30 vs. 50 amp protector

[straightlinespeed]

First off I own a 2018 Grey Wolf 22MKSE. The cord has a 30amp plug on it

With that being said, I've been looking at purchasing a EMS to hard wire into the TT. Searching on here I see a lot of people recommend a 50amp protector, but Im not gathering why. Only assuming their RV has a 50amp plug.

If my cord is only a 30amp, would I want a 50amp surge protector?

[markb5900]

Originally Posted by straightlinespeed

First off I own a 2018 Grey Wolf 22MKSE. The cord has a 30amp plug on it

With that being said, I've been looking at purchasing a EMS to hard wire into the TT. Searching on here I see a lot of people recommend a 50amp protector, but Im not gathering why. Only assuming their RV has a 50amp plug.

If my cord is only a 30amp, would I want a 50amp surge protector?

You wouldn't
If your rig is a 30amp unit, then you only need a 30 am protector.

[wmtire]

If you decide to get a 30 amp EMS, I remember approving a few here lately in our classifieds. May want to give a look there for some good deals.

[straightlinespeed]

Originally Posted by markb5900

You wouldn't
If your rig is a 30amp unit, then you only need a 30 am protector.

Perfect, that is what I was thinking. I just wanted to make sure. Thank you!

Originally Posted by wmtire

If you decide to get a 30 amp EMS, I remember approving a few here lately in our classifieds. May want to give a look there for some good deals.

Awesome, thank you!

[elind]

Some RVers think someday everyone will trade up to a 50 amp RV. So if you get one now, your done buying a bigger one later.

[conceptumator]

As others said, people are planning ahead that they may some day have an RV that is 50A and don't want to buy a new EMS. I had the 30A for our first coach and sold it to a buddy when we moved to 50A. The only real difference is the 30A is protecting only one hot line while the 50A is protecting two hot lines.