Lou Schneider
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I say BS on their explanation. There's a 220 volt, 30 amp DRYER plug and outlet that looks very similar to the RV 120 volt, 30 amp outlet. But the two have differently shaped ground pins so you can't plug a 120 volt plug into a 220 volt outlet and vice-versa.cyclegirl1943 said:The owner is saying:
1. There are national standards that say an RV 30amp plug can also be wired for 220v and
2. The damage may not have been caused by the increased voltage.
Guess the good news is they are admitting it is wired incorrectly. They say they have RVS plug in there requiring a 30amp 220 service.
The park is plainly at fault if they wired a 120 volt RV outlet (that your 120 volt RV can plug into) to 220 volts. It's just plain incompetence on the part of whoever wired the outlet.
Of course, this assumes the plug on the end of your shore power cord is intact. If it's missing it's ground pin there's nothing to stop you from plugging your defective cord into an outlet of the wrong voltage.
I'd like to see a list of those RVs that need 30 amp, 220 volt service. The only ones I can think of are Europeans with 240 volt service at home, and they wouldn't have an American 120 volt plug on the end of their shore power cord.