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I have a small 16 ft unit, with just a few lights... and I have a 5,000 btu a/c and a 30amp cord on the unit, but I don't have a 30amp outlet at home. I bought the coverter for the plug to bring the 30amp down to the "household" 110 plug... but will I be albe to run my AC with this? and what about my fridge (3 cu ft)? Thanks!
I have a small 16 ft unit, with just a few lights... and I have a 5,000 btu a/c and a 30amp cord on the unit, but I don't have a 30amp outlet at home. I bought the coverter for the plug to bring the 30amp down to the "household" 110 plug... but will I be albe to run my AC with this? and what about my fridge (3 cu ft)? Thanks!
In a word, probably yes on the AC, but not much more.Your house plug is at max 20 amps.Some are circuit breakered at 15, but most are 20 on the outside.It depends.
The AC unit needs about 15 amps to start and hold assuming a lot of things.What you probably can’t do is run the AC and the fridge at the same time.Most RV fridges need about 5 amps.So if the fridge is on, and then you turn the AC on, it might trip the breaker.Likewise you may have something else in the house on that breaker for the outside outlet.All that contributes to the load on that breaker.
So, give it a shot.If it doesn’t work go to the panel and look for a tripped breaker.If it trips, turn off the AC in the rig and then reset the breaker.You’ll still be able to run the fridge.
Remember, everything in the rig that's on, inlcuding the battery charger contributes to the load on the outlet.
