Installing a 50 Amp RV outlet at your home - Why Not RV: Episode 2

[@slaytanicsabbath]

Man said he prefers hard pipe to keep it nice and tight 😅, thank you for the video!

[@WhyNotRV]

Gotta keep it real 😂

[@TheMathers3]

I don't have an RV, but it's 3 in the morning and I just watched this entire thing.

[@WhyNotRV]

Im happy for you to watch at any time LOL. Now be sure to subscribe and watch the rest lol

[@rking1106]

Same here, but I do have a 30 amp pull behind camper.

[@matthewmoser5300]

Epic

[@Keeping-It-Real-55]

Every-time you sped it up I thought you were getting shocked. Crack in the Audio = Shock Thanks for sharing

[@WhyNotRV]

That’s hilarious 😂. Thanks for watching!!!

[@LesPaulMan99]

I had the exact same reaction as he was closing up the panel. I literally jumped and my heart was racing.

[@anthonymckenzie5924]

Thank you my friend,I followed your installation instructions to a “T” and it works fantastic!

[@WhyNotRV]

Great to hear. Thank you for watching!!!

[@jasonfransella1241]

I came back to this video to validate my wiring and multi-meter readings. I had one leg not working because one of the wires came lose when I bolted in the outlet face. This helped me troubleshoot and be comfortable plugging in my RV. Thanks!

[@WhyNotRV]

Awesome Jason!!! I appreciate it. Glad you got it figured out

[@nerdishshonrenee1600]

Your very neat work gives the job a professional look, love that!

[@WhyNotRV]

I appreciate that. Thank you very much.

[@costapobre9522]

Thank you! straight to the point; above excellent demonstration. I watch several other videos that wasted time in telling my about their summer trip, their dogs and whatnot, etc. NOT you. This presentation merits high marks. Please, KZbin presenters, get to the point and don't waste the viewers time!

[@WhyNotRV]

Thanks for the comment. I do appreciate it. Glad you enjoyed!!!

[@buzzycorazzi8810]

The neatness and quality of your installation is very impressive.

[@WhyNotRV]

Hey Buzzy, thanks for watching. Thank you. I appreciate that.

[@rubytuesday7653]

I've had a new RV sitting in yard . ( embarrassed to say how long). Due to sickness and fear. Sickness is gone. Finally ready to conquer fear. I'm a damsel with no help. Looking forward to learn everything! I mean everything!

[@WhyNotRV]

WHY NOT!!!

[@gq4u85]

You should mention that when you remove the inner metal cover of the breaker panel that the two (2) wires coming into the main breaker from the meter are hot, even though the main is shut-off. If you touch those incoming wires you can be seriously harmed or killed!!! Other than that tip the video is nicely done, thanks. 😃

[@WhyNotRV]

Thank you. Yes those are definitely HOT! Hard to hit all details but that’s definitely very important fact.

[@DTA-me3kv]

Definitely

[@TheComingGlory]

An exception would be if you have a disconnect switch between the panel and meter (not the norm).

[@gq4u85]

@@TheComingGlory Yes, that's right. I think a disconnect switch at the meter should be required on all homes to isolate the panel. It would also assist fire-fighters in cutting the power.

[@TheComingGlory]

@@gq4u85 👍

[@MoosNukel]

life saver! You made this very simple and instructive. 112 here last few days and I plugged in the RV, ran the AC and slept like a baby! Thanks again.

[@WhyNotRV]

Glad I could help Jeff! Thanks for watching

[@jidana3194]

Man i want to say thank you for all the information i just connected my 50 amp box and is working awesome my kids were struggling because our house central unit broke but now they have ac it's awesome if you are in north Florida and you don't have any place to park your motorhome you can definitely stay in my 10 acres and now you can connect to 50 amp thank you and God bless you

[@WhyNotRV]

Thank you. I appreciate it. Glad I could help out

[@rodramsey9756]

Great job at being just topic specific and not over communicative but still thorough and methodically productive and covering all the neccessary information.

