Rv Wiring For Dummies

John wells gives us an overview on power sources safety wiring and choosing a 12 volt socket type in preparation for your project.

Rv wiring for dummies.

A 12 volt dc electrical system and a 120 volt ac system. I am not sure how to connect the wiring on my rv house batteries. Rv wiring for dummies 120 volt ac powers the extras that we all want the tv the roof ac unit s coffee maker etc. And a 30 amp rv can have a maximum of 30 amp or 3600 watts of electrical power.

The 12 volt system is powered by a battery or in some cases multiple batteries and it powers things such as the start up on your water heater furnace and refrigerator plus most of the lights in your rv s living space your water pump your carbon. Bryan finishes new wire runs in teh boat trailer and adds a new backup led while shows shows wire gauge and connector basics. With that being said here are some great explanation videos to help you get a better feeling for how all this stuff works and why. I took them out to charge them and now not sure how to connect them back to the coach.

Your rv has two separate electrical systems. These prongs are the ground wire neutral wire and the 120 volt hot wire. I personally find electricity difficult i can t see it so i don t fully understand it. Shore power and rv site hookups most rv grounds and parks offer electrical hookups known as shore power.

Hookups often come in 20 30 and 50 amp outputs. September 23rd 2017. This part of your rv electrical system is just like your house. Anything that could be used in a stick brick style home.

These are most common in smaller rvs. Rv wiring for dummies is a great page with several different videos to help you understand rv electricity. Your truck via the trailer wiring harness if pulling a trailer solar panels if you have em your generator if you have one shore power when you plug in to an external power source the 120v ac system. Now since your stick and brick house has only 120 volt ac we immediately know an rv is different therefore the rv electricity systems within an rv.

One rv two electrical systems. The type of hookup depends on your rv smaller rvs pop up campers and travel trailers often use 30 amps while larger trailers and fifth wheels use 50 amps.