COLD! What would you do?

[johnhicks]

16F here in Deming last night, 24F in the wet bay even with the furnace running. Filled the water tank yet again, hoses down in the yard. Fortunately the coldest temps lasted only a few hours.

Everything working normally, no problems. So far so good.

 

[jymbee]

It is easier just to move to Florida. Got down into the 50s last night.

It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than it would be for us to pack up all we own and move anywhere.

 

[jymbee]

Of more concern is how the outlets in your RV are wired. They are fed from 15 or 20 amp breakers and several outlets may be on the same breaker. For example, if one 20 amp breaker feeds all of the outlets in your kitchen and living room you can't run a 1500 watt heater (12.5 amps) in the living room and something else that uses a lot of electricity in the kitchen at the same time.

Four to six inches of snow and very cold here last night. Temps again in the low teens tonight, but so far we're making out ok. We have a hose connected to the park spigot with water running at a trickle down over a nearby bank. Park staff was around the park wrapping all the exposed water pipes with insulation and agreed this was a good strategy. Also have the propane furnace running overnight set to around 55 and the hot water tank on.

But absent a wiring schematic, which I probably couldn't make sense of in any event, how can I determine how the outlets in the coach are wired when it comes to connecting devices?

From previous trial & error experiences with breakers and where to plug things in, we have 3 ceramic heaters running. One running set to "low" in the wet compartment and two in the main living area. Before we turn anything else on such as the microwave or toaster, we unplug the heater in the kitchen. Also a couple of times we used the microwave without turning anything else off. Haven't tripped anything so far.

 

[rvlifer]

how can I determine how the outlets in the coach are wired when it comes to connecting devices?

Plug something in to one of the ourlets such as a light or fan. Turn off circuit breakers one at a time till the plugged in item goes off. Document which circuit breaker it is. Move to the next outlet and repeat.

Wont tell you how the wiring is run or which outlet is wired to which other outlet but you will know all the outlets that are on each circuit and can figure out what you can plug in based on the amperage of the circuit breaker.

 

[Derby6]

Dropped to 18 in scenic, AZ last night. No issues.

 

[RayIN]

jumbee,
Use a non-contact AC voltage tester to determine which circuit-breaker feeds each area of your RV. Turn one breaker off then hold the non-contact tester next each receptacle. Repeat with each breaker.
Might take 25 minutes to test and draw a simple schematic.