Extension cord

[EdMathis]

I want to be able to plug my Coleman lantern Lt 17b into my house while loading or unloading and cleaning. I don’t have a 30 amp receptacle, I have the 50 to 15 amp dog bone What gauge extension cord would be good for this?

 

[Rollin Ollen]

I want to be able to plug my Coleman lantern Lt 17b into my house while loading or unloading and cleaning. I don’t have a 30 amp receptacle, I have the 50 to 15 amp dog bone What gauge extension cord would be good for this?

You can purchase a 30 to 15 amp adapter from just about any RV store. They are quite inexpensive. Once you have that you can use any "out door rated" extension cord. 15 amps will allow you to use lights etc and if you have a battery charger integrated into your system, then your battery will charge as well.

Safe travels.

Darrell

 

[Kevin D Pem]

I want to be able to plug my Coleman lantern Lt 17b into my house while loading or unloading and cleaning. I don’t have a 30 amp receptacle, I have the 50 to 15 amp dog bone What gauge extension cord would be good for this?

30 amp cord is 10 awg.
20 amp cord is 12 awg
I won't offer up 15 amp size. A cord of 10 or 12 awg will serve your needs, and both will be protected by the house wiring without a dip in voltage, as long as the cord is not to long.

 

[EdMathis]

Thanks y’all will I be able to run the ac a short period?

 

[mjeds]

10 or 12 gauge, remember electricity creates heat and it follows the path of least resistance, so shorter is better as well, less heat and less voltage drop, the heavier the gauge, the cooler the cord and related connections will be.

IMO always go bigger gauge than the need to be safe, and keep the length as short as allowable for conditions.

I've seemed some fugly extension cord fires in my day, saw one just recently that was scary as hell, 8 25 ft indoor extension cords looped together in a warehouse, plugged into a scissor lift to charge the lift,

cords, lift, 1/3 warehouse full of construction equipment up in flames within 30 minutes of the idiot plugging it in.

thankfully no one was hurt.

 

[Rollin Ollen]

Thanks y’all will I be able to run the ac a short period?

I would suggest that you NOT run your AC using just a 15 amp service. You state that you do not have a 30 amp service from your house. As mentioned by others, an overload can easily cause a fire. If you want to run your A/C you should have a 30 amp service installed and then make sure you use an extension cord that is rated 30 amp as well. Kevin gave you the wire gauges required.

Darrell

 

[EdMathis]

I would suggest that you NOT run your AC using just a 15 amp service. You state that you do not have a 30 amp service from your house. As mentioned by others, an overload can easily cause a fire. If you want to run your A/C you should have a 30 amp service installed and then make sure you use an extension cord that is rated 30 amp as well. Kevin gave you the wire gauges required.

Darrell

Thanks everyone , that’s what I needed to know going to get a 30 amp put in at the house.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Thanks everyone , that’s what I needed to know going to get a 30 amp put in at the house.

In the mean time! Your house breaker will protect your house wiring. You would only risk a fire if you increased the breaker in your load center(breaker box).

 

[Dan_Frisbie]

Thanks y’all will I be able to run the ac a short period?

I had a 2008 5er with 30A service. I had an adapter to plug it in to a standard 15A outlet on the house.
I could run a few lights and the TV wihout any issues. I could run the A/C if I turned off the lights and TV to start the A/C. Once it fired up, I could turn the TV and a light or two back on.
I could NOT run the A/C and microwave.

If you overload the house 15A braker, it will pop. You will not start a fire unless you change the breaker to a 30A without changing the wire.
Your RV is safe, since anything over 15A is going to trip the house breaker.

 

[Rich W.]

I had a 2008 5er with 30A service. I had an adapter to plug it in to a standard 15A outlet on the house.
I could run a few lights and the TV wihout any issues. I could run the A/C if I turned off the lights and TV to start the A/C. Once it fired up, I could turn the TV and a light or two back on.
I could NOT run the A/C and microwave.

If you overload the house 15A braker, it will pop. You will not start a fire unless you change the breaker to a 30A without changing the wire.
Your RV is safe, since anything over 15A is going to trip the house breaker.

…unless the breaker is bad