edsuph
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I will be going to daughters house and parking in her driveway. What can we safely run when plugged into a 20 amp circuit in her garage? Can we run the air conditioner?
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dougrainer
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NO. You can, but not safely. Remember, the AC unit is NOT the only thing pulling 120 power in an RV. You have the Power Converter or Inverter/Charger whichever you have and you may have the refer on. Doug
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padre44
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Will probably trip the circuit breaker in the house. Most other stuff will run though.
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Eorb
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I have done that, and it didn't trip. However, I discovered burning around the plug, indicating that it was to much draw. I was using a very heavy duty extension cord. I have since ceased from doing it.
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1995brave
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If it is a 13.5 air probably, but you will need to run the fridge and water heater off of gas. And no microwave while air is running. No coffee pot or hair dryer either.
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Robert78121
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When visiting my kids I plug into a 20 AMP circuit, and I'm able to run my rear AC at night. It's a slightly smaller unit than the front. I am also able to run my fridge off of electric at the same time, and have never had a problem. It's not dangerous due to the breaker, so there's no harm in trying.
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edsuph
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Thanks for all the responses...............
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past-MIdirector
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If you don't have a low voltage surge protector then a voltage meter plugged into an outlet can safe a lot of repairs. These meters allow you to check the incoming voltage. As long as the voltage does not drop below 107 volts with the A/C on you're safe to run it. Low voltage from a house outlet due to power draw can damage a lot of electric boards and large appliances in your rig. Be safe, be smart, for around $20 it's inexpensive added safe guard.
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TURBODOG1000
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Use a good adapter between your RV cord and heavy duty extention cord, check it from time to time for heat. Use common sense when using the A/C, like keeping the lighting to only whats needed, fridge on gas and water heater on gas.
This should work fine, the weakest link is the cord adapter.
I use a "Kill-a-watt" plug in meter to keep track of my voltage.
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OldF**t
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Shouldn't be any problem. My EMS shows an 11 to 12 amp draw when one a/c (13.5) is running. The only problem you may run into is even though the circuit is rated for 20 amps the outlet itself may only be rated for 15 amps.
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