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Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Showing results for. Search instead for. Did you mean:. I have a 50amp Wildcat, just pulled into driveway for first time. Was going to sleep in tonight with boys, but the AC keeps breaking the house breaker. I have the 50amp plugged into 3 prong dog bone, do I need to step it down to a 30amp dog bone first, then plug the 30amp into the 3 prong house plug dog bone? I realize I can only run one AC have twobut just have some lights and tv on and the circuit pops?
I will not store at house, so this is just a every-know and then kind of thing. Not sure I can justify installing a camper service? All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Stefan Explorer. House 50 AMP. A house 50 AMP will completely destroy your electronics amp you plug in. A couple years ago, our friend had an electrician install a 50 AMP outlet in anticipation of buying a new MH.
When amp got the unit home, after their initial inspection and walk thru, all the appliances and outlets within the MH were friend when they plugged in. Not realizing the issue, they replaced all the effected items and had everything checked. Unfortunately, they again plugged the MH into the same outlet and got the same results. Stefan Chevy Silverado HD, 3. If you add in Laudry then you need 50 amp. Same one hookup used in houses.
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If wired to code there are no problems. I would have been talking to the electrician about his wiring. He probably left off the neutral. I agree something sounds fishy. Probably used a 30A RV receptacle and wired it to V. Although there are a lot of responses, I would suggest that you be extremely careful when having an electrician add a 50 AMP outlet at your house to plug your RV into. ReneeG wrote: Thanks for the information. I'll follow-up on it.
I learned the hard way. They guy that wired my house did a good job not overloading the circuits but the small panel provided made just click for source necessary to use peanut breakers. ReneeG Explorer. Thanks for camper information.
Labor is basically the same. If you have the setup already. We are not electricians so we have to rely on professional service. Peanut breakers are cheap. So there is your solution. Make some space for the Bumpyroad Explorer. Water-Bug Explorer. Water-Bug wrote: Cummins12V98 wrote: Bumpyroad wrote: posted hookup would have been adequate. Internet service. Must be 30 amp internet service instead of 50 amp internet service. Hookup wrote: Bumpyroad wrote: posted once would have been adequate.
Bumpyroad wrote: posted once would have been adequate. Load more replies. Post Reply. Preview Exit Preview.