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Plugging into 20 or 15 amp plug

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Just wondering what you can run if the only power you have avaliable is a 20 or 15 amp plug?

John

Allure 31242

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> Just wondering what you can run if the only power you have avaliable is a 20 or 15 amp plug? >

John

Allure 31242
Don't know what year your coach is, ours 2008, is plugged into wall plug in our garage. Just the hidden draws total about 5 amps, if we turn on the refer, were at 9 amps. We always plug in as soon as we get home. If our batteries are way down, if blows the GFI in the wall plug when the charger turns on, if the refer is on. Various lights seem to add no amp increase on the draw meter. Hope this helps a little..

mike spinetti
2008 allure 31619
las vegas
indio

sacramento

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John: Not trying to be funny, but the same things you can run in your house on a 15 or 20 amp circuit. Barrie Boas 94 Concept 5111

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Which typically excludes things like air conditioners, heat pumps and dryers.

Jim
10613
 

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John

An issue which to me was not obvious to me is that if your batteries become discharged even to a minor degree the charging system in your coach can consume the available power in the 15 to 20 amp receptacle.
You can set your system to 20 amps but that won't keep your batteries charged once they get down. Maybe not so much a deal short term but not good to have your batteries down for a longer period.

Dan 2006 Allure 31348