Bob Vaughn
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Is it possible to add an ems system to a 5th wheel. Is it a major investment? Does it require a major rebuild of the electrical system or can it be added to the circuit breaker box? Living in Fl. we end up camping a lot in the summer months and many of the parks we camp in are only 30 amp service.
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dqdick
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We use a progressive 50amp portable unit (works fine on 30am with a dog bone). Many other Montana owners have installed a fixed unit in their rig. If you can easily get to your power center it's not supposed to be that hard. We like the portable unit and it's a great option if you're not electrically inclined.
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CT_WANDERER
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Are you talking about surge protection type or type that drops load? Surge protection would be eazier, load dropping would require working on your wiring system - major work if you are not doing.
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Check out precisioncircuitsinc.com to obtain an easily retrofitted device.
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Bob Vaughn
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CT_WANDERER wrote:Are you talking about surge protection type or type that drops load? Surge protection would be eazier, load dropping would require working on your wiring system - major work if you are not doing.
EMS means it will switch between the front A/C and the rear A/C when on 30 amp service, this is not a surge protector.
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Devocamper
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dqdick wrote:We use a progressive 50amp portable unit (works fine on 30am with a dog bone). Many other Montana owners have installed a fixed unit in their rig. If you can easily get to your power center it's not supposed to be that hard. We like the portable unit and it's a great option if you're not electrically inclined.
X2 Just bought a portable 50 amp progressive worked well first time out shut down L2 due to low voltage. Just make sure you have some way of keeping it from walking away, I have a bike seat cable and pad lock it to the power pedestal
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trickyvic3
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EMS system also switches loads to priority's depending on power coming into the unit. A/C, water heater, fridge ect. We have it in our MH and it's great!!
Switches between 20amp/30amp or 50amp and controls everything automatically.
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Lady Fitzgerald
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Bob Vaughn wrote:CT_WANDERER wrote:Are you talking about surge protection type or type that drops load? Surge protection would be eazier, load dropping would require working on your wiring system - major work if you are not doing.
EMS means it will switch between the front A/C and the rear A/C when on 30 amp service, this is not a surge protector.
Not all of them do that. Many EMS units have surge and spike protection as well as high and low voltage protection, protection against improperly wired pedestals, etc.
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Lady Fitzgerald
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trickyvic3 wrote:EMS system also switches loads to priority's depending on power coming into the unit. A/C, water heater, fridge ect. We have it in our MH and it's great!!
Switches between 20amp/30amp or 50amp and controls everything automatically.
Again, not all EMS units do that.
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Hurricaner
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Progressive industries strikes again. No it is not an EMS.
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