TxCowboy
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Initially posted this in a related thread where Erika had a bad experience with her 120 volt AC system that caused some damage. Didn't want to detract from that thread so I'll repost my question(s) here.
Some folks are saying that you should turn off the 50 amp breaker (at the park's box, I assume). Why?
I always plug the surge protector into the park's power box first just to test the circuit there. If the park's electrical system fails the surge protector's built-in test (via five lights on the protector), I don't plug it into the RV.
Then I unplug the surge protector from the park's power, connect the 50 amp cable to the surge protector, check to make sure all of the connections are tight, then, and only then, I connect to the park's AC power.
Connecting to the park's AC power takes only a split second.
Have I been doing this wrong?
Some folks are saying that you should turn off the 50 amp breaker (at the park's box, I assume). Why?
I always plug the surge protector into the park's power box first just to test the circuit there. If the park's electrical system fails the surge protector's built-in test (via five lights on the protector), I don't plug it into the RV.
Then I unplug the surge protector from the park's power, connect the 50 amp cable to the surge protector, check to make sure all of the connections are tight, then, and only then, I connect to the park's AC power.
Connecting to the park's AC power takes only a split second.
Have I been doing this wrong?