 15K A/C's on 30 but pretty much nothing else.

Mike

What MFL said. No problem, but you may have to manage a couple minutes each day so that AC, charger, water heater and coffee maker don't all pull max at same time. Don't worry about it if you do, will just need to reset breaker and be more careful next time. Enjoy!

We have a 15,000 BTU single air conditioner and 30 amp service. We've been running the air all summer (at home and when camping). The camper is powered and air on 24x7 this year. No problem at all.

Now, we do take some precautions so the 30 amp breaker will not pop in the garage or at the campground pedestal.

First, we run our water heater on propane. This removes electric draw on that 30 amp availability. With the air running, we have no problems running any thing else at the same time; televisions, lights, anything plugged into the 120 volt plugs, electric coffee pot.

We do not plug in electric skillits or our electric griddle through the camper. We have found one griddle or electric skillet will operate OK, even with the air, but if adding much more, the breaker will pop. So, considering we almost always cook with an electric griddle and an electric skillet, at the campground, we always run a separate electric 120v cord from the pedestal. At home, we cook in the house or our Smoker BBQ.

Basically, you have to manage that 30 amp. Recently, when running the microwave, we've been turning off the air-conditioner. It only popped the breaker once, but we decided not to do that any more. So for the few minutes we run the microwave, we shut off the air conditioner. Then when done, turn the air back on.

You've got to remember, you have only 30 amps, you have to manage that 30 amps. But if you do, you'll have no problems ever popping the breaker. If you do pop the breaker, you just turn something off and reset the breaker and move on. No problem.

Another remember: The converter in your camper takes some of that 30 amp. So does your refrigerator if running on electric. So does your water heater on electric. Your television and any electronic devices plugged into a wall socket also take part of that 30 amp. If you have a radio or television plugged in, even when turned off, there is still a small amp draw. The amp draw is on everything you can see, and everything you don't. So always be aware of what is using 110 v and part of that 30 amp availability.

shelby17 wrote:
I realize its probably been covered elsewhere. I have a 2012 Jayco trailer with a single A/C unit. The campsite we are staying at only has 30 Amp. Is that enough of an amperage to run the A/C in the daytime.
Cheers,

that is what it is designed to do.