[@WhyNotRV]

Thank you Rod. I appreciate that

[@brianroth7852]

Chris, I went a just a step further. We added a 100 amp system to our house. Add an RV exterior pedestal has a 50,30 and 20 amp box. Works great for our RV guests. I can put our RV on the 30 amp because we don't need the 50 amp. So my brother when he visits uses the 50. And I still have use of a 20 amp for small stuff like my pressure washer. Also can work as a backup generator port for emergency power supply. REMEMBER TO SHUT OFF THE MAIN POWER BREAKER AND SOLAR BREAKERS IF YOU ARE USING AS A BACKUP POWER SUPPLY FOR EMERGENCY. SO YOU DONT BACK FEED INTO THE MAIN GRID. Safe travels and roads Brian and Cindy, "xtreambydesign with passion"

[@WhyNotRV]

Love it. Great to hear Brian!!!

[@TheLeafsforever]

Shutting off the main breaker doesn’t guarantee the power wont back feed. The breaker could fail and kill someone. Only use a backup system with a disconnect transfer switch!!!!!!

[@scottbaker4314]

Coming from a second generation electrician coal miner they do make 15 & 20amp piggy back breakers that take up one single space breaker but have two single pole breakers built in for terminating the flexible conduit is seal tight comes metallic and non metallic

[@WhyNotRV]

Thanks for the additional information here

[@nickpierceall8059]

Very clear and easy to understand. Great video

[@WhyNotRV]

Thank you. I appreciate it

[@davidhutton5108]

Great video! Right to the point. It doesn't hurt that it's next to the "Big Country!" :) We've been in one for four years. Thanks, again!

[@WhyNotRV]

Thanks David. I appreciate that.

[@JM-bo5mw]

This deserves to be in a museum. Thank you so much!!!

[@WhyNotRV]

I appreciate that. Thanks for watching !!!

[@jasonmilligan4231]

Great job, well done!! Super thorough and concise. I am looking forward to more from you.

[@WhyNotRV]

Thank you. I appreciate it. You should check out my solar Saturday series I did. It’s a playlist on my main KZbin page

[@pjjhawaii]

Great video. I am going to hire an electrician, but I always like to educate myself on what work I am getting done. This was the first video I came across and don't need to watch any others. You did a great job explaining it all. If you ever do a RV Solar install with a inverter please let me know. Aloha!

[@WhyNotRV]

Hey pjjhawaii, thanks for watching. I’ve done an inverter install, you can find it on my channel. I later upgraded the inverter to a victron multiplus and showed that install. I am actually working on solar now. I have some components ordered and here already but have been so busy with other stuff I haven’t had time to get that project done. Stay tuned lol

[@pjjhawaii]

@@WhyNotRV Thanks for the reply. I am overwhelmed with the electrical stuff. I have a 50amp rv with dual 15000 BTU A/c units. I don't anticipate using the A/C very often where we typically camp, but want to be able to run it when connected to shore power. I was about to pull the trigger on a 2000w inverter and saw a bunch of reviews saying you can't run your A/C on shore power, only on batteries due to the wattage. I am so confused. I want to install a 400 watt solar system with a 30 amp controller and a big enough inverter to ruin a coffee pot, charge a MacBook while boondocking and my A/C if needed while on shore power.

[@WhyNotRV]

Feel free to join our group on Facebook Why Not RV and shoot me a message if I can help out I will.

[@liztaylor85139]

I know it's been awhile since your post but I'm moving back home to Texas and going to be staying in an 50amp RV to take care of them. They only have a 30amp. I know times and places are different but what was the approximate cost to have yours put in? mine is going directly under the utility box on the pole.

[@rachaelb9164]

Lol I did the opposite of this. Previous home owners installed a 240v outlet in the backyard for a hot tub but I needed more 120v outlets for stuff back there so I broke up the line. I would have never attempted this on my own but my father in law is a retired contractor and did it with me. It was very helpful because electrical isn’t so scary when you understand what you’re looking at. I would love to reroute the circuits for my heat pump and ac unit which are no longer used. My neutral/ground side is full though and I don’t want to overload the panel. I just have a lot of stuff that’s no longer used and the builders seriously overloaded other circuits. It’s a stupidly wired house. A dedicated RV outlet would be awesome though. I hate trying to run stuff off of the 20 amp line.

