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Post by chanacres on Jun 2, 2021 20:50:13 GMT -5
Can someone tell me if it hurts to plug into regular 110 15 amp service with my 2019 200 vml Venture Sonic? There are times when I may want to just park in a friend or familys's drive....I dont want to cause issues for them or me....thank you
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Post by WrkrBee on Jun 2, 2021 21:22:29 GMT -5
You can with the right adapter. Just realize that you will not be able to run a lot at once. It also depends on what else is running on the 15 amp house circuit. A dedicated 20 amp circuit is better.
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Post by navylcdr on Jun 2, 2021 21:53:23 GMT -5
No issues except for electrical load management. It is best to plug into an outlet in a circuit that has nothing (or not much else) plugged into the other outlets on the circuit. You can very easily run the trailer's converter to keep the batteries charged. I have an absorption refrigerator (LP + 110v AC) and it runs on AC no problem. I did pop the circuit breaker in my garage panel when I ran the refrigerator, water heater electric, and Air Conditioner at the same time. I prefer the "dogbone" type adapter rather than just the plug type because I feel that it produces less stress on the standard AC outlet:  |
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mbentlyesq
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Post by mbentlyesq on Jun 3, 2021 0:41:14 GMT -5
During the 2018 Butte County, California Camp Fire, we had a family who evacuated from the fire stay with us. They used our 5th wheel trailer. I found that when too much load was put on the circuit, the outlet melted. You need to be very mindful of power management or you can do some real damage to the house circuits or trailer.
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Post by WrkrBee on Jun 3, 2021 14:19:24 GMT -5
During the 2018 Butte County, California Camp Fire, we had a family who evacuated from the fire stay with us. They used our 5th wheel trailer. I found that when too much load was put on the circuit, the outlet melted. You need to be very mindful of power management or you can do some real damage to the house circuits or trailer. House breaker should have tripped before the outlet damage, if it was sized right. Was it a Federal Pacific breaker? They had issues for a couple of years. |
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mbentlyesq
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Post by mbentlyesq on Jun 3, 2021 19:42:38 GMT -5
I do not know. Eventually I installed a 50amp RV service. No more problems.
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Post by 3rdof5 on Jun 5, 2021 9:00:08 GMT -5
A 15 amp normal 110vac outlet will run your absorption fridge and convertor and the TV and other small items such as phone chargers etc all at once. In addition you will be able to run one (1) larger appliance such as a coffee maker or microwave at a time. Any more than that, such as using the microwave while the coffee pot is running will trip the 15 amp supply breaker. Typically it will not run the roof A/C, even if everything else is off. You must keep in mind the Wattage of the appliances you are running. An easy formula to remember is Watts equals Volts multiplied by amps. So 117 volts AC multiplied by 15 amps gives a total of 1,755 watts. A coffee pot or toaster or microwave can easily draw 1200 to 1500 watts each. The roof A/C can draw well over 2000 watts, particularly on startup. So running on 15 amp service is doable with careful use of your appliances. 30 amp service doubles the available Watts allowing the use of more than one appliance at a time.
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Post by chanacres on Jun 11, 2021 18:14:23 GMT -5
Sure learn alot from you folks...thanks so much for taking the time to respond...Chanacres
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