30+15 amp pigtail for 50 amp 5er

[joe direnzi]

Last week I seen a 30+15amp pigtail .Does anyone remember what site it was under?Are they pretty safe to use?You think I should I ask they campgroung owner if its ok?Thanks for all the help.

[mtlakejim]

FYI: They won’t work on a GFC style plug which most campgrounds are now required to have.

[joe direnzi]

so much for that bright idea.thanks Jim.picked our seasonal site out today.no 50 amp sites available. back to the drawing board.

[Theunz]

Talked to a guy one time who had wired his bedroom air on a dedicated 15 or 20 amp line that he ran to the pedestal along with his 50 to 30 amp adapter. Said it worked fine.

[joe direnzi]

Do all gfc outlets have a trip and reset on front of outlet?

[mtlakejim]

Originally Posted by joe direnzi

Do all gfc outlets have a trip and reset on front of outlet?

You can have slave outlets if I am not mistaken off of one primary outlet. And I’m not absolutely positive but I think you can buy GFC breakers. I have seen slave outlets in campers but never a circuit breaker in the box. The slaves I saw were all inside and the outside outlets were all independent.

I would verify all this before you go doing any serious work

[BB_TX]

Originally Posted by joe direnzi

Do all gfc outlets have a trip and reset on front of outlet?

An actual GFCI outlet does have the buttons on the front. But regular outlets can be wired as slaves from a GFCI outlet so that if any device plugged into one of the slaves has a ground fault it will trip the GFCI outlet. This is often a point of confusion when someone doesn't have power to a regular outlet not knowing it is a slave to a GFCI outlet located elsewhere.

[joe direnzi]

Thanks BB.Campground pedestal service had no trip or reset buttons on 110V outlet.Didnt want to buy the adapter if it was a GFCI.

[joe direnzi]

Also, thank you Jim for the help.

[mtlakejim]

Originally Posted by joe direnzi

Thanks BB.Campground pedestal service had no trip or reset buttons on 110V outlet.Didnt want to buy the adapter if it was a GFCI.

If that is the case, quietly go to town and buy the adapter and sneak out at night and plug it in. Unlikely they will notice as they haven't updated the pole in a looonnnnnngggggg time. GFCI has been mandatory for quite a few years on commercial outdoor boxes.....I am not a certified electrician (I get my knowledge from industrial electronics--low voltage stuff) but I am fairly sure that GFCI is a federal reg.

[joe direnzi]

Thanks again Jim.found adapter on Wallmart site for only 25 bucks.