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Originally Posted by TurnerFam
admittedly, this post may sound like a brag, but I'm really just showing a 'real world' situation to make a proof that sometimes what we 'hear' around the campfire, or from others who 'seem' to know about electricity, or the incorrect assumptions by some that certain things 'aren't possible' and shouldn't even be 'attempted'. Every situation can be different.
in the end, it's POSSIBLE, not 'impossible'.
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I am newbie ( 8 months as actual owner); but I can confirm all that I have read thus far to be true in my experience. We have 50 amp service & two 13.5ks.
I carry at all time 2 dogbones, 20 to 50 amps, and 30 to 50 amps. For good measures I also have the 50 amp surge guard that I always insert in between.
So far; the way we use our RV; I will say when I have electricity available it is about 1/3 time 15-20 amps, 1/3 time 30 amps, and 1/3 times 50 amp. I have never tripped a breaker except when I tried to run both ACs on my 30 amp 3500 watt Sinemate portable generator. Not sure why I did that test; but may have been related to neutral ground I had made, but I digress
My power management systems knows if shore power is NOT 50 amps and assumes 30 amps; unless I specifically push button a pad button to tell it that it is 20amp. The PMS will manage the loads, or at al least assist me to NOT run the 2nd AC unless I just want to.
But I agree with what the OP is stating. In fact, I can take it further, because of my actual experience of what I may or may not do on 15/20 amps service is pretty much the same as what I can do on 30 amps.
Also... I could always switch my fridge to propane if I wanted to, but thus far it has not been an issue. Another thing I could do is turn inverter on to power the TVs, outside fridge, and some inside receptacles to relieve some load off the 15/20 amp breaker. Our AC vents are ducted; so we close off the ducts in the back to force all of the air in the front regardless of which unit is own.
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