[@WhyNotRV]

Have you considered just adding a sub panel to get you some extra circuit space?

[@merleswanger5749]

Everything was explained very well except for one thing you said about putting in a sub panel if you do that you cannot tie your neutral and ground together you have to have a isolated neutral then your ground bar will be connected to the sub panel frame that way you will have your neutral and ground separated

[@WhyNotRV]

Great addition here.

[@missouribob7850]

Thanks for posting this. I'm looking at getting a 5th wheel that is 50 amp and was wondering looking to see if it was 120 v or 240. I have my answer now. ALSO: Very clean looking load center. Wow!

[@WhyNotRV]

Absolutely! Thanks for the comment. Let me know if you have any other questions and be sure to subscribe to not miss anything.

[@familevlogs42]

So 120v is suggested? What the difference between the 120v or 240v?

[@WhyNotRV]

For this application you have 2 individual legs of 120v which make 240v, while an RV 50 amp has the availability of using 240v it is very very rare that there is an appliance installed that uses the 240v, almost everything AC related is 120v. It is just seperated and disbursed on the panel between the 2 legs as to not overload just 1

[@Rvidaloco]

Thanks so much for being detailed in your description of adding the 50 amp plug, great illustrations!

[@WhyNotRV]

Semper Fi, Thanks for watching. Marine to Marine, I appreciate it. Semper Fi Brother!

[@veggiepowered]

Clearwater Florida Here

[@liztaylor85139]

Excellent video. Trying to go from a 30amp RV plug to a 50amp with my new rig. This did help.

[@WhyNotRV]

Great to hear!!! thank you!!!

[@smacdiesel]

Thanks!!! I wired mine wrong and fixed it because of you and your video!

[@WhyNotRV]

Awesome! Thanks for commenting. I appreciate that. Glad I could help!!!

[@VitosFix]

Good stuff man. This video had all the information and more that I needed.

[@WhyNotRV]

Thank you!!! And thanks for watching

[@jeruisaaccabatay216]

you deserve a like for a well- detailed explanation

[@WhyNotRV]

Thank you. I appreciate that

[@rabbi6225]

I added a 50a outlet at my house for the RV. I only use it to keep the refrigerators running. To do it again, I’d just have stuck with a 15/20 Amp

[@WhyNotRV]

Yeah, if you’re only use is to run the fridge then that makes sense. If you want to run your air conditioners 50amp is the only way LOL

[@rabbi6225]

@@WhyNotRV exactly. I installed it for friends to be able to mooch dock. But my driveway is a little steep. So they end up using their generators anyway. FML.

[@WhyNotRV]

Understandable

[@tulips1916]

You made a very good video. I have an RV which requires 10/3 30 amp extension cord. I purchased a 100 ft long which would go from the trailer to the other side of the house to plug into an outlet. But it is not a good idea. I would like to have an outlet close to the trailer so I won't need an extension cord. I learned that it is not advised to use the extension cord for permanent wiring. I ordered flexible plastic coated steel conduit. What would be the right cable to go around the house and some length above head between wooden poles supported. It would be outside and not protected by a building only by the conduit. The conduit would get sun and rain. Thank you so much for your help. Again 10/3 30 amp 125 V cable/wires for outside about 100 ft in a flexible plastic covered metallic conduit. Thanks again. I am waiting for your professional answer.

[@WhyNotRV]

Thanks for watching. Due to the length of the run you’re going to have significant voltage drop so if it were me I’d be looking at 4 gauge wire. You might get away with 6 gauge but not worth taking the chance. Do it right the first time so you don’t have an issue and have to do it twice. Or worse… burn something up. Good luck with your project.

[@tulips1916]

@@WhyNotRV Thank you for your quick response. I understand you about the voltage drop. I found the Southwire calculator. It calculated 6 gauge too. I just don't understand why the 100 ft long extension cord is 10/3, gauge 10. I found 6 gauge wires, not 4 (yet). You are wonderful answering so fast.

[@WhyNotRV]

Absolutely. Maybe consult with a local electrician to check code in your area as well.

