Installing a 50amp Breaker Box for a Motorhome/Rv
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- This is a basic video on how to install a 50amp service for your motorhome/Rv. Now that I have the 50amp service I can run everything in the Rv without worry. The job took a few days but in the end it was well worth the time. Total cost on materials was under $500 and a good investment. I finally said good by to the extension cord. Check it out and let me know what you think.
#50ampbreaker #50ampbreakerinstall #Motorhome50amppower #Rvmotorhomeelectric #50ampbreakerinstallrvmotorhome #Howtoinstalla50ampbreakerforaRv
Just so other know, they make weather proof all in one RV boxes with 50 Amp 30 Amp & 20 Amp with breakers and receptacles built inside the box. Just like you would see at a campground. So they are all under the lid on the panel. No need to wire outlets outside of the box.
As an electrical guy, I realize you do not need years pf training to put a wire under a screw and tighten it down. I worry that people can "make it work" and do it outside the rules written with the blood of the dead (building codes and national electric code).
Please check with your building department about permits for protection should you have to fight your insurance company after a problem.
Size matters: can your wires from the utility to your house fit this load? They were sized for your house as built and this (a load the size of a second oven stove) may not fit.
Consulting a pro: someone that does this often can make great recommendations and provide solutions to problems you may not know you had, like running extra pipes while the trench is open so cable and security camera wires do not lay in the driveway.
Be safe and smart.
that looks like a whole lot more than $500 worth of material
Thanks for the data. I was looking to learn wire gage, connections etc. " Aron is getting wire"...Many wonder what kind?
Thanks for the question, We used 6 gage wire for the 50amp
You never showed where all the wires are attached to the breaker box. 220v and 110v circuits. Or did you have a licensed electrician do the hookup?
Well I did not learned anything with this video, no procedures, no list of materials so just watching your projects already done.
Just read the title of the video. If you actually knew how to read and spell. You would have seen where it said (installing) not how to install. This is not a tutorial.
If you were a bigger a-hole you could crap gold bars.
You were fine with the conduit run for this until it came into the building. These MHF wires need to be completely in conduit inside the building all the way to your electrical panel. If you don't want to run conduit inside then you need to transition to a splicing box and convert to SE-R 4 conductor wire and then run that to the panel.
Major code violations here and not safe. Fix it.
Thanks for sharing but wear do we connect these wires? How big is that wire? What if my camper is smaller, and doesn’t need 50 amps?
this was a great video except that you neglected to show us anything about hooking up the wires, installing the breakers, which breakers to buy, which wire to buy, how the 110 was connected and how to hook it up to the main breaker box.
Why such a thick wire? I'd say a 6/3 would be fine.. because it's aluminum wire I suppose
You made a cool video wire is very very expensive now we are running 30 and 50 amps now, we spent more money on wire than anything
Ya inflation is killing us all, That one of the reasons I am making these videos you can save a bundle if you can do the work yourself
That's awful. I knew there was a plug involved. It made a very brief appearance at the end.
Did you run a separate ground wire for the subpanel.
Yes, and it is not bonded to the panel. The ground wire needs to be insulated and preferably water proof, the same with the other wires.
@@thisoldcoacheverythingrv2625 good to go
Matthew Midgett Been using the 50amp breaker box for three months and its work perfectly. I love it
They never mentioned the size of the conductors, I did not see that the box had ground for the 50amp rv plug and as it is possible that those cables are all exposed in the garage panel that is a danger and a crap here in Florida they are fired both. ..LOL
About how much is the cost of that project.charging me 5,000
about $500
Thanks for sharing! We're first time RVers, setting up something on our property, and it's good to see so we've got a better idea of what to expect.
Level on a vertical plane is called plumb.
7:20 frogot sonething huh lol
What size wire was that ?
There wasn't much on showing if you had a 3 or 4 wire, which wire went where and so on. I would have liked to see quite a bit more detailed explanation or narration.....😟
You Didn't Say What Gauge Wire You Used ?
He said 2-2-2-2 4.
@@BlackpowderBBQ what if youre running it more than 100 feet? voltage drop?
6 gage wire
I know a licensed electrician is expensive but it's cheaper than fighting your insurance company
Saw at you at Love Your RV. I have been talking about running 30amps to ours. So this info was very good for me. We have some videos you would like check us out
Would love to check out your videos. Best of luck to ya
So heres what we have going on. We have a main pole that has 200 amp service to it. We have a shed that is about 350 to 400 feet away and we'd like to install a sub panel to feed an A.C. and a fridge. I think I need a 50 amp breaker at the main box then run #6 UF wire to the sub panel which will have two 15 amp breakers, one to feed an outlet for the A.C. and one to feed the outlet for the fridge. Does this sound like the right set up? Also would I need to worry about voltage drop or would this set up enable The A.C. and fridge to run without fault even with voltage drop. I have literally just started to learn about all this in the last week. Treat me like a toddler when answering please. haha
I am not a electrician. The friend that installed the 50amp service is a contractor.
You need a four-conductor feeder cable for 240/120 vote receptacles.
The cable would consist of
2 wires that have 240 volts across them which will carry the current for a 240 volt load
1 neutral wire that the above wires have 120 volts to this neutral, it will provide a return path for load current for the 120-volt outlets
1 bare non-current carrying conductor, this wire provides a chassis ground would only carry current if there was a fault
The cable should be #6 gauge three shielded wires and one unshielded ground wire for 50 or 60 amp drop or #8 gauge wire for 40 amp drop.
You didn't show how the wiring was hooked up
?What size wire are you using? We're getting ready to put one in.😊
For 50amp you need 6/3, and if it's run outside (ie. wet location) you need weather rated cable like THHN.
If its only going to be 50 amps all you need is a 6 wire not 2 to save some money.
My friend that helped me with the install wanted to use that gauge wiring,
It should be a 70amp main breaker and should be #4 because it’s a 50 and a 20
Is TuckTuck?
Is tucktuck and the like?
Not sure what you are saying
Is that deep enough?
Ya. Been great so far.
@@thisoldcoacheverythingrv2625 the depth won't be to code in Ky.
In FL you have to burry 18".
The rv need to be plugged at all time?
Ummm...yes?
Yes I keep it plugged in all the time. You have to keep up with your Coach batteries because the water will boil out.
Nice!
Thanks!