Electric Connection at home

[Domino3665]

I’ll bet anything you have a 2200 watt generator you could use for short maintenance projects.

[Mr Mojo]

I'm on a slope as well, the rear of the trailer is about 15' past the front of the garage and that's where my yard levels off

[Steve526]

Thank you everyone for your comments. Many have asked to see a liink to the device I am using. The manufacturer is Valterra Products. Their website is www.valterra.com. It is a 12 inch generator adaptor cord, brand name is “Mighty Cord”. I’ve attached photos of the packaging for your reference.

My understanding is the 30 amp 240 v side is a 4 prong connector: 1 ground, 1 neutral, and 2 hot at 120 v each, to make 240 v. The other end is a 30 amp, 3 prong, 120 v standard trailer connector. It simply passes only one of the two hot 120 v wires thru, so only 120 v passes thru to the trailer.

I bought a 50’ 30 amp rv extension cord also. So my final power run is as follows:

- 4 prong dog bone plugged into house outlet, other end plugged into surge protector.
- 50’ extension cord plugged into surge protector ans the rv power cord
- rv power cord plugged into the rv

I ran this setup all weekend including the ac with no issues

[Steve526]

Originally Posted by Jester

If the 30 amp is a 4 wire then there would be a neutral. Ithe converter should be a 4 prong twist lock on one side and 3 prong RV on the other. This configuration pulls one leg of the 240, which is 120, and the neutral. Definitely verify with a meter, electrician, before plugging your RV in. As far as the distance...echoing what was stated above, you won't run into restrictions or excessive voltage drop until you are in the 150-200' range and then you just up the wire size.

This, as Jester described above, is exactly what I have. one end is a 4 wire, that plugs into the 30 amp 240 v outlet. The other end is a three prong TT-30 , 30 amp, 120 volt. This connector simply passes only one of the two 120 v hot wires thru, while still using the existing ground and neutral wires.

I apologize for not responding sooner, but I do check back when I ask a question. I used the above configuration all last weekend at home, including running the AC, with no issues at all.

Steve