Wiring an RV Power Pole

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[@mikeharper4021]

Excellent video, I learned a lot. Will be recommending it to others.

[@rammannawar1626]

Its easier building it on the ground laying down then sliding down into the ground 😮

[@nastydawg6r]

Interesting to see it start to come together. Best quote:"he said screw. hahaha". ~ William Smith, Renaissance Man. :-)

[@NotSoCrazyNinja]

First time I heard that phrase was with Beavis and Butthead. Not sure if they made it popular or not.

[@mrinventful]

You should use conduit bushing on all metal threads.

[@KFLson]

So the electrician can come hook up the power from the street power line then into your RV ?

[@rayjohnson2494]

you hooked white lead (neutral) to a desiginated load side of receptical instead of red.

[@bernie9728]

It sure looked like that to me too, but I watched it again and if you freeze frame at the 1:56 mark you can see that he got it right before he closed up the box.

[@arkansasvinny]

I saw that also. But he corrected it as you could see as the panel was being closed.

[@quarlow1215]

why did they use a 50 amp outlet for 30 amp?

[@matthewrice2152]

I would personally recommend doing it this way. A 30 amp RV will only draw the ~30 amps on a full load from the 50 amp circuit. Granted, you will need an adapter for 50 to 30 amp, but if you ever update your RV or buy another that uses 50 amp, you're already set. Whereas, with a 30 amp circuit, you could adapt it to a 50 amp *outlet*, but you'd still be restricted to 30 amps. So you would have to potentially limit what you turn on, or pay to rewire for 50 amp, as it's not as simple as replacing the breaker/outlet on each end.

[@davidpedder9048]

What is the cost to do a job like this ? Parts.

[@Bitcoin_Bernoulli]

Im doing this currently, and I used the Siemens TL137US 100 amp panel with 20, 30, and 50 amp outlets. It's currently about $150 from Amazon or Home Depot, and has the main and 3 outlet breakers included and prewired. The expensive part for me was the feeder cable and conduit; for 70 feet of 2/0 AWG cable it was about $200 from wireandcableyourway dot com (copper cable would have been easier to work with but nearly $1000). 2 inch conduit is about $10 for each 10 foot section, plus all of the fittings and connectors for conduit I spent another probably $40. Then you have misc mounting hardware, a pole if needed, etc. Hope this helps.

[@thaddeauscaldwell7101]

@@Bitcoin_Bernoulli , thank you for the information.

[@bigearn8782]

If my memory serves, there is no minimum height for the service box. Just as long as the top of the box does not exceed 79" (6'-7"). If it does, then a platform has to be built so the top of the box does not exceed 79"....for short people, I suppose. @3:20, if the base is at 6'6", then it's out of code. Then again, my memory is FRIED at this old age.

[@sjr7822]

Where is the pole for the ground wire drove into the ground? I got confused

[@JasonMRamer]

I never use plastic.

[@1kenkencan]

If you hook your RV up to 220 it will blow out your electrical system. Do more research before you attempt this

[@robertpatterson7182]

Ken Kennedy unless your rv requires 50 amp 240v

[@RogerSayers]

Good thing the one fella was wearing underwear... If not his manhood would of been hanging out LOL Never the less, thanks for sharing the video ...

[@ariellee8177]

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