[@tammieeakins3060]

Thanks for video. I am relocating my RV on my property. Would love to see something on winterizing a fifth wheel, very detailed for beginner's please. I can only find one low port to drain, and it is under the living room. And what does turning the wet bay knob to winterizing actually do for the process. It has a bypass knob for the hot water heater, so can't be that.

[@WhyNotRV]

Great question, I appreciate you watching. Winterize setting will typically setup to be able to use the water pump to pull antifreeze (winterize) solution from the main inlet port and pump it into the plumbing system. Depending on where you live this is extreme overkill. If you open up all the faucets and open the low point drain, drain the water heater and turn the valve there to bypass it.... nothing more you really need to do. I will be doing a video on this.

[@smitty3509]

Good job on your presentation. I just want to point out to everyone, just because the RV industry call this a 50AMP hookup, it really is a 100AMP service. This is a 220v double 50 service. You are correct in showing the double 50's but even Lowes or HD don't always understand a RV hookup.

[@WhyNotRV]

Thanks for that add on, true, most people don’t understand 240 double pole

[@austinstout1506]

So I need 100 amps available ?

[@Soladaddy]

My electrician neighbor gives me a puzzled look when I say the 30 amp RV service is 110v. He keeps trying to tell me its 220 so I'll be doing this myself vs hiring him, lol. BTW he works part-time at Lowes.

[@WhyNotRV]

30 Amp RV is definitely not ever 220... Only RV 50 Amp is 220 capable

[@thomasmarable6818]

It is not a100 amp, it is connected to a 50 amp double pole breaker. This means each leg connected to the breaker is protected up to 50 amps you do not multiply by 2. Also if you run conduit all the way and use single strand thhn-2 you can run #8 and a#10 green wire. Most who put 6/3 in conduit like to run 3/4. Thats wrong if you go to table 9 in the NEC you will see a 1 inch conduit is needed

[@VideoByPatrick]

Does 6/3 wire always have green ground versus solid naked metal ground wire ?

[@WhyNotRV]

Good question, depends on what exactly you’re buying. Short answer is no. Some stuff will be a bare copper. This is called thhn wire and it’s fully sheathed

[@MrArvayo666]

Your video is very helpful. Quick question, I have a 50amp breaker ready at my panel box that used to go to an outlet for a spa. Can I connect more cable and run the line to where my RV is? I no longer have the spa. Thanks a lot.

[@WhyNotRV]

You absolutely could so long as the connections are nice and tight. If tapping right off the existing spa wiring and adding length I would definitely recommend buying 6 gauge butt splice connectors. Maybe the type with screw terminals. Usually at Home Depot or something

[@cgmc2693]

Great video and instruction. Gives me the courage to do it myself since it can be quite expensive to hire a pro.

[@WhyNotRV]

Thanks for watching Cesar, good luck with the project.

[@GrizOnTheTrail]

Nice video...well done! I have wired many 240V circuits. In watching your video, it appears its exactly like wiring a 240V circuit. However, I am aware that an RV is NOT 240V, but two 120V legs. So what is different in what you did? Is it a specific breaker difference or otherwise? Thanks for your anticipated response.

[@WhyNotRV]

Hey, thanks for watching. There is no difference. It is 240 technically. There are some RVs that have 240v appliances but it is extremely rare. So the 2 legs of 120 are split on the panel to feed the circuits and if there’s a 240v appliance it would work just fine but again, pretty rare to see.

[@miguelramirez-ss2vp]

Is in it a 50 amp double too big for the application? I thought we just needed either 25/25 or 30/30... Since it's two 120 volt circuits not a 220 volt

[@WhyNotRV]

No, the 50 amp is correct. it gives 50 amp availability on both legs of power to prevent any power issues.

[@02hreblue30]

Its a NEMA 14-50. Perfect. 208/220/240 all the basic same, just like 110/115/120V

[@KevinCoop1]

You should not run NM cable in conduit. If you are going to use conduit, get the separate conductors and save some money doing it correctly.

[@WhyNotRV]

Thank you

[@suziefrog1967]

Okay I got a multimeter and checked it myself The plug on the outside that I would plug the RV into does not read 120 what should I do? Thank you so much for helping me with this

[@WhyNotRV]

Would that be the new plug you just had wired? Go back to the breaker and test power there. First you can reset the breaker by turning it off and back on and retest at the plug.

