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Old 07-05-2007, 11:47 AM   #1
David and Jo-Anna
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Green Valley
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running two ACs on 50 amps--update

We're just trying out the second AC that we had Camping World install in the bedroom--one of the 13,500 BTU low profile Dometic units. The first few campgrounds where we tried it, everything worked fine--we even had the hot water heater and the frig going on electric at the same time. However, we are now at the second campground we've visited in the last two days with 50 amp hookups where we've popped the circuit breaker at the CG pole. Both times we also had the hot water heater on electric as well as the frig, plus a few fans running. In both cases, the voltage was reading fine--in the 118-124 range--when the CG circuit breaker popped. So I shut off the hot water heater and now have both AC units running at the same time--so far without popping the CG circuit breaker.

Am I just pushing the system too hard to go with two ACs plus the hot water heater? Does anyone know just how much juice these two AC units draw? How much does the hot water heater draw?
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