Acampingwewillgo
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I shut down Both, at the park pedestal and in the coach. Someone once said(probably on here) that was the proper procedure and its my routine now. Cant see it hurting anything.
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yakman
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I always test the outlet for proper wiring and voltage before plugging in. Had an electrician recently wire a 50 and 30 amp box where I keep my RV on my farm. He miswired the 30 amp with the ground hot and the hot to ground. He thought he was wiring a 240 volt washer/dryer outlet.
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CactusJohn
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I agree with yakman. I always test the park pedestal with my Digital AC Voltage and Polarity Tester before I start leveling and setting up my 5er. When I’m ready to connect my cord, I turn the pedestal breaker off until I've connected both ends.
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NanciL
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The proper way to plug in any cord, (including your small 120 volt house hold cords) is to have all loads turned off.
If there is a load turned on, especially a large one like an Ac unit, there is a surge of power and you will be subject to sparking, just as the prongs of the plug touch the socket blades.
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Rick Jay
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Ditto what the yakman said about testing the outlet first. I always check the voltage and polarity at the pedestal before plugging in. Whenever the shore power cord gets plugged in or unplugged, the breakers at the pedestal are OFF. If there is a chance my air conditioners might be turned on, I'll make sure they're off before throwing the power back on.
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ShapeShifter
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Acampingwewillgo wrote:I shut down Both, at the park pedestal and in the coach. Someone once said(probably on here) that was the proper procedure and its my routine now. Cant see it hurting anything.
From an electrical viewpoint, I agree, I can't see it hurting anything. The one possible downside I see is mechanical: most breakers are not designed to be turned on and off frequently, they may wear out early.
There are some industrial and commercial applications where lights and other loads are routinely controlled by flipping the breakers on and off. In these cases they should be using switching grade breakers, which are more substantially built, and more expensive. But I can't see an RV manufacturer using them, because of the extra cost.
I believe just flipping the one on the pdedstal is sufficient.
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Have to agree with checking the voltage. I also shut off the pedestal breakers before I plug or unplug the cable.
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DavesWife
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Is this step necessary for all RV's, including TT? Or is it just 50amp motorhomes? Nothing is on in our TT while traveling. Mem Day Weekend I plugged in and Hubby scolded me for not turning off the pedestal breaker first. Nothing happened, no spark or anything....
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Guys,
thanks for all the response. I really appreciate ya all taking the time to give me some very helpful information. Great site here. Stay safe and have an awesome summer.
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Retired Phone Man
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DavesWife wrote:Is this step necessary for all RV's, including TT? Or is it just 50amp motorhomes? Nothing is on in our TT while traveling. Mem Day Weekend I plugged in and Hubby scolded me for not turning off the pedestal breaker first. Nothing happened, no spark or anything....
I have a TT with 30amp service and I turn off pedestal breaker before hooking up. Your 12v converter is always "on" and just waiting for some AC power to start up so you will have a load when you plug in.
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