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Originally Posted by Pete'sMH
There's no risk to your coach by plugging it into a 50A outlet. It's no different from plugging a 15A hair dryer into a 20A outlet at home. But there IS a risk to your wiring from the power post all the way to your breaker panel. If there is a short or defect in the power cord or any of the connections upstream of the main breaker you risk burning them up and possibly starting a fire in or near your coach. You want a breaker to be the weak link and for must of us that link really should be on the post. That said, if the 30 A outlet were damaged or inoperative when I hooked up I'd likely go ahead and hook up to the 50 A outlet.
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There sure is a lot more of a difference going 30A to 50A, as compared to 15A to 20A!
You have to compare apples to apples.
Besides that, that outlet in the home, the hair dryer has a built in breaker switch!