A 30 amp WILL run 2 ac's, and about NOTHING else. Maybe the tv, if you are lucky the ac side of the fridge, you may have to burn propane to keep the power on. If I were ot do it, I would run a dedicated 20 amp power inlet for the second AC.
Spreecandy wrote: Is it normal for a 2013 Forest River fifth wheel air conditioner to not keep up with 104 degree outdoor temp . We have a 32 ft three slides fifth wheel with a 15,000 btu ducted A/C.
Not all Forest River units are of the same quality. The more you spend the better the insulation factors. In general most will not get cold enough without a second A/C unit.
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on my rig its 26amps.. leaving 4. or 440 watts. ten laptops. plenty for us.
although the extra circuit is not a bad idea as a lot of camps have a 20 sitting there on another breaker.
christopherglenn wrote: A 30 amp WILL run 2 ac's, and about NOTHING else. Maybe the tv, if you are lucky the ac side of the fridge, you may have to burn propane to keep the power on. If I were ot do it, I would run a dedicated 20 amp power inlet for the second AC.
I do have 50 amp service and the 15,000 btu unit pulls a max of 17 amps on line one but when running goes down to 6 to 8 amps and the 13.5 btu rear unit pulls 12 amps max. I have been able to run both on 30 amp connection but with nothing else on. Sky
I am still perplexed by people who say 30Amps just won't do with 2 A/C units. We have been running ours in the midwest heat wave for a couple of weeks now, we have enough spare to run our inverter/charger at 20-30amps (12V), refer, lights, and a half dozen accessories e.g. laptops, cell phone chargers, etc. Ya, the controller will shed occasionally, but overall things are fine. We turn off the rear AC to run the microwave or hair dryer, but other than that, all is well (and we are monitoring voltage, staying above 105v the whole time.)
Skylark wrote: I do have 50 amp service and the 15,000 btu unit pulls a max of 17 amps on line one but when running goes down to 6 to 8 amps and the 13.5 btu rear unit pulls 12 amps max. I have been able to run both on 30 amp connection but with nothing else on. Sky
therink wrote: One thing I forgot to mention, if you already haven't checked this: make sure that the foil tape in the ceiling vents is providing a good seal around the opening so that precious cooled air is not entering the attic space. It is alsoa good idea to remove the inside cover (4 screws) and make sure the foil tape is neat and providing good seal in there as well. Redoing the crappy factory foil taping in these areas was one of the first things I did when it was new. I'm sure this made a positive difference with efficiency and air flow.
Steve
Thanks for the advice Steve....I will definately be doing this on Saturday. Maybe that is one reason our's won't keep up with the heat either.
therink wrote: One thing I forgot to mention, if you already haven't checked this: make sure that the foil tape in the ceiling vents is providing a good seal around the opening so that precious cooled air is not entering the attic space. It is alsoa good idea to remove the inside cover (4 screws) and
Let me know what you find. make sure the foil tape is neat and providing good seal in there as well. Redoing the creappy factory foil taping in these areas was one of the first things I did when it was new. I'm sure this made a positive difference with efficiency and air flow.
Steve
Thanks for the advice Steve....I will definately be doing this on Saturday. Maybe that is one reason our's won't keep up with the heat either.
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