[@suziefrog1967]

@@WhyNotRV I have tried to reset it by shutting it off and powering it back on I have not tested the actual breaker we are getting power but not enough thank you I will let you know what happens

[@02hreblue30]

Very very nice job. I like the safety you demonstrated

[@WhyNotRV]

Thank you! I appreciate that. Thanks for Watching!!!

[@iammichaelhughes]

If you only have a 100 or 200 amp panel this possibly would not work correct because you could be using all the amps to power the house?

[@WhyNotRV]

It will work with either. If you end up using too much power between everything the main breaker would trip. 200 amp likely never going to happen. 150 amp also pretty unlikely. 100amp… if you’re using everything tmi. The rv 2 AC units, charging batteries firings etc. you’ll pull maybe 20-30 amps per leg. In the house if you have AC on, range, etc you’ll likely get close to 100 amp but it takes a lot more than people realize

[@jidana3194]

Man this video is so helpful thank you very very much

[@WhyNotRV]

Thank you. I appreciate it

[@MySierraNevadaLife]

I need to run an rv hookup 200 ft away from my electrical box. Would I put the 50 amp breaker in, and run the conduit the whole way, putting the hookup at the end of the run? Or should I get a really long 50 amp extension cord? Would I need a larger gauge wire going that long? Any advice would be appreciated, thank you!

[@WhyNotRV]

Like all things. There’s more than one way to accomplish this. First off, you’ll have a 50 amp breaker at the main panel always. You could run conduit and wire the 200’ length and put in an actual rv pedestal that has its own breaker so you’re not having to walk back 200’ to turn it off and on. At 200’ you will have potential for voltage drop so you’d want to up the wire size one step to 4awg to prevent any issues. Now I will say I had installed (at my grandparents) 2 50 amp outlets about 2 feet from the main panel and used 50 amp extend cords that went 150-200’ and never had issue but definitely the better thing to do is to bury and run the conduit all the way to the site you need.

[@rubytuesday7653]

This video helped this Damsel .

[@WhyNotRV]

Hey Ruby Tuesday, thanks for watching. Glad to help. We also have a Facebook group called Why Not RV. Strictly positive help and feedback, no politics and no bullying whatsoever.

[@michaeltabors2193]

Awesome video bud! Thanks!

[@WhyNotRV]

Absolutely! Thanks for watching!

[@williamcheek7678]

It helped a lot thanks man

[@WhyNotRV]

Absolutely!!! Thank you for watching

[@zacharybrown6111]

Fantastic Video. Very helpful. Thank you.

[@WhyNotRV]

Thanks!!! I appreciate it 😊

[@capitalseamlessgutters3638]

Very helpful video. Thanks!

[@WhyNotRV]

Absolutely!!! Thanks for watching!

[@johngleske3934]

That was awesome! Thank you for posting!

[@WhyNotRV]

Absolutely John!!! Thanks for watching

[@doncastro7726]

Awesome job very clear and concise period you were a great help and I appreciate your video very much

[@WhyNotRV]

Great to hear!!! Glad I was able to help! Thanks for watching 😊

[@PowerGearPerformance]

Good instructions

[@WhyNotRV]

Thank you

[@billdempsey9704]

What breaker did you use? Does it mattet what type of breaker? Or can you use any 50amp breaker?

[@WhyNotRV]

You have to put in whatever double pole 50 amp breaker fits your panel. Could be square D, Eaton, Bryant, GE…. Amongst many others. Just take a picture of another double pole breaker you have in the panel and go to Home Depot to match it

[@mrclay50]

I'm having trouble understanding the difference between the RV 110 and the dry 220 they look the same and they both read 110 on each side and 220 together? can you point me in the right direction to learn the difference?

[@WhyNotRV]

If you look at my channel videos, I have done a more in depth explanation of just this. Episode 44. Check it out and let me know if you have further questions.

[@bryanfragas8700]

Great instructions

[@WhyNotRV]

Thank you. Glad it was helpful!

