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    Posted: 22 Jul 2014 at 7:43am
At our walk thru, this past Friday. The tech told us specifically not to do that. Said that the a/c should only run when plugged into a campground or a generator that was 3500 watts or larger. He didnt talk about wire gauges or anything but did say it could melt the hockey puck cord adapter. 
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one other question.   is that cord (the orange one that got hot) shot?  hogone
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when i returned from my most recent trip i plugged the pod in and turned on the ac (it was smokin hot out!)  i used my regular 30 amp cord and also used one of those orange ext cords (probably 16 guage).  not only popped the breaker (15 amp), but the orange cord was very hot.  I thought i had done this before (used with AC), but apparrently not.  never again!!!!  I will now always use my 30 amp ext cord, or get a much heavier guage regular ext cord. AC ran fine on the 15 amp breaker with proper cords. hogone
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At home we have run our Pod AC on a 20 amp breaker with a 12 gauge extension cord. (Which we carry with just in case of "whatever") We have only tried this a few times getting things ready but we don't run much of anything other than maybe the fridge this way.
One of these days we're going to get ithings wired up properly with a 30 amp breaker and a 30 amp box in case we need it for "whatever".
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when the pod is parked I have it plugged into the garage outlet. I use a 10 gauge 50 foot extension cord, it is plugged into a GFCI 20 amp circuit. It runs the AC , TV with no problem I have never tripped a breaker.
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Originally posted by furpod

Also, if you are going to run a new circuit.. run a 30A. Takes up the same space in the box and in the wall.. Then you can use everything in the camper, and the cost difference will be minimal.


Agreed, but have it wired with #8 AWG and run it as close to the RV as possible. Install an RV 3 pin socket.
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Also, if you are going to run a new circuit.. run a 30A. Takes up the same space in the box and in the wall.. Then you can use everything in the camper, and the cost difference will be minimal.
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Posts: 1797 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jul 2014 at 6:56pm
Originally posted by Donnat10

Thank you all for the info.  I really like this site. everybody is so helpful.
Most of the circuits in the breaker box are 15A. The one I was trying to use was a 15 and has other things on it. There are a few slots open on the breaker panel. I am going to see if a 20A can be put in so we can use if for the camper AC only.  Thanks so much for helping to clarify all this. 

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A new 20A breaker can be added, but it must be wired separately with #12AWG minimum, #10AWG preferably. #12 would be allowed by code, but #10 would be better. Voltage drop due to small wire is your enemy. You cannot add a 20A breaker and use it with the existing wiring. 

Keep us informed. Good luck and happy camping.
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Thank you all for the info.  I really like this site. everybody is so helpful.
Most of the circuits in the breaker box are 15A. The one I was trying to use was a 15 and has other things on it. There are a few slots open on the breaker panel. I am going to see if a 20A can be put in so we can use if for the camper AC only.  Thanks so much for helping to clarify all this. 

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Posts: 438 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jul 2014 at 6:40pm
Originally posted by Leo B

You cannot run you A/c off of the 110 plug. You can only run it when you plug into a 30 amp at a campground or a larger generator.



  I do it all the time and have for years with many different campers.  The unit in my 179 draws around 13 amps when running...
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