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  • 110 volt

    Posted by glen on August 10, 2016 at 4:36 pm

    Sold the farm and found a 15′ x 60′ enclosed rv barn down the road until I build another at future home. . All they have is 110 volt. Don’t run anything but inverter and fridge in the barn I now have with 50 amp service. Thought i would shut everything down but battey chargers on Lifeline house batteries. Maybe add a Naco G7200 on gen set and coach 24 volt side. Sound like a plan? Might have to do this for around 8 to 10 months while we build. We always take coach out at least once a month for a night or two for chassis battery bank to charge on the road.Thanks Folks.

    Archived replied 10 years ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Archived

    Member
    August 10, 2016 at 11:09 pm

    How many amps is the 110 service?

  • Archived

    Member
    August 11, 2016 at 6:09 am

    I think you have a good plan. The bus is protected from sun damage and if the batteries are charged when the bus is connected to shore power the current draw will be minimal.

    If the 120V service is a typical 20 amp outlet, make sure it is not a GFCI circuit because you will trip the GFCI.

  • Peter

    Member
    August 11, 2016 at 6:55 am

    20 amp and will have to check the gfi part. Even been thinking about selling the coach and after home build upgrade to newer model. Things are up in the air at this stage. Won’t have time to use it while building and where wifey is looking they don’t want us staying in it as we build. The ultimate dilemma.

  • Archived

    Member
    August 11, 2016 at 10:03 am

    We passed up a lot of nice houses and ended up getting acreage and building from scratch because so many places were not bus friendly. Several did not even allow a clothes line.

    Apparently those folks have standards. I don’t.

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