[@Steven-e7c]

Hi and thanks for your video. Would it be a bad idea to put the wires in metal conduit in a hot area like Arizona where summers are over 110°F? I'm just afraid the plastic kind would crack on the exterior but I'm also afraid of metal conduit heading up and transferring the heat to the wires. Maybe I should go with a larger gauge wire in this case?

[@WhyNotRV]

I would consult a local electrician or look at the code in the area. I would have the same concerns.

[@MEANSBC]

So the ground and the neutrals pretty much tie together in the breaker box?

[@WhyNotRV]

Pretty much, if the panel is done right it will have a grounding rod and the ground will be tied to that.

[@MEANSBC]

@@WhyNotRV I guess I'm confused because the grounding rod goes to the ground bus in the box. Do the neutral and ground buses tie together in the box?

[@WhyNotRV]

Great question. Generally speaking, yes, A Ground represents an electrical path, normally designed to carry fault current when a insulation breakdown occurs within electrical equipment. While the Neutral can be grounded, but Ground is not neutral. A Neutral represents a reference point within an electrical distribution system.

[@tommythompson1092]

Very good presentation! I'm presuming, because of your comment in Episode 1 that you left "AC work" that you're a licensed Electrician. Please correct me, if I'm wrong in that presumption. I have a question best answered by an Electrician: What are the potential problem(s) with installing a double breaker 60 amp breaker rather than a double breaker 50 amp breaker to plug an RV in that has 50 amp service? My goal with this idea is not to have to run out to the pedestal if/when I overload the circuit in order to reset it. I would like to just be able to reset the breaker inside the RV. Thanks, in advance, for whatever advice you can give me on that.

[@WhyNotRV]

Thanks for the kind words Tommy but no I am not a licensed electrician. With what your looking to do I would personally advise against that. You could do what your saying but you run risk of potential harm to other components. Remember, breakers work off heat and if it fails you dont want to melt your electrical in your rig or the chord itself or anything else. What are you running thats tripping a 50 amp circuit? The breaker at the pedestal could need replacing.

[@miketomas8564]

Might I suggest that you install a Cut off switch (Square D Grey electrical box with small on/off handle) just above your RV Power outlet. Then there is no running back to to the breaker box behind the house to turn off the breakers. You would then be able to "Flip the Switch" before and after each use.

[@tomhanke427]

@@miketomas8564 YES! That's exactly what I'm wanting to do. Don't want to have to walk back to my panel each time I plug/un-plug. But I'm struggling with the specific equipment to use for that cut-off switch. Every place I've ever plugged in, in 10 years of owning a motorhome, if there was a local switch (and most have them), the switch looked like a 50A breaker. Is there any technical or code reason not to just use a breaker switch? (So in other words, my circuit will come from the 50A breaker in my main panel and, just before it connects to the receptacle, it would pass through a SECOND 50A breaker in the same circuit.) And if a second breaker isn't the answer, what, specifically, do I need to look for that meets the service requirement?

[@WhyNotRV]

A second 50 Amp breaker is just fine

[@bwstucker]

Excellent video! If I post a follow up comment, then I didn't fry myself in the coming days. ;)

[@WhyNotRV]

Hey Brett. Thanks for watching. Good luck. Looking forward to hearing the results.

[@ScubaSteveCanada]

@@WhyNotRV Oh Oooooooooo ...

[@treyplummer4041]

Where do you find the adapter to come out of the top of the box like that?

[@WhyNotRV]

There are many types out there. It’s a conduit flange I picked up at Home Depot.

[@hormoenable]

Awesomeness

[@WhyNotRV]

Thank you. I appreciate it

[@paulhawvermale1606]

I need to install my outside receptacle on the side of a metal building. What is the best bushing to use to protect the #6 wire through the metal? After the wire comes out through the building, should it be in grey conduit to the receptacle?

[@WhyNotRV]

Hey Paul thanks for watching. If you are coming out of the building and directly into the back of the receptacle you’ll want to use a plastic box bushing. If you are coming out of the building and it needs to go down to the receptacle, you’ll want to use an LB right out of the building into some grey pvc conduit over to the receptacle. I hope this answers your question. Thanks again.

