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Old 04-04-2016, 08:24 AM   #1
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Question House adapter to 50 amp plug?

Is it OK to use adapters to hook up my 50 amp 5th wheel to an extension cord to a house outlet? I realize I cannot use the air conditioner , etc. Only want it for lights and slide out and refrigerator.
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Old 04-04-2016, 08:26 AM   #2
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So you want to go 50AMP -> 110V? If so, yes, just buy an adapter (to cover all your bases, I would get a 50->30AMP & a 30AMP->110V dog bone, that way you will be prepared for all contingencies.)
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Old 04-04-2016, 08:31 AM   #3
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Yep, that's al I want to do. Just want to check things out to make sure. We are picking up a new Wildcat 323mk 5th wheel today. It'll be our first 50 amp RV. Thanks for your help!
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Old 04-04-2016, 12:09 PM   #4
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I have both 50A to 30A and a 30A to 15A dogbones. That covers about any situation I get into. Just be sure you get the male/female parts correct for what you need to do.
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Old 04-04-2016, 12:14 PM   #5
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Yep, that's al I want to do. Just want to check things out to make sure. We are picking up a new Wildcat 323mk 5th wheel today. It'll be our first 50 amp RV. Thanks for your help!
A good dealer will throw those items in with the purchase.
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Old 04-04-2016, 12:43 PM   #6
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50 amp to house 110

Simple answer is yes you can
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Old 04-04-2016, 12:44 PM   #7
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I carry the 50 to 30 and the 30 to 110v. When parked at home I plug the RV cord into the 50 to 30, and the 30 leg into the 30 to 110, and the 110v into an extension cord that reaches up to the house. One thing to note is that you should use a heavy-duty 110 extension cord because that cord gets hot.

Lastly, its not unusual to turn on too much stuff and have your home GFI pop and need a reset. Make sure you have the hotwater electric switch OFF. You new 5er should have all LED lights so lights aren't really an issue anymore (they were when incandescent was the norm).
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I wired in a 50 amp breaker into my garage electrical panel then ran correct wiring to a 50 amp weatherproof RV head unit outside.
then i run my 50 to 30 amp plug to operate the trailer if need be.
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Old 04-04-2016, 01:01 PM   #9
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Mixing wrong electrical terms. Just to be clearr, all voltage for trailers is 110 volts. The variable is the amperage. A 50 amp service has 2 legs of up to 50 amps each at 110 volts. A 30 amp service has one leg of up to 30 amps at 110 volts. A home outlet typically has up to 15 amps ar 110 volts. Plugging into power at your house in a typical home outlet should be called 15 amps.
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Conntek makes a 50A to 15A adapter. I use this at home all the time when I am getting ready to go camping. I can run the residential fridge and all the interior lights with it. You don't need to get out the bulky 50A cord at home. It works great for me. I also have the 50A to 30A and the 30A to 15A adapters as well.
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Our local Walmart carries both the 50a and 30a to 110v adapters. Surprisingly they carry quite a bit of RV supplies like waste hoses and electrical items. All name brands...but of course even name brands are usually made in China.
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Old 04-04-2016, 03:44 PM   #12
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All of the above suggestions are valid provided there is no need to use the fifth-wheel A/C when parked at home. We often use our new fifth-wheel as a "guesthouse" when family members (mostly my wife's) visit, and so we have installed a standard RV-Park style 50 Amp Utility Outlet at the corner of our backyard driveway where we park. This gives us all the flexibility we need to run one or both AC's. We also carry a variety of adapters when camping so we can hook up to 30 amp or 20 amp outlets.
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Rightly or wrongly, with my 50amp cord and a fifty-foot 10 or 12 gauge cord, I've ran my 15k A/C off of a 15amp garage outlet.

I wanted my EMS display and continually checked the cord ends for warmth/heat. And it ran quite well.
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Old 04-04-2016, 03:50 PM   #14
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Conntek makes a 50A to 15A adapter. I use this at home all the time when I am getting ready to go camping. I can run the residential fridge and all the interior lights with it. You don't need to get out the bulky 50A cord at home. It works great for me. I also have the 50A to 30A and the 30A to 15A adapters as well.
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I also have this. Expensive, but not having to drag the 50A cord out to start the fridge the night before we leave and roll it up in the morning is worth it!

I have a 30A outlet on the house to plug in if needed to run the AC. Can't run both units, but given the roughly 80 feet of wire needed and the hassle of running 6ga I just went with 30A.
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I would use a 12 gauge extension cord to prevent voltage drop
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BamaBob has a good point - cover your bases. And actually, you should be able to run one of the AC units with the adapter. On our old 30A RV, I kept it plugged in like that year round and ran the AC. The microwave is what what will typically kick the breaker, though. With the new RV, I went ahead and got a 50A service installed just for it.
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Old 04-05-2016, 03:24 AM   #17
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Good info from al. Thanks! Bought the 50 amp to 30 amp cord and will use the adapter to 15 amp.
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BamaBob has a good point - cover your bases. And actually, you should be able to run one of the AC units with the adapter. On our old 30A RV, I kept it plugged in like that year round and ran the AC. The microwave is what what will typically kick the breaker, though. With the new RV, I went ahead and got a 50A service installed just for it.
Just curious, I'm looking to install a dedicated 50 amp circuit, how much did you pay to have it installed?
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Just curious, I'm looking to install a dedicated 50 amp circuit, how much did you pay to have it installed?
I can tell you what the material cost as I did the install.
Home Depot & Lowes sell the 50a RV outlet box for $30
The 6/3 Rxwg (40') a Siemens 2P50a breaker and misc fittings and staples cost me $80.

My guess would be a licensed electrician would probably charge around $300 maybe more if they needed to pull a permit.
If it's a easy install (as mine was) it took less than a hour.
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Sorry - can't tell you what it would cost. I had one of my large subcontractors send a fellow out to do it and they wouldn't let me pay them when they were done. Guess the $100,000,000 of subcontracts they did for me helped. I would guess about $350 or so but strictly a guess.
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