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03-10-2019, 02:35 PM
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Lantzville, British Columbia
Trailer: 2019 21'
Posts: 37
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Shore Power at Home
Here's a newbie question for you:
How do I plug into my electrical power at home? Do I need a special outlet or is there some kind of adapter?
Thanks
Dee
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03-10-2019, 02:47 PM
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Member
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: West Des Moines, Iowa
Trailer: 2023 21C' Escape
Posts: 36
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We had a 16 foot Scamp and I just plugged it in to an outlet in the garage. It was only 15 amp outlet. You will need an adapter, which can be found at any RV shop or hardware store. We purchased a 19 Escape last year and I had an electrician come out and run a 30 amp circuit for the trailer only. He ran the wires through conduit inside the garage and then drilled a hole on the exterior of the garage and a 30 amp plug in for the trailer.
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03-10-2019, 03:11 PM
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#3
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Benton County, Iowa
Trailer: 2013 Escape 21 Classic Number 6, pulled by 2018 Toyota Highlander
Posts: 8,234
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The 30 amp outlet is called an RV outlet. A conventional 15 amp outlet with adapter will probably do everything you need it to do as long as you don’t pile a couple big amp draws on it at the same time. Like the AC and the microwave or something like that. It will run the AC with nothing else on if you need to cool down the trailer before and during loading in the summer. I have an RV circuit in our storage building run in conduit with heavy wire. Not sure now what my brother used.
Iowa Dave
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Dave
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03-10-2019, 03:22 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia
Trailer: 2018 Escape 19
Posts: 2,716
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You can get the adaptor at most RV shops and stores like Canadian Tire, Walmart etc.
It will look something like this.
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03-10-2019, 03:24 PM
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#5
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Member
Join Date: Mar 2017
Location: Lantzville, British Columbia
Trailer: 2019 21'
Posts: 37
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Thanks!! Very helpful.
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03-10-2019, 03:36 PM
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#6
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Milpitas, California
Trailer: 2017 19'
Posts: 347
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When we picked up our trailer there is a black triangle block that we can plug the trailer plug into, and it will go into a household plug. It's not fancy but does the job.
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03-10-2019, 03:53 PM
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#7
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia
Trailer: 2018 Escape 19
Posts: 2,716
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Quote:
Originally Posted by caddoster
When we picked up our trailer there is a black triangle block that we can plug the trailer plug into, and it will go into a household plug. It's not fancy but does the job.
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Yes you are correct...I forgot about that. No need to buy anything. A nice touch for Escape to include one.
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03-10-2019, 06:54 PM
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#8
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Burlington Twp., New Jersey
Trailer: 2010 Escape 19
Posts: 7,126
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Quote:
Originally Posted by caddoster
When we picked up our trailer there is a black triangle block that we can plug the trailer plug into, and it will go into a household plug. It's not fancy but does the job.
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Probably something like this which are much cheaper if you don’t need the dog bone style.
Don’t drop the cord with it attached or you can easily break off the ground prong.
This one looks better made though than the Camco one I broke.
https://www.amazon.com/Conntek-14101...13656070&psc=1
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03-10-2019, 08:59 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Trailer: 1979 Boler B1700
Posts: 14,935
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Quote:
Originally Posted by caddoster
When we picked up our trailer there is a black triangle block that we can plug the trailer plug into, and it will go into a household plug.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rubicon327
Probably something like this which are much cheaper if you don’t need the dog bone style.
Don’t drop the cord with it attached or you can easily break off the ground prong.
This one looks better made though than the Camco one I broke.
https://www.amazon.com/Conntek-14101...13656070&psc=1
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The problem with these one-piece adapters is that the weight of the trailer's cord far out from the face of the outlet tends to pull the adapter out of the outlet. The "dogbone" adapters (a short cord with a socket on one end and plug on the other) work better in this respect.
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03-10-2019, 09:21 PM
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#10
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Surrey, British Columbia
Trailer: 2014 Escape 19'
Posts: 264
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Brian B-P
The problem with these one-piece adapters is that the weight of the trailer's cord far out from the face of the outlet tends to pull the adapter out of the outlet. The "dogbone" adapters (a short cord with a socket on one end and plug on the other) work better in this respect.
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I plug an extension cord into the wall outlet, lie it on the floor, and plug the Escape adapter into the extension to avoid the adapter pulling out of the wall plug.
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2014 19'
Surrey, Beautiful BC, Canada
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03-11-2019, 08:33 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: Fenton, Michigan
Trailer: 2018 Escape 21, 2014 Northern Lite slide in, 2014 2500 Duramax
Posts: 185
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Or use this
https://www.amazon.com/Parkworld-691...eywords=l5+30r
at the trailer and a HD cord from the wall plug to the trailer
Eliminating the UV exposure to your good cord while parked at home
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03-11-2019, 08:44 AM
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#12
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Burlington Twp., New Jersey
Trailer: 2010 Escape 19
Posts: 7,126
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TZBrown
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Love this idea. It's exactly why I have one of these which does the same thing. This is only possible for those of us with removable power cords though.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MTQ4B4A...4-e9578ee0e289
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03-11-2019, 10:52 AM
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#13
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Milpitas, California
Trailer: 2017 19'
Posts: 347
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rubicon327
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This is what we end up doing when the trailer is covered, since we tend to camp in places without hook up most of the time I put the removable power cord in the "hardest to reach" area of the trailer storage and don't feel like packing it before every trip.
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03-11-2019, 02:26 PM
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#14
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Olympia wa, Washington
Trailer: 5.0TA 2017
Posts: 2,255
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i have an old 30 amp cord i use (so i can just leave it at home and keep one always in my trailer) with an adapter and a heavy duty extension cord
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03-11-2019, 09:48 PM
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#15
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2019 Escape 21 towed by F-150 with 2.7l eb, formerly Escape 17B 2017
Posts: 563
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dee
Here's a newbie question for you:
How do I plug into my electrical power at home? Do I need a special outlet or is there some kind of adapter?
Thanks
Dee
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If you buy a new trailer from Escape, they will give you a simple adaptor to plug into a normal residential 15A outlet. However, don't try and put a big load on the circuit as the trailers are rated for 30A. However, for just running lights or maybe a fan heater, you will be fine.
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