[@floydwebtube]

Thanks for the great video! Do you have a link for the surge protector? That one looked nice. :-)

[@WhyNotRV]

Hey floydwebtube, here is a link for you. Thanks for watching. www.amazon.com/dp/B015Y9A4HU/?tag=WhyNotRV-20

[@dannyadames8744]

Hey man , thanks for that!

[@WhyNotRV]

Hey Danny, thanks for watching. Hope the video helps. I appreciate it.

[@paulbroussard526]

220 camper wire white green and black which two hook to the breaker.

[@WhyNotRV]

green is ground, white is neutral, black is hot leg. 30 amp RV and 30 amp outlet would be the Black to the breaker.

[@ronniegarmon5760]

Great video! Thanks

[@WhyNotRV]

Thanks for watching Ronnie!!!

[@jonbingify]

So all 50amp RV connections are 220 right?

[@WhyNotRV]

When wired and installed correctly… yes

[@WhyNotRV]

The thing is almost money has any real 220v appliances so some campgrounds will save money and will bridge the line. So it’s 2 legs of the same phase of 110 so it’s not true 220 but your rv will work fine off of it

[@KevinCoop1]

30 amp is 120 volts only

[@WhyNotRV]

Yes that is correct. 30 amp is is a single leg of 120

[@suziefrog1967]

I had someone install an outlet using this video for my RV I have the RV plugged in to a regular extension cord with an adapter and I get power but when I unplug that and plug it into the new plug I get no power we have tested from the breaker to the plug and everything is testing that there is electricity what may have we done wrong can you I know this has been a while but please can you comment to me thank you

[@WhyNotRV]

I would first just test your power at the plug. If you have a multi meter you should be able to test for 120 V from either side and to either top or bottom pin. The top is neutral the two sides are hot 120 and the bottom is ground. If you need some further help with that let me know. If you test across the two hot legs you should have 240 V. As long as you have 120 to neutral and 120 ground from both side pins you should be good. Let me know the results.

[@suziefrog1967]

@@WhyNotRV The plug is correct I'm not sure what to do from here

[@WhyNotRV]

If the plug is correct , I would test the end of your cord. I always say, for diagnostics, trace your last known power source. If the plug is good and has power, plug in and test the other end of the cord, if the cord tests good plug that in and test at the panel, so on and so forth until you can find the problem where power is lost or stops

[@steveholowach6115]

You may be having a problem with the transfer switch, you can test it by removing the cover and using a suitable meter check the incoming power(shore power) on each leg. You should get 110v on each leg. If not your transfer switch may be bad. I had to replace mine because it did not recognize the power from the generator and wouldn’t switch on. Hope this helps….

[@cynthiakarkoska8037]

I have a 27 ft airstream with 2 AC units. The length from my breaker box to the RV is 100 ft. What size gauge do I need to use ? 4 or 6 ?

[@WhyNotRV]

Hey Cynthia, thanks for watching. To the best of my knowledge 6 is just fine for that length.

[@jamesb2452]

This is a good tool to calculate. Allows you to account for total length of the circuit wiresizecalculator.net/calculators/advancedwiresize.htm

[@snayke1973]

Great video. I have a question. I have a 50 amp as well but camper is 120v. My power cord is 4 prone on one end and 3 on the end that plugs into camper. Do I still wire it up this way?

[@WhyNotRV]

Hay snayke1973 short answer is yes. The three prongs that are to your camper but there’s also a ground. If you look you’ll see a piece of bare metal on the outer side of the sleeve that slides into the camper.

[@snayke1973]

@@WhyNotRV thank you

[@WhyNotRV]

You’re welcome

[@richardstickles8649]

You should probably update this video to say if you run cable through conduit outside, it must be 6/4 wire. You are not supposed to have a bare (ground) wire in conduit that I'm aware of. In fact, your video shows you did in fact use 6/4 cable even though you say at the begining of the video you need 6/3.

[@WhyNotRV]

6/3 with a ground. That’s how I’ve just always said it lol

[@veggiepowered]

I Never Seen a Houses Main Fuse Box Mounted Outside The House ?

