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Old 04-07-2016, 10:32 AM   #1
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Parking at Home - Power

OK, just wondering when you connected your unit to power while parked at home, if all inside circuit breakers are off does it still charge the campers battery?
Do you leave any of the circuits breaker on, if your not actually using the camper or refrigerator? Right now, I just left the 'Main' & 'Utility' breakers on. I didn't see any reason for the others (Heat, AC, Microwave, Refrigerator). I was surprised to see the Radio Bezel lit-up with just the battery. All breakers were off, so I guess the only way to kill the radio lights would be to use the Battery Disconnect switch?

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Guess I'd ask why you would need to shut off the breakers. I shut off my fridge and thermostat when I park my rig at home. Have never had a reason to trip the breakers. ??????
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Guess I'd ask why you would need to shut off the breakers. I shut off my fridge and thermostat when I park my rig at home. Have never had a reason to trip the breakers. ??????
No 'real' reason other than if your not using it why have power to it? I guess I thought I was helping the battery more that way. But in reality no 110V is using the battery, only the 12v stuff!

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Here is a typical 120VAC 30A Trailer wiring configuration... Might give you an idea what to expect.

The 120VAC has to operate the CONVERTER/CHARGER unit to charge your trailer batteries...



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Old 04-07-2016, 11:46 AM   #5
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Thanks Roy. That spells it our perfectly!

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I added a 30 amp weather proof box on an outside wall near where the RV is parked (also has a cable hook-up). So the rig stays powered up all the time. The battery stays charged (check the battery water often) and I'm told the fridge lasts a lot longer if it stays on. With everything powered up, it make a great guest room!
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If you have it plugged in at home, then the converter is providing enough power to charge the battery and handle any 12V loads in the camper. The key here is charging the battery, you want to be doing that with the on-board smart charger, it's good for the battery.

I would just turn off anything you don't want to use and leave the rest alone. There's really no reason to go tripping breakers IMO. The converter will also overcome "phantom" draws like the CO detector, and the radio head unit if the trailer is plugged in so they don't kill the battery over time.
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AERO-DAVE... I have a JENSEN Auto Radio in my OFF-ROAD CAMPER which of course has the 12VDC connection and want to see a ignition key ON-OFF which the trailer doesn't have. They added both of those wires to the same 12VDC connection. I split those out and added a second flip switch beside my radio to be my ignition key switch haha... This way I can turn OFF my FM radio with the slide switch and save my push button setting I put in for the area we was camping in. If I do the main RADIO off switch then everything goes off on mine..

You can see it labeled RADIO in this photo...


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I added a 30 amp weather proof box on an outside wall near where the RV is parked
I think I'll buy a 50' 30Amp cord as I have a 30Amp plug in my garage I'm not using today. It was installed 2 1/2 years ago for my 2-year leased Nissan Leaf. Car was ok, but with the 100 mile (really less) driving distance, its still not that practical to use. I think once they hit 200+ ranges (like the Telsa) then maybe I'll look at one again.

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Dave did your camper come with a shore power cord or did you have to buy one at the dealership?

If it came with one I'm guessing it's only 25 or 30'?

I'm going to need a 50' to reach my outside 30A plug, wondering what the camper comes with or if I should just look for one online now.
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Shore power cord

As far as I know all new RV's come with a 25 foot shore power cord, all of ours have. I got a 25 foot 30a RV extension cord to carry with us, but I've only had to use it once.
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Dave did your camper come with a shore power cord or did you have to buy one at the dealership?

If it came with one I'm guessing it's only 25 or 30'?

I'm going to need a 50' to reach my outside 30A plug, wondering what the camper comes with or if I just look for one online now.
Yes it comes with one. Not sure if its 25' or 30'. I know its at least 25'.
I have a 50' Heavy Duty 15Amp cord now & the 2 reach each other and it might have 5' slack left. So I want to get a 50' 30Amp cord now.

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While this thread is going I have a question.

We haven't picked our 317RLOK up yet and would like to know what I'm going to need by way of special outlets or cords to connect at home? Its coming with a 50 amp service.

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Thanks Dave & Mr. Logan, I'll start by looking into an extension cord type as I bet most times I won't need 50' at a campsite, just in the driveway.
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While this thread is going I have a question.

We haven't picked our 317RLOK up yet and would like to know what I'm going to need by way of special outlets or cords to connect at home? Its coming with a 50 amp service.

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If you want full 50A you'll need to install something like this:

GE 50 Amp Temporary RV Power Outlet-U054P - The Home Depot

If you don't need to run the entire camper at once (your A/C's in particular) you can easily get away with a 30A box, just need a converter to change your 50A shore power plug to a 30A:

GE 30 Amp Temporary RV Power Outlet-U013P - The Home Depot

You'll need to wire the outside box to a 50A or 30A breaker back in your main panel to go with those of course.
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If you want full 50A you'll need to install something like this:

GE 50 Amp Temporary RV Power Outlet-U054P - The Home Depot

If you don't need to run the entire camper at once (your A/C's in particular) you can easily get away with a 30A box, just need a converter to change your 50A shore power plug to a 30A:

GE 30 Amp Temporary RV Power Outlet-U013P - The Home Depot

You'll need to wire the outside box to a 50A or 30A breaker back in your main panel to go with those of course.
Thanks Force. Great info.

I looked for some info on these topics on here but was unable to find anything but I did find this on another website: RV Electric

Its a great link to help you understand the differences between 30 and 50 amp electrical services you will encounter on your RV and at campgrounds. It also shows you how to make inexpensive outlet testers, so you can test BEFORE you plug your camper into a campground service, that could possibly damage your trailer.

It will help everyone who may want to install RV service at their house for their campers.

Theres also this:30-amp RV outlet Tester on how to make an inexpensive, easy-to-read, 30 AMP outlet tester.

Maybe we can make this a sticky if theres not anything on this forum that I might have missed?
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When I am parked at home, its plugged in all the time. Fridge is on, and now with the new one 29.5 BHDS I will have the rear fridge on all the time. I have a 30 amp dedicated breaker in the basement going to a 30 amp plug. My cord is a 25' 50 amp cord, and the dealer gave me the converter adapter to allow me to use 30 amp.
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I`m just using my home`s 15 amp recept with a 15 to 30 adapter. But I only keep it plugged in to run the converter, frig, lights etc. No heavy draws like AC or Microwave.
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The radio is connected to the 12 volt system, so unless you disconnect the battery by on means or another, all your 12volti tems will still work.

The only breaker I flip intentionally is the 120 volt breaker for the water heater. Reason being, I often drain the water heater and often when dry camping we do not use the water heater, and we'll have the bypass valves turnex too. Flipping that breaker ensures I will not burn up the heating element, or thermal protection switch, if the water heater switch is acidentally turned on.
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While this thread is going I have a question.



We haven't picked our 317RLOK up yet and would like to know what I'm going to need by way of special outlets or cords to connect at home? Its coming with a 50 amp service.



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Inthewind, I bought this to just precool my fridge, keep battery charged, etc while at home. Connects to 15 amp cord and don't need to drag the whole cord out of storage. I have the outside connection for my cord, not stored in the mouse hole.
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