Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Running 2 RV AC Units at the Same Time

RV contraptions necessitate more than powerfulness to start UP than they necessitate to run after starting. For illustration a 15,000 British thermal unit actinium can pull 14 to 16 amperes to begin and once the compressor prosecutes it may only necessitate 12 to 13 amperes to run. So the first job is two AC's could potentially necessitate 32 amperes from a 30 ampere system. If you have got got anything else on at the time, like the refrigerator, java pot etc. you may only have 20 or 25 amperes available.

For two roof AC's to run and be able to utilize other contraptions usually necessitates a 50 ampere system. On 30 ampere systems some makers utilize energy direction systems that volition begin 1 actinium first and once it is up and running the 2nd 1 will start. Then if you turn on another contraption and the system senses that there is an overload it automatically sheds 1 of the AC's until there is enough powerfulness available for it to begin again.

If you try to run them both at the same clip on shore powerfulness you would be using about 26 amperes and depending on how many 12 V devices you were using the convertor itself could be using the remaining 4 amperes which consequences in you not being able to utilize anything else in the RV. Another concern is if the campsite electromotive force driblets at all it can make further problems. Usually if there is not adequate power, harm to an actinium unit of measurement of measurement of measurement will happen during initial start up.

A better solution for your recreational vehicle would be to utilize a 13,500 British thermal unit unit in the presence and a much littler unit like an 8,300 British thermal unit in the rear of the RV. Some of the new actinium units of measurement necessitate much less energy to run. An 8,300 British thermal unit of measurement unit only utilizes 8 amperes versus 13 or 14. This would let 21,800 BTUs to chill the recreational vehicle rather than one 15,000 British thermal unit actinium trying to chill the RV.

Properly managing the amperes being used in your recreational vehicle can widen the life of your electrical system and appliances.

Happy Camping!

Mark

Copyright 2007 by Mark J. Polk, proprietor of recreational vehicle Education 101

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