Re: 50amp RV power conversion to 220v household Reply #25 – July 03, 2023, 07:37:53 am Does the 50 amp 240v breaker have GFCI protection or just the 20 and 30 amp 120v breakers? Quote Selected
Re: 50amp RV power conversion to 220v household Reply #26 – July 03, 2023, 07:50:32 am Quote from: FourTravelers – July 03, 2023, 07:37:53 amDoes the 50 amp 240v breaker have GFCI protection or just the 20 and 30 amp 120v breakers? If you are talking about the pedestal in an rv park, only the 20a is GFI. I've never seen a 30amp GFI. As a rule the GFI is in the outlet, not the circuit breaker in most rv pedestals. Quote Selected
Re: 50amp RV power conversion to 220v household Reply #27 – July 03, 2023, 08:49:53 am Quote from: bbeane – July 03, 2023, 07:50:32 am If you are talking about the pedestal in an rv park, only the 20a is GFI. I've never seen a 30amp GFI. As a rule the GFI is in the outlet, not the circuit breaker in most rv pedestals. The 2017 National Electrical Code required all outlets in a pedestal to be GFI protected. So any RV park built during this time should have all outlets in the pedestal protected.Update Note: I had the NEC wrong year. It was 2017 & not 2021. There is no such thing as a 2021 NEC code. As stated below by Paul the NEC made a change in the 2020 code to do away with the requirement that these outlets had to be GFI protected. Quote Selected
Re: 50amp RV power conversion to 220v household Reply #28 – July 03, 2023, 09:36:46 am As I said I have yet to see one yet. Although it makes good sense. Of course is certainly likely to cause issues with some mostly older rvs. Quote Selected
Re: 50amp RV power conversion to 220v household Reply #29 – July 03, 2023, 11:30:18 am GFCI on 30 and 50 amp circuits in a campground are a bad idea, and thankfully was rolled back at least until the next formal NEC cycle by 551.71(F). Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: 50amp RV power conversion to 220v household Reply #30 – July 04, 2023, 12:01:03 am In Canada you will never find a GFI on 30 or 50 amp only on 120v. It is not code,JohnH Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: 50amp RV power conversion to 220v household Reply #31 – July 05, 2023, 08:18:37 am Quote from: Lon and Cheryl – June 30, 2023, 08:13:58 pmI want to replace my washer and dryer in the Foretravel.I would like to go with a 220v appliances at least for the dryer. My problem is the 220v household connection.I don't see a situation where I need access to 220v unless I'm in a campground plugged into a 50 or 30 amp site. I won't convert my generator to 220v and would never run the washer and dryer while driving.My idea was to install a 220v household outlet to run just the washer and dryer or just the dryer from an RV pedestal. Can a 50amp or 30amp RV outlet be made to work from the pedestal at a RV park with an adapter to 220v household outlet?Last things first.The 50A socket on the power pole at an RV park is a 220V household outlet. The 30A outlet is thee trap waiting to be sprung.IF you really want to go down this path either do it right or don't do it at all, so having the generator connections changed to provide 2-phase 220VAC is a must.Third hire a local electrician to make the connections and install the socket for your washer dryer.Finally, have the electrician install a voltmeter above the washer/dryer and check it before firing up the appliances; if it doesn't read 208/240VAC push the button for the generator set and check again. Some RV parks have pretend 50A outlets. Quote Selected 3 Likes
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