Will the plugs work if I’m only plugged in to 15 amp household circuit (through adapter to 30 amp rv plug)? I plugged in small electric heater and breakers tripped but after resetting I can’t even get an electric pencil sharpener to work.
Will the plugs work if I’m only plugged in to 15 amp household circuit (through adapter to 30 amp rv plug)? I plugged in small electric heater and breakers tripped but after resetting I can’t even get an electric pencil sharpener to work.
I've plugged into 20A household circuits now and then, but never 15A. Does 15A work for others here? Even with 20A, a toaster in the trailer tripped the breaker in the house.
I'm away from home or I'd check, but my home receptacles are of the standard 15 amp configuration, so I'm sure i can power the trailer on 15 amps: cool the refrigerator, run small space heater, and use power tools.
Just FYI, this verbatim clip from the EMS-HW30C manual:.... My understanding is the system will only work in bypass if there is not a good "earth ground" on the shore power supply. ....
A toaster shouldn't trip a 20A breaker. They routinely plug into a 15A circuit.
A 15A circuit is fine for doing most things. If you're visiting someone you can plug into one of their 15A circuits. The only thing that you can't do is the items you listed above and also plug in an A/C. It'd be one or the other.
Ron
Well, my wife used the toaster, and she might have also had the microwave running, so the two together could've tripped the house breaker.
Well, my wife used the toaster, and she might have also had the microwave running, so the two together could've tripped the house breaker.
Many years ago I visited my sister and set up my trailer in her back yard, I was parked next to a multi-stall garage that my brother-in-law stored his restored Morgan (mostly), Austin, and Triumph sports cars. I was plugged into a 15 amp outlet controlled by an ancient entry panel protected by glass fuses. The weather was such that we did not need A/C or heat, but I quickly leaned two things. First, running two things at once was fatal to the electric supply and, two, glass screw in fuses are difficult to find and expensive. I watched my power use for the rest of the visit. He had an circuit breaker entry box that he had purchased second hand that supposedly he was going to replace the one with fuses (that he had purchased used, at a bargain price) but I think that 8 years later the fuse box is still in use. The moral of the story is that you can run some low draw appliances and keep the house battery(ies) charged on 15 amps, but if you want to brew a pot of coffee, make sure nothing else is running.
Of course with the glass fuses, you must remember the old trick—put a penny in under the burnt fuse, and you're good to go!
Well, until you burn the house down. :-[
MrLynn, you left out a word……old DANGEROUS tip.![]()
Well, my wife used the toaster, and she might have also had the microwave running, so the two together could've tripped the house breaker.