[@WhyNotRV]

Hey, thanks for watching. Pretty common thing down in Florida. Luckily mine is under a 4 foot overhang so it doesn’t get touched but it’s still and outdoor weatherproof panel

[@veggiepowered]

@@WhyNotRV come hook me up a 30 amp dedicated line from main fuse box to back yard to plug in Toyota Motorhome

[@WhyNotRV]

lol. I just showed you how lol

[@Unifiedavsolutions-tjb]

What type of plug is on the camper?????

[@WhyNotRV]

Just a typical 50 amp twist lock

[@Unifiedavsolutions-tjb]

@@WhyNotRV the male plug?

[@WhyNotRV]

Here’s a 90 adapter to lessen stress in the rv wall and the plug connection www.amazon.com/dp/B005SB6TJC/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_4MSJJV2VZC2NNRGXA3J8?linkCode=ml2&tag=whynotrv-20

[@WhyNotRV]

Or this is with a whole chord… amzn.to/3NnZREE

[@Unifiedavsolutions-tjb]

@@WhyNotRVthank you

[@3ormorecharacterstimes2]

You wired in the ground at receptacle wrong. Need to fix that.

[@WhyNotRV]

Thanks

[@3ormorecharacterstimes2]

@@WhyNotRV I shared your video to a friend that's hooking up a receptacle for his RV. Pretty basic simple task you laid it out pretty good. The receptacle plug is usually grounded to the ground bar in the box then ground wire from cable also to the same ground bar. I'm all in for solid grounding, also a good idea to ground the frame of the RV to an earth ground source. There should be a ground clamp already on the frame just waiting for a connection. A mistake I made recently, hooked up an RV to a power supply breaker box that had been there 4 years now, a couple weeks back running all the ac units the neutral from receptacle to ground bar in the breaker box failed, I didn't have the frame grounded properly so all at once with so much power drain the I interior breaker panel tried to pull neutral through the 12v system, that didn't go so well. Lesson learned. Happy trails.

[@Hugo-Hernandez]

Gear video man

[@WhyNotRV]

Thanks. I appreciate it

[@ordinaryguy6869]

What size wire did you use for that 50 amp circuit? #6?

[@WhyNotRV]

Thanks for watching. Yes #6/3 with ground

[@ordinaryguy6869]

@@WhyNotRV Great video. Thanks!

[@WhyNotRV]

Thank you

[@markpasieka]

Obviously not a licensed electrician.... depending on distance you could use 8 awg thhn and 10 awg for the ground.... btw... when you run 3 current carrying conductors and apply all applicable derating you end up in 1 inch... im.running outlets right now for welders and compressors, was searching for good ideas not bad advice... also support straps every 5 feet max horizontal and 10 feet verticle, you can always go denser but you really should quantify stuff like this or a home inspector will have a heart attack when you try to sell the place. And you will to as a seller required to give credit...

[@WhyNotRV]

Definitely not a licensed electrician but this is done all to code in the area and was inspected by a licensed electrician.

[@moepow8160]

I thought neutrals and grounds should be separated?

[@WhyNotRV]

Hey Moe Pow, thanks for watching. While neutral and ground can be bonded it is definitely always recommended to have a dedicated ground bar that has a good earth connection.

[@kening95]

Doesn't look like 6 gage 50 amp wire

[@WhyNotRV]

It is. And that’s what you should to use for 50 amp

[@robbinsdw88]

Not going to lie… if I wired it outside of the house like this, my wife would kill me.

[@WhyNotRV]

Time for a new wife… LOL. Just kidding. Depending on the house there’s tons of ways to make it blend and match. Including painting it after the fact.

[@randymizen3702]

a mi mi

[@WhyNotRV]

A mi mo

[@robertwhitfield6357]

You talk to much get to the point

[@WhyNotRV]

Hey Robert thanks for watching. I created this video for people with little to no knowledge in the field. There are plenty of videos out there that show a shortened and condensed version.

[@robertwhitfield6357]

@@WhyNotRV I've taught and was using your video to teach it's good info but people's attention span is short and the persons I was sending it to was already tight so I cut your video and sent it to him great info direct, correct, but take in to account sometimes we can over stress a point that's all I was saying. 👍 great job!

[@WhyNotRV]

I definitely appreciate it. Thanks again