yarnkitty
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My sister and I are talking about having an electrical hook up installed at her house for me to use when I park there (once I have an RV to park). Does anyone have an idea how much this might cost?
Wandering said:A couple of responses have mentioned that there is a "difference" for RV power requirements. Can someone explain this difference? If I properly add a 50 amp breaker to an electric panel and wire to a 50 amp outlet (per code), how can the RV electrical system be harmed by using that circuit?
Only if the "short" occurs before the RV input circuit box and if that occurs, the cord is bad anyway. I go with others and recommend having a 50 amp service installed.Mark R. said:If you have a rig that requires a 30 amp service put in a 30 amp service or a duel service, if you put in a 50 amp service you will have to use a adapter to go to the 50 amp outlet, not optimal, and your 30 amp rated line cord now becomes a fusible link (not rated for 50 amps).
For one thing, few home dryers have a 30 amp circuit breaker built in like a RV does. But, let's back up a bit. If we run 30 amp rated wire to a 50 amp rated circuit breaker, and then run a 50 amp wire on back to the main circuit box when is protected by a 200 amp main, what makes the run between the 50 amp breaker and the main at 200 amps safer than the 30 amp cord running up to a 50 amp breaker?Mark R. said:Yes you guys are correct, you should install your home dryer with 30 amp rated wire to a 50 amp breaker and use a plug adapter to boot, you are why the NEC exist, good advise.